"Town, London. Carpenter died in his sleep at King's College Hospital in South London in the early hours of Saturday morning, 20 March 2010, aged 84. He had been unwell since the summer of 2009 when he had a minor heart attack. Harry Carpenter Harry Leonard Carpenter, OBE (17 October 1925 – 20 March 2010) was a British BBC sports commentator broadcasting from the early 1950s until his retirement in 1994. His speciality was boxing. He was presenter of programmes such as ""Sportsnight"" (1975–1985) and ""Grandstand"" and also anchored coverage of Wimbledon and golf tournaments. Carpenter was the son of"
"later, he said that anyone who read an Ebert review would read ""an extremely well-written review."" At the 1999 Academy Awards ceremony, after its ""In Memoriam"" montage of deceased stars and film contributors (which did not include Siskel, as he was not an Academy member) host Whoopi Goldberg gave a brief, impromptu tribute to Siskel in which she said: ""Gene, honey, wherever you are, here's to you."" and included the traditional ""thumbs-up"" gesture, to a great round of audience applause. Gene Siskel Eugene Kal Siskel (January 26, 1946 – February 20, 1999) was an American film critic and journalist for"
"it was his 1,097th commentary over his 34-year career on the program. He died one month later, on November 4, 2011. The November 13, 2011, edition of ""60 Minutes"" featured an hour-long tribute to Rooney and his career, and included a rebroadcast of his final commentary segment. The opening sequence features a ""60 Minutes"" ""magazine cover"" with the show's trademark, an Aristo stopwatch, intercut with preview clips of the episode's stories. The sequence ends with each of the current correspondents and hosts introducing themselves. The last host who appears (currently Bill Whitaker) then says, ""Those stories tonight on ""60 Minutes""""."
"Harry Potter (journalist) Harry Potter (20 July 1941 – 8 May 2014) was an Australian journalist, television reporter and presenter. A veteran police and crime reporter whose career spanned more than fifty years, Potter first joined ""Ten Eyewitness News"", a nightly news show on Network Ten, in 1978. In 2013, Harry Potter became the first recipient of the Kennedy Lifetime Achievement Award. Potter was diagnosed with cancer in the early 2000s. He died from cancer on 8 May 2014, at the age of 72. He was survived by his wife, journalist Katrina Lee, and four children – Tim, Nick, Elisa"
"charm of their television commentary. Although Hay retired from broadcasting, he remained involved in the professional golf scene. He was noted for his golfing instruction, particularly the techniques of the swing. He wrote numerous works on the subject. His son David, also a golfer, is proprietor of the Galloway's Restaurant in Woburn. Hay died on 11 July 2011, following a short illness. He was aged 78. Alex Hay Alex Hay (10 May 1933 – 11 July 2011) was a Scottish professional golfer, golf instructor, writer and a former BBC sports commentator. Hay was best known for his commentating partnership with"
"5, 2012), Merchant acknowledged that Mayweather had apologized the night before the bout and he had accepted the apology. It was announced by HBO on December 13, 2012, that Larry Merchant would retire from broadcasting after the December 15, 2012, telecast of HBO's World Championship Boxing from Houston, Texas after 35 years of being a boxing commentator on HBO. Since leaving HBO Merchant has provided commentary for the international English language feed of some Top Rank promoted boxing shows. Larry Merchant Larry Merchant (born Larry Kaufman; February 11, 1931) is an American former sportswriter, a longtime commentator for HBO Sports"
"""Real Time with Bill Maher"", saying, ""We lost a hero of mine, a friend, and one of the great talk show guests of all time."" Salman Rushdie and English comedian Stephen Fry paid tribute at the Christopher Hitchens Vanity Fair Memorial 2012. Three weeks before Hitchens's death, George Eaton of the ""New Statesman"" wrote, ""He is determined to ensure that he is not remembered simply as a 'lefty who turned right' or as a contrarian and provocateur. Throughout his career, he has retained a commitment to the Enlightenment values of reason, secularism and pluralism. His targets—Mother Teresa, Bill Clinton, Henry"
"Harry Reasoner Harry Truman Reasoner (April 17, 1923 – August 6, 1991) was an American journalist for ABC and CBS News, known for his inventive use of language as a television commentator, and as a founder of the ""60 Minutes"" program. Over the course of his career, Reasoner won three Emmy Awards and a George Foster Peabody Award in 1967. Reasoner was born at First Street North in Dakota City, Iowa; he and his older sister, Esther, were the children of Eunice (Nicholl) and Harry Ray Reasoner, who married in 1911. Reasoner was taught to read by his parents before"
"was in January 1996 - at the end of his involvement with the channel he was only used as a betting and results reader. However, he continued as a racecourse commentator (also heard on SIS and The Racing Channel) though he was due to soon retire at the time of his death. A week before he was found dead in his flat in London, he had missed a commentating assignment (at Wolverhampton on the 21st February) for the first time in his career. Raleigh Gilbert Walter Raleigh Willock Gilbert, known as Raleigh Gilbert (28 February 1936 – c. February 1998)"
"to present a range of 1:1 interviews with the sport's key players. Walker also provides continuity announcements to F1 programming and races. Walker withdrew from Channel 4's commentary British Grand Prix coverage due to ill health but appeared in recorded features. In September Channel 4 began broadcasting uncut versions of the interviews under ""Murray Meets..."" Murray Walker Graeme Murray Walker, (born 10 October 1923) is an English semi-retired motorsport commentator and journalist. He provided television commentary of live Formula 1 coverage for the BBC between 1976 and 1996, and for that of ITV between 1997 and 2001. During his 23-year"
"bookseller Ed Maggs. The story behind these reviews only emerged after McCarthy's son Brian McCarthy answered an appeal for information on Front Row, the BBC Radio 4 programme. When he died in 1970, his local paper noted the passing of a loyal member of the Finchley Chrysanthemum Association, but neglected to mention his history as a film reviewer. ""The Man from the McCarthy Agency"" was heard on BBC Radio 4 on 15 May 2008, presented by Matthew Sweet. Harold McCarthy Harold McCarthy (28 October 1892 – 1970) was an early and important British film critic. McCarthy was an important, but"
"Larry Merchant Larry Merchant (born Larry Kaufman; February 11, 1931) is an American former sportswriter, a longtime commentator for HBO Sports presentations of ""HBO World Championship Boxing"", ""Boxing After Dark"" and HBO pay-per-view telecasts, called ""the greatest television boxing analyst of all time"" by some, including ESPN Boxing analyst Dan Rafael, and derided as out of touch, biased and incoherent by others. Merchant was born in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, on February 11, 1931. After graduating from the University of Oklahoma, Merchant was interested in entering professional sports broadcasting. However due to the fear of anti semitism"
"two days later. Stephen Colbert, Tom Hanks, Katie Couric, and President Barack Obama called in to the show to voice their appreciation for Kasell. In September 2014, he published his memoir titled ""Wait Wait ... I'm Not Done Yet!"" Kasell died on April 17, 2018, from complications of Alzheimer's disease in Potomac, Maryland, fifteen days after his 84th birthday. Carl Kasell Carl Ray Kasell (; April 2, 1934 – April 17, 2018) was an American radio personality. He was best known as a newscaster for National Public Radio, and later as the official judge and scorekeeper of the weekly news"
"Murray Walker Graeme Murray Walker, (born 10 October 1923) is an English semi-retired motorsport commentator and journalist. He provided television commentary of live Formula 1 coverage for the BBC between 1976 and 1996, and for that of ITV between 1997 and 2001. During his 23-year run as full-time commentator, Walker became known for his animated enthusiasm, authoritative voice and uttering would-be-famous comical blunders – dubbed “Murrayisms” by fans – during live races. He is regarded by many as the greatest sports commentator of all time. Despite retiring from commentary after the 2001 United States Grand Prix, he returned to broadcasting"
"Judge Isidore B. Dockweiler, actors Ernst Lubitsch, Eric von Stroheim and Leo Carrillo, car dealer and radio station owner Earle C. Anthony and poet and writer John Steven McGroarty. Carr was buried at Rosedale Cemetery.<ref name=""LAT1936/01.14FuneralBosquet"">Jean Bosquet, ""Lancer Paid Last Honors,"" ""Los Angeles Times,"" January 14, 1936, page A-1</ref> Harry Carr Harry C. Carr (1877–1936), whose byline for most of his career was Harry Carr, was an American reporter, editor and columnist for the ""Los Angeles Times."" In 1934 he was given an honorable mention by a Pulitzer Prize committee on awards. When a heart attack claimed his life at"
"focus his interests on opportunities in TV. In late 2011, the media personality would become a regular fixture on both HLN and CNN. His visibility was increased during the week that Whitney Houston died in 2012, as Murray would appear as a subject matter expert on 21 TV network shows including NBC's ""Today"" and multiple series on CNN, HLN, BBC, MSNBC and Fox News. On the day of Houston's funeral, Murray did live commentary for the inaugural episode of MSNBC's ""Melissa Harris-Perry Show."" In April 2014, Murray co-hosted ABC's ""The View"" just two weeks before the show's creator Barbara Walters"
"spirit and one of the funniest people I've ever known"". His literary agent Bill Hamilton told BBC News that Thompson had been ""plainly a genius"". In a 2005 episode of ""Have I Got News For You"", featuring Alexander Armstrong as host and panelists Fi Glover and Ian McMillan, a message stating ""In Memory of Harry Thompson, the first producer of ""Have I Got News For You"" (1960–2005)"" was displayed. Harry Thompson Harry William Thompson (6 February 1960 – 7 November 2005) was an English radio and television producer, comedy writer, novelist and biographer. Born in London, Thompson was educated at"
"for 17 years, until ill health forced Lewis to leave the series in 2007. In 1995, Lewis played Harry Lambert, the signalman, in the BBC pilot of sitcom ""Oh, Doctor Beeching!"", which ran to two further series. He appeared as a guest in sitcoms such as ""One Foot in the Grave"", ""2point4 Children"", ""Father, Dear Father"" and The Grimleys. He also played the character of Alf, a comedy writer, in the second series of ""The All New Alexei Sayle Show"" (1995). Lewis died at the age of 88 on 12 August 2015, in a nursing home in Wanstead, London, where"
"Alex Hay Alex Hay (10 May 1933 – 11 July 2011) was a Scottish professional golfer, golf instructor, writer and a former BBC sports commentator. Hay was best known for his commentating partnership with Peter Alliss where their banter, often displaying humour or wit became regarded by many as the ""Voice of Golf"". He was a former Ryder Cup referee. Hay was born in Edinburgh. He was educated at Musselburgh Grammar School. He joined Ben Sayers as an apprentice golf club maker before becoming assistant to Bill Shankland at Potters Bar. He was the professional at East Herts and Dunham"
"a retirement home, only venturing out of the home to make appearances at wrestling conventions sporadically. He later suffered a series of strokes and died on 21 July 2005 at his home in Texas. On the first episode of ""Monday Night RAW"" to air after his death, WWE paid tribute to Hayes with a ten-bell salute and a video memorial. On 15 November 2010 ""Old School"" edition of ""Raw"", his voice-over was a part of the broadcast. Lord Alfred Hayes Alfred George James Hayes (8 August 1928 – 21 July 2005) was an English professional wrestler, manager and commentator, best"
"of Mortlake Crematorium, where his body was cremated. His ashes were interred in a grave near the south door of the Church of St Candida and Holy Cross, at Whitchurch Canonicorum, Dorset. The grave's memorial stone bears the words: ""In loving memory of Sir Robin Day - The Grand Inquisitor"". Robin Day Sir Robin Day (24 October 1923 – 6 August 2000) was a British political broadcaster and commentator. Day's obituary in ""The Guardian"" by Dick Taverne stated that he was ""the most outstanding television journalist of his generation. He transformed the television interview, changed the relationship between politicians and"
"Roger Ebert Roger Joseph Ebert (; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author. He was a film critic for the ""Chicago Sun-Times"" from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, Ebert became the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. Ebert and ""Chicago Tribune"" critic Gene Siskel helped popularize nationally televised film reviewing when they co-hosted the PBS show ""Sneak Previews"", followed by several variously named ""At the Movies"" programs. The two verbally sparred and traded humorous barbs while discussing films. They created and trademarked the"
"years. He was 83."" Voice actor Matt Zimmerman who voiced Alan Tracy and supporting characters in ""Thunderbirds"" spoke to BBC News about Anderson's death praising his work saying ""it's a big part of people's lives"" saying also that ""people speak of the shows with such affection, and I held Gerry with that kind of affection as well. I am very pleased to have known him and I feel very sorry for Jamie and his wife Mary."" David Graham who voiced Gordon Tracy, Parker, Brains and Kyrano said it was ""a very sad day"". Tributes from across the world of television"
"presenter. On 31 July 2017, it was announced that Murray had died following an illness. He was 71 years old. He was given a state funeral at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney. Les Murray (broadcaster) Les James Murray (born László Ürge; 5 November 1945 – 31 July 2017) was a Hungarian-Australian sports journalist, association football broadcaster and analyst. He was the host of ""The World Game"" on SBS television, retiring in July 2014, and has been inducted into the FFA's Football Hall of Fame. As the country's most prominent TV presenter of Football, Murray played a major role in the"
"Andy Rooney Andrew Aitken Rooney (January 14, 1919 – November 4, 2011) was an American radio and television writer who was best known for his weekly broadcast ""A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney"", a part of the CBS News program ""60 Minutes"" from 1978 to 2011. His final regular appearance on ""60 Minutes"" aired on October 2, 2011. He died one month later on November 4, 2011 at age 92. Andrew Aitken Rooney was born in Albany, New York, the son of Walter Scott Rooney (1888–1959) and Ellinor (Reynolds) Rooney (1886–1980). He attended The Albany Academy, and later attended Colgate"
"Harry Kalas Harold Norbert Kalas (March 26, 1936 – April 13, 2009) was an American sportscaster, best known for his Ford C. Frick Award-winning role as lead play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball's Philadelphia Phillies, a position he held from 1971 until his death in 2009. Kalas was also closely identified with the National Football League, serving as a voice-over narrator for NFL Films productions (a regular feature on ""Inside the NFL"") and calling football games nationally for Westwood One radio. Kalas collapsed in the Washington Nationals' broadcast booth on April 13, 2009, about an hour before a Phillies game"
"catchphrases, referring to a nurse as ""a knock-kneed, knackered old nose bag"" – a term he had regularly bestowed upon Nellie. Harry Driver, who created and wrote many episodes of the series with Vince Powell, died on 25 November 1973 at only 42, just nine months after the series ended, marking the abrupt end of a successful 13-year writing partnership with Powell. Edward Malin, who played Walter, was the first of the cast to die, on 1 March 1977, four years after the show ended. Hylda Baker spent her final years penniless and battling dementia, and died in a retirement"
"15.1 rating over a 34 share among viewers in that demographic. The annual ""In Memoriam"" tribute was presented by actress Annette Bening. Musician Yo-Yo Ma performed during the segment. A special tribute to five-time host Johnny Carson was presented by host Chris Rock with previous emcee Whoopi Goldberg discussing Carson's legacy to television and the Academy Awards in the segment. Later in the broadcast, Best Actor winner Jamie Foxx briefly eulogized singer and musician Ray Charles, who died in June 2004, during his acceptance speech. Official websites News resources Analysis Other resources 77th Academy Awards The 77th Academy Awards ceremony,"
"Scottish rugby commentators and journalists The most famous of TV commentators until recently was Bill McLaren, a Scotsman from Hawick and one of world rugby's best-loved personalities. He retired in 2002 and died in 2010. Ian Robertson is also a Scottish TV commentator and former Cambridge Blue, with eight Scottish caps to his name. He is famous for commentating in the Rugby Union World Cup Final between England and Australia at Sydney in 2003. David Sole also does TV commentary. Andrew Cotter is also another well known commentator. In January 2018, Derek Rae who had recently returned to the USA"
"of cigarettes daily, drank copious amounts of black coffee, and ate a diet rich in eggs and dairy products."" He is buried in Forest Lawn – Hollywood Hills Cemetery near his idol, Buster Keaton, in the Garden of Heritage. Marty Feldman Martin Alan ""Marty"" Feldman (8 July 1934 – 2 December 1982) was a British actor, comedy writer, and comedian, known for his prominent, misaligned eyes. He starred in several British television comedy series, including ""At Last the 1948 Show"" and ""Marty"", the latter of which won two BAFTA awards. He was the first Saturn Award winner for Best Supporting"
"well as the reasons for the death itself. James Mossman David James Mossman (10 September 1926 – 5 April 1971) was a British journalist, broadcaster, a TV reporter, film-maker, interviewer and former MI6 agent with a famously acerbic interviewing style. He once verbally attacked then-Prime Minister Harold Wilson live on air, over his support of US President Lyndon Johnson over the Vietnam War. On another occasion, he took the Singapore prime minister to task for his habit of throwing his political opponents in jail. A member of the ""Panorama"" team in the 1960s specialising in foreign affairs, he was reassigned"
"John Motson John Walker Motson, OBE (born 10 July 1945), also known as Motty, is an English football commentator who currently works for Talksport. Since 1971 he has been a commentator for over 2000 games on television and radio, including covering all the major football championships: FIFA World Cups, FA Cups, and UEFA European Championships. For a 30-year period, from the late 1970s to 2008, Motson was the dominant football commentary figure at the BBC, apart from a brief spell in the 1990s, when his friend and rival Barry Davies was selected for two FA Cup final commentaries and the"
"had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. His 31-year-old son Miles Frost died from the same condition in 2015. David Frost Sir David Paradine Frost (7 April 1939 – 31 August 2013) was an English television host, media personality, journalist, comedian, and writer. After graduating from the University of Cambridge, Frost rose to prominence in the United Kingdom when he was chosen to host the satirical programme ""That Was the Week That Was"" in 1962. His success on this show led to work as a host on U.S. television. He became known for his television interviews with senior political figures, among them the Nixon"