David Vine RIP

[Weegee]

From BBC News:

Veteran BBC sports broadcaster David Vine has died of a heart attack at the age of 73.

Vine fronted a huge list of shows, including Match of the Day, A Question of Sport, Grandstand and Ski Sunday.

He also hosted the BBC's Olympic, snooker and tennis coverage, It's A Knock Out, Miss World and the Eurovision Song Contest.

David Vine Dies

[Tony.London Suburbs]

H hosted "Quiz Ball" as well as was especially known for Ski On Sunday.

Had a big production Company,as I recall.

David:R.I.P.

[Tony.London Suburbs]

How sad that the overwhelming majority on here were,obviously,too young to have the pleasure of listening to The BBC when they were truly the Professional Broadcasters of Sport,in particular.

David Vine was so versatile that he personified that by fronting:

Sportscene, Quiz Ball, It's A Knock Out, Jeux Sans Frontieres, The Horse of the Year Show, Miss UK, Miss World, Eurovision Song Contest, Wimbledon, Grandstand, The Superstars, and the Winter and Summer Olympic Games.......add the face of Snooker and Ski Sunday and he really was the ultimate Professional.

David Vine:R.I.P

[clare]

" My favourite chat up line

Is I'm a friend of David Vine"

Mike Yarwood as Steve Davis doing a rap sometime back in the 70's when Mike Yarwood was king......

[Tony.London Suburbs]

Just pleased someone else has heard and acknowledged one of the greatest Broadcasters of the last 35/40 years.

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Now joined by Tony Hart in the Great Gallery in the Sky........which your pictures won't be retned from