[QuartzGooner]

Happened on Friday, had a busy few days so only got the chance to do this now.

As DB10 has pointed out, he certainly was Old School.
A newsreader when the news was mainly about serious world and domestic politics, finance and sport and did not contain the latest gossip about Spice Girls reunions.

[DB10GOONER]

Happened on Friday, had a busy few days so only got the chance to do this now.

As DB10 has pointed out, he certainly was Old School.
A newsreader when the news was mainly about serious world and domestic politics, finance and sport and did not contain the latest gossip about Spice Girls reunions.

I miss that old school proper news.

Simon Cowell is the Antichrist.

[MutleyGooner]

Already mentioned in the R.I.P Predictions thread.

[arseofacrow]

Happened on Friday, had a busy few days so only got the chance to do this now.

As DB10 has pointed out, he certainly was Old School.
A newsreader when the news was mainly about serious world and domestic politics, finance and sport and did not contain the latest gossip about Spice Girls reunions.

I miss that old school proper news.

mcdowell42 is the Antichrist.

ok, wouldn't go that far but..

[Rosie_titters]

i remember as a young kid waiting for the 10pm news to end, to watch the sweeney on at 10.30pm


remember this bloke and Sandy Gall doing the news - great days from a different era

[OneBardGooner]

Yeah Old School being the appropriate term...he (like other presenters of that era) was also a journalist in his own right..unlike the coiffured bimbo's - and that's just the men! - they have doing the news these days...the Beeb still have the best.


anyway's: R.I.P

ps: Wasn't there a rather good puppet of him on Spitting Images?