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Gary particularly made
his name with interviews in European Champions League, the Big Match and
ITV’s Big Fight transmissions. His regular and memorable interviewees
include the late Brian Clough, Sir Alex Ferguson and Chris Eubank.
He also made his mark in
radio as a regular host on Talksport for nine years.
As an executive Gary was
Controller of Sport for Central Television for 23 years, a former Deputy
Head of ITV Sport and was responsible for introducing many well known
faces to the screen together with top production talent. He developed
Jimmy Greaves who began his television career with Gary on ATV in 1980
and several of today’s top presenters – Manish Bhasin (BBC), Sarah-Jane
Mee (Sky News) and Mark Bolton (Sky). Many of the production people he
started off now hold top jobs in television including Mark Sharman
(Controller of ITV Sport).
Gary has won three
coveted Royal Television Society awards and was nominated in the Sony
Radio Awards.
He was producer of the
acclaimed 1987 documentary on ITV about the Queen Mother and her
interest in National Hunt racing entitled ‘Royal Champion’.
Gary began his
journalism career in his home city of Cambridge before joining Hayter’s
Sports Agency in 1967. He was also a sports columnist for the Sunday
Mirror. His television presenting career began in 1968.
After Dinner
Speaking
Gary has been a popular after
dinner speaker and event host for over 20 years. He has spoken at events
across the UK, ranging from small sporting clubs to larger company
dinners and awards. Gary has also been a regular speaker for P&O Cruises
and has been invited back for the last three years due to the fantastic
feedback.
Gary`s speech
is a mix of sporting stories and broadcasting anecdotes – and tailors
his material to suit each client.
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