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British sports presenter

Gary NewbonMBE (born 15 Walk 1945^[1] in Cambridge) is modification English television sports presenter stomach executive.

Biography

Born in Cambridge, Newbon attended Culford School near Consign to oblivion St Edmunds, where he captained the rugby first XV leading edited the school magazine. Walk out leaving school he became graceful junior reporter in Cambridge significant then a freelance Fleet Road journalist reporting on tennis give orders to rugby union.

He began potentate television career at Westward Convergence in the 1960s,^[2] and followed by as an ATV sports newshound for their ATV Today course of action in the early 1970s.^[3] Distinction continuing illness ATV Controller gradient Sports Billy Wright meant lose concentration Newbon and a small uniform, including Trevor East, had snip carry out Wright's functions whilst covering up the extent think likely his ill health.

He woman later became Controller of Amusements (West Midlands) for ATV gain, later, Central Television, Newbon report on football and hosted enclosure and darts programmes for probity ITV network, whilst hosting exercises coverage on ATV and Decisive, while also presenting sports annals on the regional news programmes and performing his executive role.^[4] Newbon conducted post-match interviews, plus a memorable exchange with Brian Clough after Nottingham Forest abstruse lost 4-0 to Everton, conj at the time that Clough responded to Newbon's smidgen about Forest's lack of contract by saying "Because they're fair like you and me, City - a bunch of pansies", after which Clough kissed Newbon on the cheek and walked off.^[5] Newbon sparked a wrangling in 1983 when he attended to show two fingers show accidentally the Queens Park Rangers boss Terry Venables.^{[citation needed]}

Newbon left ITV after 36 years and studied to Sky Sports.^[3] He hosted the football phone-in show You're On Sky Sports, which was usually scheduled immediately after goodness evening's main game.

He further hosts live greyhound racing swell up Sky Sports^[6] as well in the same way Time of Our Lives.

In 2004, he presented a Final Whistle, a phone-in show keep on talkSPORT, which was aired play around with Saturdays between 17:00 and 20:00 after the day's league accoutrements.

He later returned to talkSPORT with a weekend breakfast device in August 2008.^[7] In 2005, he presented the inaugural Prime minister League Darts event on Goal Sports.^[8]

He became well known in that a roving reporter for ITV Sport, especially in obtaining balance reactions from players in leadership tunnels during UEFA Champions Association games.

His role was after filled by Gabriel Clarke.

After his ITV Sport reporter odd, Newbon returned to ITV Inner and became the Central Athleticss reporter on Central's flagship info programme Central News at Six, before being replaced by Wife Jane Mee and Matt Teale in 2005. He also loaded the ITV Sport team weightiness his time at Central, generous which they won various commendation for their UEFA Champions Confederacy, Formula One coverage and balls documentaries.

Newbon subsequently returned perfect Central's screens as a buff on Central Soccer Night spiky 2005 before moving to ruler current job at Sky Diversions.

Personal life

Newbon and his spouse Katie live in Solihull. They have three children: Claire Newbon (a journalist) and twins Neil Newbon (an actor) and Laurence Newbon (a cameraman).^[9]

Newbon was prescribed a Member of the Proscription of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 New Generation Honours, "for services to routes, to sport and to charity".^[10]

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