Dickie Davies
Richard John Davies (30 Afrilu 1928 - 19 Fabrairu 2023) wani mai gabatar da wasanni ne na talabijin na Burtaniya wanda ya kafa World of Sport daga 1968 zuwa 1985.
Rayuwar farko
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Davies ya halarci Makarantar Grammar Oldershaw da ke Wallasey bayan ya kammala karatunsa na goma sha ɗaya da fiye da haka ; sannan ya yi hidimar ƙasa a Rundunar Sojan Sama ta Royal Air Force, kuma ya yi aiki a matsayin mai kula da RMS Sarauniya Mary [1] da RMS Jirgin ruwa na RMS
Sana'a
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Aikinsa na farko a watsa shirye-shirye shi ne mai sanar da shirye-shiryen talabijin na Kudancin Television . A farkon matakan aikinsa, an san Davies da cikakken sunansa, Richard Davies, amma ya koma Dickie Davies bisa shawarar abokin aikinsa na ITV Sport Jimmy Hill . Davies ya fara aiki a World of Sport (wanda aka fara kiransa Wide World of Sports ) a shekarar 1965 a matsayin ɗan makaranta ga Eamonn Andrews, wanda ITV ta biya shi £40,000 don gabatar da shi (kimanin £825,250 akan farashin 2022) [1] — ya karɓi matsayin mai gabatarwa a shekarar 1968 lokacin da Andrews ya bar shirin. [1]
Bayan da Duniyar Wasanni ta ƙare a shekarar 1985, Davies ya ci gaba da kasancewa tare da ITV, yana gabatar da dambe, darts, da snooker, tare da taka rawa a cikin labaransu na Olympics na Seoul na 1988. Ya bar ITV Sport a watan Agusta 1989.
Bayan ya bar ITV, Davies ya shiga cikin tsarin Eurosport na asali, wanda Sky da European Broadcasting Union suka mallaka a lokacin. Ya kasance mai gabatar da shirye-shiryen snooker, ciki har da Mita World Masters na 1991. Ya gabatar da sanarwar wasanni daga gidansa don Classic FM a farkon lokacinsa a matsayin editan wasanni na farko.
A shekarar 1995, Davies ya kamu da bugun jini, wanda hakan ya tilasta masa barin aikinsa a Classic FM. Daga ƙarshe ya warke sosai, kodayake shekara ɗaya ko biyu kenan kafin jawabinsa ya dawo daidai. A ƙarshen shekarun 1990, ya yi wa Dickie Davies Sporting Heroes jagora. [2]
Rayuwar mutum da mutuwa
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Davies ya auri Liz Hastings, wata mai haɗa hangen nesa a Gidan Talabijin na Southern, a shekarar 1962. Sun haifi 'ya'ya maza tagwaye.