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PR
Primetime
Three Rivers Fantasy posted:
New Sports presenter - North Edition.

Forgot his name already lol Chris Ford I think, does anyone know where he's sprung from then?


He does reports for the news on the programme normally. Looks like they needed him for sports (as their isnt many now).
CR
City Road
Ah, it's just that Pip Thompson introduced him as being a new member of the sports team, I thought he may have been drafted in from elsewhere like she was, so to speak...
JA
jamesmd
Philippa Thomson is at Tyne Tees thanks to me.

One hot day I was watching Tyne Tees and I thought 'I want to see Philippa Thomson on there'.

So I sent them a letter threatening to bomb their Gateshead headquarters unless they put her on air.

Two weeks later and she starts presenting with Jonathan Morell.

Also check out my wikipedia page: http://wikipedia.org/users/Superbig_twąt
CR
City Road
James Hall posted:
Philippa Thomson is at Tyne Tees thanks to me.

One hot day I was watching Tyne Tees and I thought 'I want to see Philippa Thomson on there'.

So I sent them a letter threatening to bomb their Gateshead headquarters unless they put her on air.

Two weeks later and she starts presenting with Jonathan Morell.

Also check out my wikipedia page: http://wikipedia.org/users/Superbig_twąt


Oooohhhh, aren't you the person to know then, she (and the north of the northeast region for that matter) must be forever indebted to you for this magnificent feat.

Can you do it again and try and get Mike Neville back? If not him, Paul Frost at a push.

Ta Muchly.

Very Happy
Wink
NE
Nelad
James Hall posted:
Philippa Thomson is at Tyne Tees thanks to me.

One hot day I was watching Tyne Tees and I thought 'I want to see Philippa Thomson on there'.

So I sent them a letter threatening to bomb their Gateshead headquarters unless they put her on air.

Two weeks later and she starts presenting with Jonathan Morell.

Also check out my wikipedia page: http://wikipedia.org/users/Superbig_twąt


Can you try it again and see if they will replace Jonathan Morrell with somebody decent and with some personality?
CR
City Road
Nelad posted:
James Hall posted:
Philippa Thomson is at Tyne Tees thanks to me.

One hot day I was watching Tyne Tees and I thought 'I want to see Philippa Thomson on there'.

So I sent them a letter threatening to bomb their Gateshead headquarters unless they put her on air.

Two weeks later and she starts presenting with Jonathan Morell.

Also check out my wikipedia page: http://wikipedia.org/users/Superbig_twąt


Can you try it again and see if they will replace Jonathan Morrell with somebody decent and with some personality?


Maybes one of the check out girls from ASDA over the road from Television House perchance?

Seriously though, have you heard him on Century in a morning? He seems to have a bit more of a personality when he's doing that...
PE
Pete Founding member
James Hall posted:
One hot day I was watching Tyne Tees


this is where your story loses plausibility. we all know hot days are reserved for travelling on London buses
JA
jamesmd
Laughing Roger that! Hot day in Tyne Tees Tyne Tees City! So forgettable they named it twice.

I love how certain participants of this thread who never venture outside the Tyne Tees thread are believing any old sh!t that I feed them...
CR
City Road
You're telling us what you say isn't true??

There's OTHER threads apart from this one??!!!

Shocked

*goes to look*
MN
MickeyNE
Three Rivers Fantasy posted:
New Sports presenter - North Edition.

Forgot his name already lol Chris Ford I think, does anyone know where he's sprung from then?


The sports looking good these days - a real improvement on when Brian Swanson used to present it. Never thought he looked very comfortable in front of camera and rather wooden!

However the newer presenters Andy and Chris are very good and Dawn Thewlis....well, need I say more. Bloody great and gorgeous too!
:-(
A former member
Just how old is Dawn Thewlis these days?

She's been around on Tyne Tees for at least 23 years that I know of. She still looks fairly young -- can't be older than 40-45 -- so she must have joined the station at a really young age (late teens??), either that or she's a lot older than she looks!!
MB
Media Boy
Three Rivers Fantasy posted:
Nelad posted:
James Hall posted:
Philippa Thomson is at Tyne Tees thanks to me.

One hot day I was watching Tyne Tees and I thought 'I want to see Philippa Thomson on there'.

So I sent them a letter threatening to bomb their Gateshead headquarters unless they put her on air.

Two weeks later and she starts presenting with Jonathan Morell.

Also check out my wikipedia page: http://wikipedia.org/users/Superbig_twąt


Can you try it again and see if they will replace Jonathan Morrell with somebody decent and with some personality?


Maybes one of the check out girls from ASDA over the road from Television House perchance?

Seriously though, have you heard him on Century in a morning? He seems to have a bit more of a personality when he's doing that...


I agree - he's a really good listen on Century. He's funny, warm and witty and I hope he'll bring more of that to the TV. He was very good on Sky and the ITVNC - but I think he's more at home in the North East - Tyne Tees are lucky to have him.

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