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Encyclopedia > Dougie Donnelly

Dougie Donnelly (born June 7th 1953 in Glasgow) is a British television broadcaster best known for presenting sports coverage for BBC Scotland June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... BBC Scotland (BBC Alba in Gaelic) is a constituent part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the publicly-funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ...


Donnelly started his career with Radio Clyde in Glasgow in the 1970's, where he was twice voted Scottish Radio Personality of the Year. He joined BBC Scotland's Sports Department in the late 70's, where he has been their anchorman ever since, presenting programmes such as Sportscene Live (which includes events such as the Scottish Cup Final and Scotland Internationals), Afternoon Sportscene, and the network's rugby coverage. Radio Clyde is a radio station broadcaster in Glasgow, Scotland. ... Sportscene is a Scottish sports television programme produced by BBC Scotland. ...


Donnelly is known outside Scotland by his involvement in the BBC's networked output of Golf, Darts, Snooker and Bowls. He has also covered the Commonwealth Games and Summer and Winter Olympic Games, where, in the 2002 event at Salt Lake City, he commentated on the British Women Curlers' Gold victory. Golfer after swing. ... Standardized dart board. ... Snooker is a billiards sport that is played on a large (12 × 6) baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. ... Swifts Creek Bowls Club Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Category:Bowls Bowls (also known as Lawn Bowls or Lawn Bowling) is a precision sport where the goal is to roll slightly radially asymmetrical balls (called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack or kitty) than ones... Current flag of the Commonwealth Games Federation Locations of the games, and participating countries The Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event held every four years involving the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. ... Poster for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. ... A runner carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games or the Olympic Winter Games, are a winter multi-sport event held every four years. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ...


As well as sport, Donnelly has also hosted quiz shows and has appeared on Ready Steady Cook, Banzai and The Games. Ainsley Harriott on Ready Steady Cook Ready Steady Cook is a BBC daytime TV cooking programme first aired in 1994. ... Banzai is a Japanese word meaning (live for) ten thousand years. It is often associated with the actions of Japanese kamikaze pilots during World War II, when the word became a warcry of sorts for them. ... The Games has been used as a title for: The Games (television) The Games (1970 movie) The Games (channel 4)- a Channel 4 Reality TV show This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...


Donnelly has a strong passion for Golf and is close friends with Colin Montgomerie and Lee Westwood. Golfer after swing. ... Colin Montgomerie, OBE (born June 23, 1963) is a Scottish golfer. ... Lee Westwood (born 24 April 1973) is an English professional golfer. ...


He also supports Clyde FC.



 
 

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