He joined the BBC as an anchorman and reporter, presenting Home at Six which later became BBC Look North (North East and Cumbria) and in 1964 he began presenting the BBC Sports Review of the Year, which he would host for eighteen years.
He joined the BBC as an anchorman and reporter, presenting the new Newcastle upon Tyne based Home at Six. In 1964 he began presenting the BBC Sports Review of the Year, which he would host for eighteen years.