James Alexander Gordon (announcer)
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James Alexander GordonJames Alexander Gordon (born 10 February 1936, Edinburgh
is a radio broadcaster for BBC Radio Five Live
. He reads the classified check of the football results every Saturday at 5 pm on Sports Report
.
During his youth he was paralyzed with polio and he spent a large part of his childhood in hospital. He worked in music publishing before joining the BBC
in 1972, becoming an announcer and newsreader (mostly on Radio 2
) until the early 1990s. In 1974 he followed in the footsteps of John Webster, reading the classified football results, first on Radio 2
and later on Five Live
.
Popularly known as 'Jag', he has a distinguished voice and is known to pronounce "Wanderers", in the name of several football clubs, as "Wanderer-ers". He famously uses his inflection, as he pronounces the names of the clubs, to indicate whether a match ended in a home win, away win or draw.
Gordon also works freelance, recording voice-overs and commenting on company videos.
Edinburgh
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is a radio broadcaster for BBC Radio Five Live
BBC Radio Five Live
BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries...
. He reads the classified check of the football results every Saturday at 5 pm on Sports Report
Sports Report
Sports Report is one of the longest-running programmes on British radio. It started in the first week of 1948, and has always been aired from 5.00 to 6.00 p.m...
.
During his youth he was paralyzed with polio and he spent a large part of his childhood in hospital. He worked in music publishing before joining the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
in 1972, becoming an announcer and newsreader (mostly on Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
) until the early 1990s. In 1974 he followed in the footsteps of John Webster, reading the classified football results, first on Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
and later on Five Live
BBC Radio Five Live
BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries...
.
Popularly known as 'Jag', he has a distinguished voice and is known to pronounce "Wanderers", in the name of several football clubs, as "Wanderer-ers". He famously uses his inflection, as he pronounces the names of the clubs, to indicate whether a match ended in a home win, away win or draw.
Gordon also works freelance, recording voice-overs and commenting on company videos.