Roy Calley
Encyclopedia
Roy Calley is an English
journalist
. He works for the BBC
in London
, but was brought up in Blackpool
, Lancashire
.
He joined the BBC in 1990 at Radio Lancashire
, working as a sports journalist. Three years later he joined BBC GMR
in Manchester
and was the morning sports reporter on the breakfast programme, as well as presenting his own sports preview show every Friday night.
He then moved to BBC Radio Leeds
, where, despite being a Lancastrian, he reported on the fortunes of Yorkshire County Cricket Club
for the local stations. That was followed by a move to London
, where he joined the sports department at Broadcasting House
, combining reporting duties for BBC Radio Five Live
, BBC Radio Four, BBC Radio Two and BBC Radio One. This included attending numerous events such as the World Athletics Championships and the Commonwealth Games
.
Calley then moved to a producer-based role and was involved heavily in the coverage of football, motor sport, rugby league
and numerous programmes on the network, travelling across the world. He joined BBC News 24
as a TV editor in 2002, combining producing and reporting. He is now responsible for producing Formula One
on the News Channel and is the editor for the new Inside F1 show.
, View from the Tower. He has been a supporter of his hometown club since the 1960s.
In 1992, he published Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, the first statistical history of Blackpool F.C. A copy of the book is available at Harvard University Library
, Trinity College, Dublin
, and the University of Oxford
, amongst other libraries.
In 2007, his first novel
was published, entitled Days Like These (ISBN 1434303888).
In 2011 he published an updated version of Blackpool - the Complete Record (ISBN 978-1-85983-976-8) which took the Blackpool story to 22nd May 2011, the day the club were relegated from the Premier League.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. He works for 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 London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, but was brought up in Blackpool
Blackpool
Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
.
He joined the BBC in 1990 at Radio Lancashire
BBC Radio Lancashire
BBC Radio Lancashire is the BBC Local Radio service for the county of Lancashire, in North West England. It began as BBC Radio Blackburn on 26 January 1971 on 96.4FM, then adding 854 kHz AM in 1972 and changing to its current name on 4 July 1981...
, working as a sports journalist. Three years later he joined BBC GMR
BBC Radio Manchester
BBC Radio Manchester is a BBC Local Radio station broadcasting to Greater Manchester in North West England. It broadcasts 24 hours a day from studios at MediaCityUK in Salford Quays via a transmitter at Holme Moss, with a small repeater at Saddleworth covering Tameside and Saddleworth...
in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
and was the morning sports reporter on the breakfast programme, as well as presenting his own sports preview show every Friday night.
He then moved to BBC Radio Leeds
BBC Radio Leeds
BBC Radio Leeds is the BBC Local Radio service for the English metropolitan county of West Yorkshire.- Frequencies :It broadcasts from its studios at St...
, where, despite being a Lancastrian, he reported on the fortunes of Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
for the local stations. That was followed by a move to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, where he joined the sports department at Broadcasting House
Broadcasting House
Broadcasting House is the headquarters and registered office of the BBC in Portland Place and Langham Place, London.The building includes the BBC Radio Theatre from where music and speech programmes are recorded in front of a studio audience...
, combining reporting duties 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...
, BBC Radio Four, BBC Radio Two and BBC Radio One. This included attending numerous events such as the World Athletics Championships and the Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
.
Calley then moved to a producer-based role and was involved heavily in the coverage of football, motor sport, rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
and numerous programmes on the network, travelling across the world. He joined BBC News 24
BBC News 24
BBC News is the BBC's 24-hour rolling news television network in the United Kingdom. The channel launched as BBC News 24 on 9 November 1997 at 17:30 as part of the BBC's foray into digital domestic television channels, becoming the first competitor to Sky News, which had been running since 1989...
as a TV editor in 2002, combining producing and reporting. He is now responsible for producing Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
on the News Channel and is the editor for the new Inside F1 show.
Publications
In late 1990, Calley published the first edition of the short-lived fanzine of Blackpool F.C.Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
, View from the Tower. He has been a supporter of his hometown club since the 1960s.
In 1992, he published Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992, the first statistical history of Blackpool F.C. A copy of the book is available at Harvard University Library
Harvard University Library
The Harvard University Library system comprises about 90 libraries, with more than 16 million volumes. It is the oldest library system in the United States, the largest academic and the largest private library system in the world...
, Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
, and the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
, amongst other libraries.
In 2007, his first novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
was published, entitled Days Like These (ISBN 1434303888).
In 2011 he published an updated version of Blackpool - the Complete Record (ISBN 978-1-85983-976-8) which took the Blackpool story to 22nd May 2011, the day the club were relegated from the Premier League.
External links
- "Murray in mint condition" - A mention of Calley's assistance to the BBC in their coverage of Euro 2000