Television Career
He joined ATV in 1978, where he worked as a sports reporter, commentator and presenter.He covered the European Football Championships in 1980 and commentated on the World Cup in Spain in 1982. As well as his sporting commitments, he became a news presenter at Central TV, teaming up with Anne Diamond. He went on to present Good Morning Britain on TV-am in 1983,the start of breakfast television in the UK, co-presenting it with Anne Diamond until 1986. He hosted a TV game show "Hitman" in the late 80s. He then became a presenter for ITV Sport after leaving TV-am until 1993 presenting Midweek Sports Special and also presented ITV's coverage of the Olympic Games 1988, Euro 88 and the 1990 World Cup as well as the game show Sporting Triangles. From 1992 to 1996 he co-presented Good Morning with Anne and Nick on BBC One.
He is currently the main presenter on Midlands Today, the BBC regional television news programme for the West Midlands. He is well known for his awful jokes and puns, usually connected to light hearted stories. In the fictional world of Alan Partridge, he is friends with the chat show host.
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