Dickie Davies

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Richard Davies (born 30th April 1933) is a retired British television presenter who anchored World of Sport from 1968 to 1985.

Early life

Davies spent his eleven-plus years at Oldershaw Grammar School, went to National Service in the Royal Air Force, and spent time as a purser on RMS Queen Mary and RMS Queen Elizabeth ocean liners.

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Career

He started his broadcasting as an announcer for Southern Television. Davies was identified by his birth name Richard Davies, but he was switched to Dickie Davies at the suggestion of his ITV Sport colleague Jimmy Hill in the early stages of his career. Davies began working on World of Sport (initially referred to as Wide World of Sports) in 1965 as an understudy to Eamonn Andrews, who was paid £40,000 by ITV to present it (about £825,250 at 2022 prices) in 1968, shortly after Andrews left the show.

Davies stayed with ITV, presenting boxing, darts, and snooker, as well as being involved in the 1988 Seoul Olympics coverage. In August 1989, he left ITV Sport.

Davies came from ITV, and he was part of the first Eurosport incarnation, which was later owned by Sky and the European Broadcasting Union. He fronted their snooker coverage, including the one-off 1991 Mita World Masters. In the days as Classic FM's inaugural sports editor, he delivered sports bulletins from his home.

Davies suffered a stroke in 1995, which compelled him to abandon his job on Classic FM. He made a good recovery but it took a year or two before his speech regained normal. In the late 1990s, he fronted Dickie Davies' Sporting Heroes.

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