- Roy Calley
Roy Calley is an English
journalist . He works for theBBC inLondon , but was brought up inBlackpool ,Lancashire .He joined the BBC in 1990 at Radio Lancashire working as a sports reporter. Three years later he joined BBC GMR in Manchester (now BBC 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 Radio-Five Live, Radio Four, Radio Two and 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.
Publications
In 1992, he published "", the first statistical history of his hometown football club,
Blackpool F.C. , of whom he has been a supporter since the 1960s. Calley, Roy (1992). "Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992". ISBN 1873626-07-X]In 2007, his first
novel was published, entitled "Days Like These" (ISBN 1434303888). [ [http://www.authorhouse.co.uk/BookStore/ItemDetail~bookid~44826.aspx "Days Like These" at AuthorHouse.co.uk] ]References
External links
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/800453.stm "Murray in mint condition"] - A mention of Calley's assistance to the BBC in their coverage of
Euro 2000
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