Dougie Donnelly

Dougie Donnelly

Dougie Donnelly
Format
Hardback
Publisher
McNidder & Grace
Country
United Kingdom
Published
12 September 2024
Pages
232
ISBN
9780857162663

Dougie Donnelly

Dougie Donnelly

This is the autobiography of Dougie Donnelly, one of Scotland's most successful and best loved broadcasters. Donnelly has presented Scotland playing in football World Cups and European Championships, a Scottish club in a European Final, Europe winning Ryder and Solheim Cups and a Scottish golfer winning a Major. He was there when Scotland won two rugby Grand Slams and medals in Olympic and Commonwealth Games, and when Stephen Hendry was the greatest snooker player in the world. Oh, and he interviewed an American President on stage at the Royal Albert Hall! He still travels the world commentating on golf at the highest level. He tells his story with humour and insight and with the true smooth Donnelly style and voice we know and love. Dougie Donnelly has presented Scotland playing in football World Cups and European Championships, a Scottish club in a European Final, Europe winning Ryder and Solheim Cups and a Scottish golfer winning a Major. He was there when Scotland won two rugby Grand Slams and medals in Olympic and Commonwealth Games, and when Stephen Hendry was the greatest snooker player in the world. Oh, and he interviewed an American President on stage at the Royal Albert Hall! Donnelly is one of Scotland's most successful and best loved broadcasters, whose career has taken him from a law degree he never used, to an award-winning 15 years as a radio DJ and encounters with Paul McCartney and Elton John, to a worldwide career in television sport. He still travels the world commentating on golf at the highest level. He tells his story with humour and insight and with the true smooth Donnelly style and voice we know and love. AUTHOR: As a student, Dougie was Social Secretary at Strathclyde Uni when he booked Billy Connolly a gig! They remain good friends. As a young DJ Dougie first found his voice, that Glasgow one, before sending a demo tape to Radio Clyde. From 1979 to 1992 he presented Radio Clyde's mid-morning show, the most listened to midweek programme, leaving to present on TV. Dougie established himself as a sports presenter and his skills as a chat show host were also recognised when he fronted a series 'Friday Night with Dougie Donnelly' and a one-off television special with Billy Connolly, 'Connolly with Donnelly' both for BBC Scotland. b/w illustrations

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