I am sad to report today that former BBC snooker presenter David Vine has passed away following a heart attack yesterday evening. He was 73 years old…
Click here to read how Dave Hendon reported the story on Snooker Scene blog today.
Indeed as Dave says, many snooker fans will have grown up watching Vine at the helm, indeed I did and he will certainly never be forgotten. He was an excellent presenter and seemed to be a very nice person when I had the pleasure of meeting him at the 2005 World Championship at the Crucible.
You can click here to read an article from 2000 about David’s career.
Please feel free to leave your tributes below.
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patricia watson says:
January 12, 2009 at 2:35 pm (UTC 0 )
my interest in snooker was sparked by david vine, l enjoyed hours of information by the great man. another sad loss to the world
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December 22, 2009 at 12:01 am (UTC 0 )
[...] Unfortunately the month was to see the sad passing of former referee John Street, as well as former BBC anchor David Vine. [...]