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 I Should Have Been at Work by Lynam, Desmond |
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Brief Description Presents the personalities, the feuds, tragedies and glory of Des Lynam, one of the most accomplished broadcasters of his generation. This autobiography gives an insight into the man behind the myth, and sets the record straight on all the stories that have been written about him, giving a view of life at the very top of his career. |
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Author Information Des Lynam was born Ireland in 1942. He worked in insurance before he moved to London in the late 1960s, where he began his career in radio journalism, making the move to television and BBC's Match of the Day in 1978. Since that time, Des Lynam has remained the face of British sports-broadcasting, and was voted top presenter of all time in a poll marking 60 years of BBC television. |
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Author Profile Desmond Lynam (born1942 in Ennis, Ireland) started in broadcasting as a freelance in radio. He quickly joined BBC radio in London, originally specialising in commentating on boxing, and went on to anchor Sports Report on BBC Radio 2. He later moved to television, presenting Grandstand and Match of the Day on the BBC for many years, and also fronted BBC coverage of Wimbledon, World Cup football and the Olympic Games. Lynam defected to ITV in 1999, where he presented their flagship football programmes, including coverage of the FA Premier League and UEFA Champions League. He decided to retire from television presenting after the Euro 2004 football championships. Soon afterwards the BBC announced that Lynam would present a new weekly radio programme, Des Meets..., on BBC Radio Five Live from August 2004. |
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Synopsis One of the most sought-after celebrity titles of recent years, Des Lynam's autobiography gives a frank and opinionated insight into the man behind the myth. "I Should Have Been at Work" is the frank and opinionated story of the man behind the myth. Famously guarded about his private life, Des sets the record straight on all the stories that have been written about him, giving a unique view of life at the very top of his career - the personalities, the feuds, tragedies and glory. One of the most accomplished broadcasters of his generation, Des Lynam has graced our screens for more than thirty years. At the BBC, Des covered World Cups and European Championships; many Wimbledons; seven Olympic Games, including the Israeli shootings in Munich; travelling the world; and following his hero Muhammad Ali to fights in Zaire, Malaysia and the USA. Here he tells of the highs and the lows, the programmes he turned down - and the ones he wished he had! He also offers a candid account of life behind the scenes at the BBC - and of his five years at ITV, his reasons for going there and why his decision was justified but in other ways disastrous. This is the real Des: honest, warm, funny and brilliant - the man a whole nation has taken to heart. |
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