Max Robertson
Max Robertson | |
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Born | William Maxwell Robertson 28 August 1915 British India (now Dhaka, Bangladesh) |
Died | 20 November 2009 Guernsey | (aged 94)
Occupation | Sports commentator, radio and television presenter, author |
Spouse | Elisabeth Beresford (1949–1984) (divorced) |
Children | Marcus Robertson, Kate Robertson |
William Maxwell Robertson (28 August 1915 – 20 November 2009) was a sports commentator, radio and television presenter and author. He is best remembered for his forty years of tennis coverage on BBC Radio.[1]
Life and career
Robertson was born in
Robertson returned to England in 1939, and spent the war years in the army. He joined the BBC in 1946, covering not only tennis but also
His style of commentary was much livelier than what BBC listeners were used to in the pre-war years. It gained him enough popularity for BBC staff to give him other assignments. In 1953 Robertson became the first regular host of the television series
During his long career Robertson made the occasional blooper. In the early 1980s he was watching a
Robertson also wrote a number of books, mainly about sports and antiques, his best known work probably being Wimbledon 1877–1977. He retired in 1986 after describing Boris Becker's second Wimbledon victory: "Beckermania forever! Becker the Boy King last year, now King Emperor...".
Robertson lived in
References
- ^ Oh, I Say! Wimbledon and the BBC, Charles Runcie, BBC Online
- ^ Childs, M. (2011): Elisabeth Beresford: Children's author who created the Wombles The Independent (3 January 2011). Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ^ "Veteran broadcaster dies aged 94", BBC News, 20 November 2009
External links
- Max Robertson - Daily Telegraph obituary
- Max Robertson - Guardian obituary
- Max Robertson at Library of Congress, with 6 library catalogue records