Roddy Forsyth retires

[colchestersid]

Sorry to hear that Roddy is retiring from BBC Radio - a constant presence over the past 40 years and one of the best voices around

Until I saw this on BBC News I'd never even seen a photo of him

Roddy Forsyth: BBC radio broadcaster retires after 40 years - BBC Sport

[tee rex]

Was he the last BBC radio link to the days before 5 Live?

For listeners south of the border, he and Archie McPherson were the twin voices of Scottish football since forever. Probably reported on Arbroath beating Bon Accord. I can't remember anyone before them.

(edit: Just looked it up - he was at Ibrox when the 1971 disaster happened, as a spectator, not reporter.)

[diggedy derek]

His voice is a thing of beauty. Always a welcome presence on the radio. He must have some incredible stories to tell, I'd wager, too.

[George C.]

Sorry to hear that Roddy is retiring from BBC Radio - a constant presence over the past 40 years and one of the best voices around

Until I saw this on BBC News I'd never even seen a photo of him

Roddy Forsyth: BBC radio broadcaster retires after 40 years - BBC Sport

Sad circumstances, Ian Archer was always my favourite Scottish reporter.

Be interested to see how RF will be remembered in certain quarters.

Hope his Parkinson's can be treated though.

[colchestersid]

Sad circumstances, Ian Archer was always my favourite Scottish reporter.

Be interested to see how RF will be remembered in certain quarters.

Hope his Parkinson's can be treated though.

One of the many frustrations of Parkinson's is that it can flatten and distort your speaking voice. This must be particularly difficult if your work depends so much on being vocally expressive..

[Patrick Thistle]

Ah that's a shame. I always liked it when Five Live cut to him for an update on a match in Scotland. He was very good at summing up what was going on in a couple of lines.

[Satchmo Distel]

I think he will still get work as a writer, which he does very well. I can't recall who preceded him in the radio role. Ian Robertson and Chris Rea did rugby. Renton Laidlaw golf (Wiki implies Laidlaw died of COVID).