Helen Rollason Helen Rollason Helen Frances Rollason, MBE ("née" Grindley: 11 March 1956 – 9 August 1999) was a British sports journalist and television presenter, who in 1990 became the first female presenter of the BBC's sports programme "Grandstand". She was also a regular presenter of "Sport on Friday", and of the children's programme "Newsround" during the 1980s. Born in London, Rollason studied to become a PE teacher before entering radio broadcasting in 1980. After directing sport related content for Channel 4, where she helped to bring American football to British television, she anchored coverage of the 1987 World Student Games and
Pete Brady (presenter) to show jumping rider Judith Humble since 1966 and currently lives in London. Pete Brady (presenter) Pete Brady (born 1942) is a Canadian radio and television presenter, who has been working in the United Kingdom for over 50 years. He was one of the original lineup of BBC Radio 1 and one of the original presenters of "Magpie". He retired early from broadcasting and is now CEO of Crystal Clear Film & Video Ltd. Brady was born in Montreal and was heavily involved in radio during his teen years. He first joined Radio Jamaica as a stand-in presenter. In 1964,