BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award is an award given annually as part of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony each December. The award is given "for outstanding achievement in the face of adversity", and the winner is selected by BBC Sport. The award is named after the BBC sports presenter Helen Rollason, who died in August 1999 at the age of 43 after suffering from cancer for two years. Helen Rollason was the first female presenter of "Grandstand". After being diagnosed with cancer, she
Marc Edwards (TV presenter) 24, on France's international news channel, France 24 Edwards was the male stadium announcer in English and French for the London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony directed by Danny Boyle (Along with Layla Anna-Lee, the Female voice). He was also the male stadium announcer for the London 2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony (Along with Trish Bertram, the Female voice). In 2013, after working for French satellite channel France 24 and Eurosport, Edwards joined the new local Freeview channel "London Live". In 2014, he joined BBC Sport as a sports presenter on "Sport Today", on the BBC World News channel. Marc