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
Shulthis Stadium Grandstand for many years. The teams included the Independence Producers, the Independence Yankees, and the Independence Browns. The stadium was also the site for the first night game in the history of Organized Baseball, which was played on April 28, 1930. The primary building materials for the grandstand were concrete and red brick. The seating capacity listed in 1923 was 2,500 people. In addition to the grandstand bleachers, the grandstand also had box seating. The enclosed space under the bleachers contained a rub and bath room, a player's club room, a ground keeper's room, a lavatory for gentleman, and a lavatory