David Coleman David Coleman David Robert Coleman OBE (26 April 1926 – 21 December 2013) was a British sports commentator and TV presenter who worked for the BBC for 46 years. He covered eleven Summer Olympic Games from 1960 to 2000 and six football World Cups. Coleman presented some of the BBC's leading sporting programmes, including "Grandstand" and "Sportsnight", and was the host of "A Question of Sport" for 18 years. He retired from the BBC in 2000. Later that year he became the first broadcaster to receive the Olympic Order award, in recognition of his contribution to the Olympic movement. Born
The David Letterman Show The David Letterman Show The David Letterman Show is a short-lived morning talk show on NBC, hosted by David Letterman. It ran from June 23 to October 24, 1980. Originally, the series lasted 90 minutes, then 60 minutes from August 4 onward. A precursor to 1982's "Late Night with David Letterman", the series was a critical success but the edgy comedy did not go over well with morning television watchers, more used to talk shows, soap operas, game shows, and prime time reruns. The show had replaced "High Rollers", "Chain Reaction", and the daytime version of "Hollywood Squares" on NBC's