Kent Walton 1939, he joined the Royal Air Force, serving in Bomber Command as a radio operator and front gunner. He acquired his accent mixing with Canadian airmen. After the end of the war he returned to acting before commentating on tennis and football. He made his television wrestling commentary debut on the ITV network in November 1955, a job he kept for 33 years. At its peak in the 1970s, ITV's wrestling coverage, on "World of Sport", could command up to 12 million between the football half-time and full-time results (4–4.40pm) on Saturdays. Although fans of ITV's wrestling coverage reportedly included
Bill Leslie (commentator) lead commentator on Sky Sports coverage of the Football League, usually alongside one of either Garry Birtles, Andy Hinchcliffe or Don Goodman. Bill Leslie (commentator) Bill Leslie is a British football commentator. Leslie's first broadcasting experience was with London radio station Capital Gold, working initially as a football reporter and secondary commentator before taking the lead role on Jonathan Pearce's departure to the BBC in 2002. His first television commentary experience was with Channel Five - covering the 2002 UEFA Under-21 Championship. Leslie transferred to Sky in 2003, initially to work on coverage of the UEFA Champions League and soon