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
Color commentator sportif" (who is also a journalist). In Italy, the color commentator is usually referred to as responsible for the "commento tecnico" (technical comment) whereas the play-by-play commentator is the main "telecronista". In Italy, too, the color commentator is usually a person formerly directly involved in the sport (as an athlete/player/pilot or as a coach). Recent Formula 1 races have no fewer than three commentators: the "telecronista", a former pilot, and an engineer, the last two sharing the "commento tecnico". In Turkey, the term "spiker" is used for the play-by-play announcer whereas the color commentator is referred to simply as "yorumcu"