Noel Andrews | |
|---|---|
| 誕生 | (1932年1月7日)1932年1月7日 アイルランド、ダブリン |
| 死去 | 2011年1月8日(2011-01-08)(享年79歳) アイルランド、ダブリン |
| 職業 | テレビ・ラジオコメンテーター |
| 配偶者 | ジョーン・アンドリュース ( 1960年生まれ 、1981年没)( 1985年生まれ) 子供 |
| 6 | 親族 |
| イーモン・アンドリュース(兄) | Eamonn Andrews (brother) |
Noel Andrews (7 January 1932 – 8 January 2011) was an Irish radio and television commentator and disc jockey for RTÉ. His career spanned over four decades, in which he was best known as the regular RTÉ presenter for 14 editions of the Olympics between 1972 and 1996. He was the younger brother of television presenter Eamonn Andrews.[1]
Andrews was born in Dublin, Ireland.[1] He had been passionate about boxing since his early youth, and in 1950 at the age of 18 he was hired by RTÉ as a sports reporter, where he covered boxing matches. At the time he was the youngest reporter ever given a permanent job by a broadcasting service. After several years working as a reporter, Andrews subsequently became a radio disc jockey on Radio Éireann.[1]
Whilst working on Radio 1, he became a household name he later became hosts of the Showband Circuit, where he introduced many of Ireland's big music names including Butch Moore, Dana and Muriel Day. However he still was keen to commentate on Boxing matches, which he maintained in the sixties and seventies.
In 1972, Andrews began his long serving association with the Olympic Games. He made his debut at the 1972 Summer Olympics, he served as the main presenter with fellow sports presenter Brendan O'Reilly. During the 1972 Olympics both Andrews and O'Reilly spent several hours broadcasting to Ireland over the Munich massacre. Andrews also gained publicity commentating on Barry McGuigan's world title victory over Eusebio Pedroza in 1985 and Michael Carruth's gold medal win at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992.
After O'Reilly retired in 1994, Andrews continued to present the Olympic 8 coverage, the last time he presented the Summer Olympics for RTÉ was at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. A year later he retired from broadcasting.[1]
スポーツ放送以外では、アンドリュースはメロディーフェアの創設に深く関わり、アボカ・シンガーズのメンバーでもあった。また、1971年のユーロビジョン・ソング・コンテストではRTÉのテレビ解説者を務めた。[ 2 ]
1960年、アンドリュースはジョアンと結婚し、6人の子供をもうけた。1970年、ウィックロー州アボカにあるホテル「アボカ・イン」を購入した。[ 3 ]ジョアンは1981年に亡くなり、1985年には近くのアークロウ・ベイ・ホテルの支配人アグネス(旧姓スタック)と結婚した。[ 3 ]二人は1990年にアボカ・インを売却し、ラウス州アナガッサンに移住した。[ 3 ]長い闘病生活の末、アンドリュースは79歳の誕生日の翌日、2011年1月8日に亡くなった。[ 4 ]
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