Dickie Davies

Richard John Davies (30 Afrilu 1928 - 19 Fabrairu 2023) wani mai gabatar da wasanni ne na talabijin na Burtaniya wanda ya kafa World of Sport daga 1968 zuwa 1985.

 Rayuwar farko 
Davies ya halarci Makarantar Grammar Oldershaw da ke Wallasey bayan ya kammala karatunsa na goma sha ɗaya da fiye da haka ; sannan ya yi hidimar ƙasa a Rundunar Sojan Sama ta Royal Air Force, kuma ya yi aiki a matsayin mai kula da RMS Sarauniya Mary [1] da RMS Jirgin ruwa na RMS

 Sana'a 
Aikinsa na farko a watsa shirye-shirye shi ne mai sanar da shirye-shiryen talabijin na Kudancin Television . A farkon matakan aikinsa, an san Davies da cikakken sunansa, Richard Davies, amma ya koma Dickie Davies bisa shawarar abokin aikinsa na ITV Sport Jimmy Hill .  Davies ya fara aiki a World of Sport (wanda aka fara kiransa Wide World of Sports ) a shekarar 1965 a matsayin ɗan makaranta ga Eamonn Andrews, wanda ITV ta biya shi £40,000 don gabatar da shi (kimanin £825,250 akan farashin 2022)  — ya karɓi matsayin mai gabatarwa a shekarar 1968 lokacin da Andrews ya bar shirin. 

Bayan da Duniyar Wasanni ta ƙare a shekarar 1985,  Davies ya ci gaba da kasancewa tare da ITV, yana gabatar da dambe, darts, da snooker, tare da taka rawa a cikin labaransu na Olympics na Seoul na 1988. Ya bar ITV Sport a watan Agusta 1989. 

Bayan ya bar ITV, Davies ya shiga cikin tsarin Eurosport na asali, wanda Sky da European Broadcasting Union suka mallaka a lokacin. Ya kasance mai gabatar da shirye-shiryen snooker, ciki har da Mita World Masters na 1991. Ya gabatar da sanarwar wasanni daga gidansa don Classic FM a farkon lokacinsa a matsayin editan wasanni na farko. 

A shekarar 1995, Davies ya kamu da bugun jini,  wanda hakan ya tilasta masa barin aikinsa a Classic FM.  Daga ƙarshe ya warke sosai, kodayake shekara ɗaya ko biyu kenan kafin jawabinsa ya dawo daidai. A ƙarshen shekarun 1990, ya yi wa Dickie Davies Sporting Heroes jagora. 

 Rayuwar mutum da mutuwa 
Davies ya auri Liz Hastings, wata mai haɗa hangen nesa a Gidan Talabijin na Southern, a shekarar 1962. Sun haifi 'ya'ya maza tagwaye. 
Rukuni:Mutuwan 2023
Rukuni:Haifaffun 1928