Raymond Russell Neill James (c. 1941 – 15 February 2011) was a former journalist and sports editor who worked in radio and television in Tasmania from the 1960s to the 1990s. James began his broadcasting career with Radio 7HO in

Hobart Hobart ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia. Located in Tasmania's south-east on the estuary of the River Derwent, it is the southernmost capital city in Australia. Despite containing nearly hal ...

. By the mid-1970s, he had moved to Launceston and taken the role of hosting ''Sports Club'' on TNT-9. James remained in that role until the program ceased in the early 1990s. James became a great stalwart of television sport in Northern Tasmania. He covered all the local and national football events from the 1970s to the early 1990s, bringing regional and statewide football into every loungeroom. James's traditional post-NTFS grand final broadcasts were popular. His strong focus on junior sport in the region helped promote football and all other sports to juniors and youth. James was inducted into the

Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame The Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame was established to help recognise outstanding services and overall contribution made to the sport of Australian rules football in Tasmania. Any participant of the sport, including players, umpires, media person ...

in 2008 for his media contribution to the game of Australian Football.

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2011 deaths Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame inductees 1940s births Place of birth missing Place of death missing Australian sports journalists {{AFL-bio-1940s-stub