Jim Pope (2 October 1933 – 18 August 2001) was an

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radio and television

continuity announcer In broadcasting, continuity or presentation (or station break in the U.S. and Canada) is announcements, messages and graphics played by the broadcaster between specific programmes. It typically includes programme schedules, announcement of the ...

who was known for providing the announcements on

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's ''

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''. He began his career in radio and moved to TV to deliver continuity links for HTV in the 1960s and early 1970s. He later joined Granada TV where he devoted his career as a continuity announcer and newsreader of ''

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'' bulletins. He was also a narrator for the current affairs programme, ''

World in Action ''World in Action'' was a British investigative current affairs programme made by Granada Television for ITV from 7 January 1963 until 7 December 1998. Its campaigning journalism frequently had a major impact on events of the day. Its product ...

''. Pope performed the role of voice-over announcer for Granada's ''

'' until his death in 2001, when he was succeeded by Roger Tilling.

References

External links

Pope, Jim. ''Granada Closedown'', TVARK. Broadcast 17 May 1983
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pope, Jim 1933 births 2001 deaths Game show announcers Radio and television announcers