Veteran TV broadcaster Vine dies

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Vine fronted a huge list of shows, including It's A Knockout, Miss World, the Eurovision Song Contest, Wimbledon, Match Of The Day, Grandstand and the Olympics. He also hosted A Question Of Sport and Ski Sunday.

Vine, who celebrated his birthday earlier this month, died on Sunday night at his home near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.

He had triple heart by-pass surgery several years ago.

His publicist Paul Madeley said that since Vine's retirement he remained working as a consultant for the BBC.

He described Vine as "a true and utter gentleman at all times. I don't know of anybody who is regarded as he was in terms of his professionalism and dedication, whether he was presenting or commentating. He was like a member of my family. He was that close."

Vine, who was from Devon, worked on various newspapers as well as for ITV and the BBC.

Affectionately known for his spectacles and jumpers in the 1970s, Vine also worked on The Superstars.

With his knack for improvisation, he spent a quarter of a century working on the major snooker tournaments.

According to the BBC, 18 million people watched as "Viney" waited until the early hours of the morning to interview Dennis Taylor after his epic win against Steve Davis in 1985.