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| Subject Areas: | Nostalgia, Personal Experiences | |
| Name, Speaker Location & Areas covered: | Mr Paul WHITELEY  | Sowerby Bridge :: All Yorkshire covered |
| Contact & Website: | w: None | |
| Subjects: | A-Z of Part Time & Full Time Tales Paul entertains with stories from over 60 years of full & part time occupations and hobbies. They include undertaker's assistant, salesman, marketeer, football referee and sports commentator, to his current roles as a sports administrator and cricket writer. He reflects about personalities who he has met, both famous and not-so-famous, from Rod Stewart, Jimmy Greaves, Neil Warnock, Frank Carson & Bertie Mee to today's current pick of Premier & EFL managers and cricket personalities. And of course Seth Hampshire & Tony Mazey - who are they?!! Recollections include undertaking call-outs at the dead of night as a 14-19 year-old, refereeing over 700 football matches and organising sales conferences. Plus 30 years as a local radio sports broadcaster on BBC Radio Leeds, Radio Aire & Pennine Radio, not forgetting 22 years full-time in the cash-in-transit security industry. Paul is still involved with sport as the matchday Media Room Officer at Huddersfield Town, the ENCO Halifax Cricket League's PR & Media Officer and, during the summer, as a writer with a weekly cricket page for the Halifax Courier. Many stories are forthcoming, some very revealing, some funny, but all very interesting. THE FEE FOR DAYTIME APPEARANCES IS £35.00, PLUS A SMALL MILEAGE CHARGE FOR LOCATIONS OVER A 40 MILES ROUND TRIP FROM SOWERBY BRIDGE ONLY A BAR STOOL REQUIRED - VENUE MICROPHONE USE IS FINE IF REQUIRED FEE FOR EVENING EVENTS BY NEGOTIATION. |
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| Availability & Fee: | Anytime | £35.00 + travel expenses |
| Requirements: | Bar Stool, F, E | Click for requirements explanation |
| Virtual Talk Offered: | No | |
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