Roger Tames

Roger Tames is a broadcaster, commentator and presenter who is best known for presenting sport on the north eastern version of the ITV regional news programme ITV Tyne Tees.

Life and career
Tames joined ITV Tyne Tees in 1976 from the Dagenham Post, he spent 29 years as a sports presenter and then head of sport at ITV Tyne Tees and left in 2005.

Tames later joined Brendan Foster's Newcastle-based firm Nova International as a senior executive in its television production division.

Tames later became a sports commentator, he is well known for commentating on football games for Ayresome Park.

In 2015, Tames hosted Darlington Football Club Awards.

Personal life
Tames attended University Of Leicester and received a BA Hons in English. He was previously married to former ITV Tyne Tees presenter Lyn Spencer.