The voice of snooker 'Ted Lowe' dies at the age of 90 - Snooker News
Legendary snooker commentator, Ted Lowe, passed away at the age of 90 on the morning of May 1, 2011.
Lowe, who was also known as the Whispering Ted due to his special voice, was given a minute's applause, as the world of snooker remembered the great commentator. Lowe has been labelled as 'One of the BBC greats.'
Lowe, who was born in 1920, worked for over 50 years with the BBC and his voice was known by millions of people. He started commenting on snooker while he used to be a part of the audience. However he always kept his voice low so that he did not distract
the players.
He commentated on many great occasions including the 1985’s World Snooker Championship final, which was watched by 18.5 million people and was also voted as the ninth greatest sporting moment in the history of sports, by a British channel's poll in 2002.
John Virgo, who is also a BBC commentator for snooker, was a close friend of Ted. He also has commentated with him in the box on many occasions.
Remembering the legend, Virgo, said, "He set a standard for us all. I commentated with him and he was wonderful. He had an impish sense of humour and while cricket had its John Arlott, Wimbledon had its Dan Maskell, we had Ted Lowe. He was one of the BBC
greats. Those hushed tones, 'Whispering Ted', it's a sad day for snooker. He'll be sadly missed."
The 1985 World Champion, Dennis Taylor, who is commentating on this year’s Crucible final, was asked about Ted Lowe before the match. He said that Lowe was a great man, with a great voice. He admitted that he was helped a lot by Ted, when he was first called
upon in the commentary box.
Taylor also added that he can never forget him, as he used to call him the 36-year-old smiling Irish man. Lowe uttered many immortal words and one of his most famous dialogues was, “And for those of you who are watching in black and white, the pink is next
to the green.”
Ted Lowe will always be remembered in the world of snooker, as one of the best commentators the sport has even seen.
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