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David Tanner,
MSc Journalism, 2012
“It was always my ambition to be a football
commentator. As a child I commentated at matches
for blind supporters, just as my dad had done for
my grandfather, who was blind. I got a Saturday
job with Radio Clyde’s football programme. For a
16 year old, it was thrilling to work alongside great
journalists like Gerry McNee and Paul Cooney and
ex-players like Davie Provan and Terry Butcher. It
was the days when radio was king.
“My relationship with Edinburgh