Sid Waddell
Biography
Although synonymous with his Georgie accent, Waddell was actually born in Alnwick, Northumberland. He has commentated on darts for donkeys years, first for the BBC then moving to Sky. He was the original producer of The Indoor League, the first British TV programme to broadcast darts along with many other pub games.
Trivia
Wrote the BBC Children's football-themed sitcom, Jossy's Giants.
He has a history degree from Cambridge. Who knew?
