July 2, 2012Dear Sir,I want the public of Bermuda and especially the sporting population to remember when the next Hall Of Fame voting rolls around to acknowledge the works and achievements of three of our greatest sports announcers that we were privileged to hear on the airways. Two of them formed a legendary team (for those of us that remember) working at that time for the Capital Broadcasting Company ZFB Television and Radio Studios which was located at “By The Sea”, North Shore, in Devonshire.Mr Editor, what chemistry these two had, but what endeared them to us was their contrasting styles, one was cool, precise and clean in his delivery and very clear with attention to detail, and the other was all excitement, coining the phrase “mie, my, mie, my, my, mie”. The former had the ability to carry an audience on his own merit, and the latter to a certain extent, but not as gifted but just as popular (in the late Howard Cosell, RIP, mould) in that department as the former. Both very knowledgeable and well versed in the history of all sports. Both of them baseball enthusiasts!These two living legends worked the airways, bringing live sporting events like football, cricket and softball during their assigned seasons when the level of the sports they covered was at its peak. My favourite was football, and they covered it very well. Many a story has been told how these two brought people from the comfort of their beds during cold and damp nights during winter to the gates of matches they were covering. Two gifted men paired together by fate that will live in our hearts and minds forever.The pair is, Mr Editor: Winston JR Jones and Joe L Brown. Let’s nominate these two for the Hall of Fame (HOF) in the category for broadcasting. The remaining legend started and had a long stint at the BBC (The Bermuda Broadcasting Company) and equally now at VSB. He stood and continues to stand alone, (although diminishing skills through the natural ageing process) only in my opinion because he never was paired equally to a partner that brought the same guile, humour, knowledge, and captivating delivery that he has. He was paired with notable commentators Rudolf (Bunkers) Bean, Lorie Pearman, (both RIP) and Sean Tucker to name a few. No disrespect to any of them that I mentioned or who I didn’t above, but this legend was unique and when at his best, he was among the best. Listening to his commentary during the afternoon of the final day of the 1979 Cup Match was his finest hours.His use of the English language spoke volumes then and still brings a chuckle to the listening audience today. Promoting upcoming cricket events, and during commentary his unique way of going to a commercial break was to say, and I quote “you’re listening to wee as bee shreee, eleven-sixty on your dial”! Nothing brought more of a chuckle too many of a listening audience when he saw a full figure woman in his sights, “wow, that’s a biggie” and the Jumbo jet has landed. And his legendary and unique laugh on air and off (microphone still on) was funny to say the least. If you looked beyond your laughter of how he enticed friends and vendors to send him servings of dishes from food to snowballs, you would have learned a few things about being a salesman!All in aid of filling up the burn calories of live broadcasting. Even showing the aforementioned young Tucker how to do it, lol. Only he can get away with it. A few tried to imitate him in some instances but failed miserably. Mr Editor, I don’t know who coined the phrase, and I quote “I would like to say hello to the sick and the shut in, and all those for whatever reason you aren’t able to be here” but this legend made this his signature morning greeting his own! Never failing to add his special greeting to his grandchildren from poppa attaches!This is, Mr Editor, CV (Jim) Wooldridge. Let’s nominate these three for the Hall of Fame (HOF) in the category for broadcasting.BROWNLOW ADDERLEYSouthampton