hiː wʌzðə fˈɜːst skˈɑːt tə pɹɪzˈɛnt ðə ɡɹˈændstænd pɹˈoʊɡɹæm ɔnðə nˈɛtwɜːk, wˌɪtʃ hiː dˈɪd ˌɔn ɐ ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ bˈeɪsɪs bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː.
He was the first Scot to present the Grandstand programme on the network, which he did on a regular basis between 1992 and 2002.