Harry bowled over by honour

9:30am Friday 18th July 2008

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A YORK-BASED TV anchorman has been honoured for his contribution to sports broadcasting. BBC Look North presenter Harry Gration, an old boy of St Peter’s School, in York, has been given an honorary doctorate of the University of Bradford.

Former test cricketer Imran Khan presented Harry with the doctorate at the university.

Harry began his journalistic career as sports editor at BBC Radio Leeds, in 1982.

He went on to work on Match Of The Day, Grandstand and South Today before returning to Yorkshire.

As well as his work on Look North, Harry has reported on several Winter Olympics, and five Summer Olympics.

Harry said that to receive the doctorate from his home city was probably the most special thing about it.

“It felt very emotional,” he said. “They don’t dish them out regularly so it was good to get it. Receiving it from (Imran Khan) made the occasion even better – he’s one of the great cricketers of his generation.”