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MOTOR-F1-WALKER/ (UPDATE 1, PIX):UPDATE 1-Motor racing-Murray Walker, the voice of Formula One, dies at 97

Share this article Walker’s broadcasting career began in 1948 at the Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb. He covered an array of motorsports, from touring cars to truck racing to rallycross. Walker commentated on his first grand prix race for the BBC at Silverstone in 1949. He then became the BBC’s full-time Formula 1 commentator from 1978 and carried out this role until  2001. His final commentary was the United States Grand Prix. Paying tribute to him, Stuart Pringle, Silverstone managing director said "He was to so many of us fans of F1 the voice that epitomised the sport we love.  "Knowledgea...

Murray Walker, the infectiously excitable television commentator who became the voice of Formula One for generations around the English-speaking world, died on Saturday at the age of 97.

Long-time Formula 1 commentator Murray Walker has died at the age of 97

Walker, whose broadcasting career spanned more than 50 years, worked for the BBC and ITV, before he retired from commentating in 2001