Voices of Football: Gerry Harrison, The Best from the East

Despite not being a commentator in one of ITV's bigger regions, Gerry Harrison had a lengthy career in the game, even though his pathway in was a little... unusual.

For many who work within the football industry, the accumulation of medals and trophies is something that happens to other people. In order to function, the game requires a vast supporting cast which gives it context, which gives that silverware a sense of meaning. Just as it is in professional football, so it is in the media.

For every John Motson, there is a Tony Gubba, and for every Brian Moore, there is a Gerry Harrison. Over the course of more than two decades, Harrison became the voice and face of sport in East Anglia, but he only seldom got the opportunity on the biggest stages of all. The result all of this turned out to be a voice heard all too infrequently in the latter stages of his career.