Jim Pope

{{Short description|English announcer (1933–2001)}}

Jim Pope (2 October 1933 – 18 August 2001) was an English radio and television continuity announcer who was known for providing the announcements on Granada TV's University Challenge.

He began his career in radio and moved to TV to deliver continuity links for HTV in the 1960s and early 1970s. He later joined Granada TV where he devoted his career as a continuity announcer{{Cite web |date=30 April 2021 |title=Granada is celebrating 25 years of broadcasting |url=https://rewind.thetvroom.com/28242/channel-presentation/granada-tv-continuity-1981/ |access-date=10 April 2024 |website=Rewind}} and newsreader of Granada Reports bulletins. He was also a narrator for the current affairs programme, World in Action.

Pope performed the role of voice-over announcer for Granada's University Challenge until his death in 2001, when he was succeeded by Roger Tilling.{{Cite web |last=Lillywhite |first=Maisie |date=October 2023 |title=University Challenge's Roger Tilling 'cries' over 'beautiful' name of contestant |url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/tv/university-challenge-s-roger-tilling-cries-over-beautiful-name-of-contestant/ar-AA1hgS7i |access-date=10 April 2024 |website=MSN}}

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| list = University Challenge announcer
1972–2001

| prev = Don Murray Henderson
1962–1972

| next = Roger Tilling
2001–present

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