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Sports broadcaster Gubba dies at 69

Sports presenter Tony Gubba, who was known to millions of viewers as the voice of Dancing On Ice, has died at the age of 69.

His death, after a short illness, was announced by his family, just hours after the final of the ITV celebrity ice dancing contest.

Gubba spent much of his television career working for the BBC as a commentator and presenter for Saturday sports show Grandstand as well as the midweek sports show Sportsnight.

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