"Hatoyama has brought into question the competence of the entire party, " one TV commentator said.

NPR: Japan's Prime Minister Resigns Over U.S. Base

"I think his injury is very bad, " opines Ma Jian, a TV commentator who played for the Chinese national team.

CNN: Yao Ming foot injury could 'end career'

Pugnacious and prolific, he wrote more than 100 books and was a prominent intellectual who wrote widely for Catholic publications, had a syndicated newspaper column and was a frequent TV commentator.

WSJ: Rev. Andrew Greeley Dies at 85

Sanford is expected to face a tough bid for the seat against Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch, the sister of TV political commentator Stephen Colbert.

CNN: Mark Sanford: Shamed politician fights for comeback

Months later, in early 1956, she became a TV sports commentator.

WSJ: She Was the 'Founding Mother'

The swimmer (and model, TV sports commentator, author, and mother of 6-year-old Tessa, with ex-boyfriend David Hoffman) loves a challenge, but she's had some tough ones thrown her way in the past few years.

CNN: Fit and fearless: Dara Torres' secrets for a healthier life

Commentator and former CBS-TV anchorman Walter Cronkite replays what happened next.

NPR: Recalling the Mayhem of '68 Convention

Ms Colbert Busch was supported in her race to be the Democratic candidate by her younger brother, who plays a spoof conservative commentator on the satirical cable TV show, The Colbert Report.

BBC: South Carolina's Mark Sanford in political comeback

When news broke of the airspace shutdown on Thursday, a rapid travel plan was put together for the four-strong team of commentator Gareth Charles, pitch-side reporter Phil Steele, director Rhys Edwards and TV co-ordinator Gareth Gronow.

BBC: Scrum V team beat the ash cloud for Leinster v Ospreys