As the home to the Weymouth and Portland British National Sailing Academy it was the obvious choice to host all sailing events during the London 2012 Olympic Games.
When the BBC lauched Breakfast Television in 1983, he was the natural choice to host the programme, and, with Selina Scott, he introduced Britain to its first taste of regular early morning viewing.
Actor Josh Duhamel spent the week preparing to host Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards on Saturday night, but made sure to fax his bracket in time to enter sportscaster Dan Patrick's pool.