Pat Doody was a British television continuity announcer, known most notably for his work at Border Television

Border Television

Border Television is the ITV franchise holder for the Border region, spanning the England/Scotland border and covering Dumfries & Galloway region, a small part of the south-west area of Ayrshire, the Scottish Borders, parts of north and west Northumberland and the majority of Cumbria...

 and Tyne Tees Television

Tyne Tees Television

Tyne Tees Television is the ITV television franchise for North East England and parts of North Yorkshire. As of 2009, it forms part of a non-franchise ITV Tyne Tees & Border region, shared with the ITV Border region...

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His father was the owner of a theatre company, although instead of opting for a career in acting, Pat chose to go into announcing work and as well as working for Border and Tyne Tees, he freelanced at LWT and voiced many local commercials for Metro Radio

Metro Radio

Metro Radio is an independent local radio station based in Newcastle upon Tyne and broadcasting to Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland. The station's output is principally contemporary pop and dance music...

 in Newcastle

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...

. His voice was also heard as the announcer of Border's popular networked series, Mr. and Mrs.

Mr. and Mrs.

Mr. & Mrs. is a television show that originated in Canada in 1963, debuting in Britain shortly afterwards. The Canadian version was produced at CFTO-TV in Toronto and ran on the CTV network for 780 episodes, and was hosted by Roy Ward Dickson, who was also the show's creator...

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Poignantly, Pat was the duty announcer and newsreader at Border on 27 February 1990, the night before his death..