'It's such a nice feeling to be able to make a difference to a child's life, especially when they've had a difficult time,' explains
Viv.
Now 67,
Viv remains the original Master Blaster due to his attacking brand of cricket which he displayed regardless of the situation.
Viv's son Danny, 35, who served in the elite Special Reconnaissance Regiment in Afghanistan and Iraq, took his own life last year after suffering post-traumatic stress disorder.
Dad-of-four
Viv was blasted three times with a gun after leaving a pub on Wallsend High Street.
But after Anna arrived at North Tyneside General Hospital that night medics told her there had been nothing they could do to save
Viv's life.
And Jamie told how Duffy made repeated trips to Newcastle before he died in a bid to taunt
Viv.
Viv brings 30 years of strategic marketing and management experience to the role as a former head of marketing at Grange Moorbased ladieswear chain Bonmarche and marketing director of uniform and workwear provider Simon Jersey.
Has
Viv Forbes studied the photographs from outer space of the devastating effects of global warming on the polar icecaps?
One night when
Viv was in the chair, the top story was about MoD plans to privatise the naval dockyard at Rosyth.
Geoff is a terrific draw as well, although he was taken aback somewhat when I asked Sir
Viv in front of Boycott: "Who was better...
Harry, who arrived in Antigua yesterday for the start of a 15-day Caribbean tour, was presented with a cricket bat by the sports stars Sir
Viv, Sir Andy Roberts and Sir Curtly Ambrose.
Viv has developed such an AI platform, which gives third-party developers the abilityto use and build conversational assistants, along with the integration of a natural language-based interface, into applications and services.