Sportscaster. He was hired as ESPN's first on-air commentator in 1978 before the network launched on cable television and remained there until 1985. He was a SportsCenter anchor and reporter who covered many top sports events. In his youth, he played two years of minor league baseball as a shortstop with the New York Giants in 1956 and the Chicago White Sox in 1957 before graduating from Seton Hall in 1958. He began broadcasting a year later in radio in Hastings, Nebraska and then developed his racing skills at Asbury Park. Before joining ESPN, he became a fixture in Hartford, Connecticut on television and radio. He was one of the original studio anchors at WFAN in New York City, the nation's first all sports radio station. After ESPN, he was in charge of an adult amateur baseball league founded in 1992. He also served as a public address announcer for Florida State League games as well as working baseball tournaments for the NABA (National Adult Baseball Association). He became the official scorer in spring training games for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1998.
Sportscaster. He was hired as ESPN's first on-air commentator in 1978 before the network launched on cable television and remained there until 1985. He was a SportsCenter anchor and reporter who covered many top sports events. In his youth, he played two years of minor league baseball as a shortstop with the New York Giants in 1956 and the Chicago White Sox in 1957 before graduating from Seton Hall in 1958. He began broadcasting a year later in radio in Hastings, Nebraska and then developed his racing skills at Asbury Park. Before joining ESPN, he became a fixture in Hartford, Connecticut on television and radio. He was one of the original studio anchors at WFAN in New York City, the nation's first all sports radio station. After ESPN, he was in charge of an adult amateur baseball league founded in 1992. He also served as a public address announcer for Florida State League games as well as working baseball tournaments for the NABA (National Adult Baseball Association). He became the official scorer in spring training games for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1998.
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