South Dakota sports broadcasting legend Bob Laskowski died Friday at the age of 73.
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Legendary Sports Caster in Rapid City and surrounding areas for more than 40 years. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2015, he did broadcasts for more than 3000 games. His voice was most identifiable with most of my generation as the sports voice in Western South Dakota and on KOTA radio.
Robert Richard Laskowski
Born in Amery, Wisconsin on March 30, 1943, to Richard and Hulda Laskowski. Attended Turtle Lake High School and Brown Institute in MN.
Laskowski was a sportscaster for KLIB radio in Liberal, KS; KTTT radio in Columbus, NE; and KHAS radio in Hastings, NE. He spent most of his career in radio and TV in Rapid City, SD at KOTA, KEVN and KTOQ where he won 7 South Dakota Sportscaster of the Year awards.
He moved to Sioux Falls in 2005 where he continued his broadcast career. He was elected to the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. He was a member of St. Gerard's Church in Brooklyn Park, a lector and Knights of Columbus member (3rd degree)
Portions of this obituary Published in The Argus Leader and on their website on Oct. 31, 2016
Visitation is Wednesday, November 2, 5-8 PM at Washburn-McReavy Coon Rapids Chapel, 1827 Coon Rapids Blvd. NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433. Funeral Mass
Burial following lunch at Calvary Cemetery, 991 West Highway 10, Anoka, MN 55303
Burial information courtesy of My town Black Hills dot com website and tributes dot com 2 November 2016
Laskowski to Enter SD Sports Hall of Fame
March 5, 2015
Six-time NSSA South Dakota Sportscaster of the Year Bob Laskowski will enter the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame on April 11. Laskowski’s award-winning TV and radio sportscasting career spanned 45 years, with 36 of those spent in Rapid City. There he became known as “West River Bob” for his support of all western South Dakota teams. But he considers himself a fan of anything or anyone South Dakota.
Laskowski, who retired in 2008, broadcast more than 3,000 athletic events during his career. The 1961 Turtle Lake (Wis.) grad began his broadcasting career in 1962 at KRSD Radio and TV in Rapid City. He then moved on to KOTA-TV and Radio in Rapid City from 1971 to ’84. There he broadcasted games for South Dakota School of Mines, Rapid City Stevens and Central and Post 22 baseball, and did two TV sportscasts a day.
From there, it was on to KEVN-TV and KTOQ Radio from 1984-98, then back to KOTA from 1998 to 2006 before finishing his career at KWSN in Sioux Falls. And it is in Sioux Falls where he will be inducted into the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame next month.
From the National Sports Media Association published 5 March 2015 on their website nssafame dot com.
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Legendary Sports Caster in Rapid City and surrounding areas for more than 40 years. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2015, he did broadcasts for more than 3000 games. His voice was most identifiable with most of my generation as the sports voice in Western South Dakota and on KOTA radio.
Robert Richard Laskowski
Born in Amery, Wisconsin on March 30, 1943, to Richard and Hulda Laskowski. Attended Turtle Lake High School and Brown Institute in MN.
Laskowski was a sportscaster for KLIB radio in Liberal, KS; KTTT radio in Columbus, NE; and KHAS radio in Hastings, NE. He spent most of his career in radio and TV in Rapid City, SD at KOTA, KEVN and KTOQ where he won 7 South Dakota Sportscaster of the Year awards.
He moved to Sioux Falls in 2005 where he continued his broadcast career. He was elected to the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. He was a member of St. Gerard's Church in Brooklyn Park, a lector and Knights of Columbus member (3rd degree)
Portions of this obituary Published in The Argus Leader and on their website on Oct. 31, 2016
Visitation is Wednesday, November 2, 5-8 PM at Washburn-McReavy Coon Rapids Chapel, 1827 Coon Rapids Blvd. NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433. Funeral Mass
Burial following lunch at Calvary Cemetery, 991 West Highway 10, Anoka, MN 55303
Burial information courtesy of My town Black Hills dot com website and tributes dot com 2 November 2016
Laskowski to Enter SD Sports Hall of Fame
March 5, 2015
Six-time NSSA South Dakota Sportscaster of the Year Bob Laskowski will enter the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame on April 11. Laskowski’s award-winning TV and radio sportscasting career spanned 45 years, with 36 of those spent in Rapid City. There he became known as “West River Bob” for his support of all western South Dakota teams. But he considers himself a fan of anything or anyone South Dakota.
Laskowski, who retired in 2008, broadcast more than 3,000 athletic events during his career. The 1961 Turtle Lake (Wis.) grad began his broadcasting career in 1962 at KRSD Radio and TV in Rapid City. He then moved on to KOTA-TV and Radio in Rapid City from 1971 to ’84. There he broadcasted games for South Dakota School of Mines, Rapid City Stevens and Central and Post 22 baseball, and did two TV sportscasts a day.
From there, it was on to KEVN-TV and KTOQ Radio from 1984-98, then back to KOTA from 1998 to 2006 before finishing his career at KWSN in Sioux Falls. And it is in Sioux Falls where he will be inducted into the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame next month.
From the National Sports Media Association published 5 March 2015 on their website nssafame dot com.
South Dakota sports broadcasting legend Bob Laskowski died Friday at the age of 73.
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Legendary Sports Caster in Rapid City and surrounding areas for more than 40 years. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2015, he did broadcasts for more than 3000 games. His voice was most identifiable with most of my generation as the sports voice in Western South Dakota and on KOTA radio.
Robert Richard Laskowski
Born in Amery, Wisconsin on March 30, 1943, to Richard and Hulda Laskowski. Attended Turtle Lake High School and Brown Institute in MN.
Laskowski was a sportscaster for KLIB radio in Liberal, KS; KTTT radio in Columbus, NE; and KHAS radio in Hastings, NE. He spent most of his career in radio and TV in Rapid City, SD at KOTA, KEVN and KTOQ where he won 7 South Dakota Sportscaster of the Year awards.
He moved to Sioux Falls in 2005 where he continued his broadcast career. He was elected to the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. He was a member of St. Gerard's Church in Brooklyn Park, a lector and Knights of Columbus member (3rd degree)
Portions of this obituary Published in The Argus Leader and on their website on Oct. 31, 2016
Visitation is Wednesday, November 2, 5-8 PM at Washburn-McReavy Coon Rapids Chapel, 1827 Coon Rapids Blvd. NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433. Funeral Mass
Burial following lunch at Calvary Cemetery, 991 West Highway 10, Anoka, MN 55303
Burial information courtesy of My town Black Hills dot com website and tributes dot com 2 November 2016
Laskowski to Enter SD Sports Hall of Fame
March 5, 2015
Six-time NSSA South Dakota Sportscaster of the Year Bob Laskowski will enter the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame on April 11. Laskowski’s award-winning TV and radio sportscasting career spanned 45 years, with 36 of those spent in Rapid City. There he became known as “West River Bob” for his support of all western South Dakota teams. But he considers himself a fan of anything or anyone South Dakota.
Laskowski, who retired in 2008, broadcast more than 3,000 athletic events during his career. The 1961 Turtle Lake (Wis.) grad began his broadcasting career in 1962 at KRSD Radio and TV in Rapid City. He then moved on to KOTA-TV and Radio in Rapid City from 1971 to ’84. There he broadcasted games for South Dakota School of Mines, Rapid City Stevens and Central and Post 22 baseball, and did two TV sportscasts a day.
From there, it was on to KEVN-TV and KTOQ Radio from 1984-98, then back to KOTA from 1998 to 2006 before finishing his career at KWSN in Sioux Falls. And it is in Sioux Falls where he will be inducted into the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame next month.
From the National Sports Media Association published 5 March 2015 on their website nssafame dot com.
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Legendary Sports Caster in Rapid City and surrounding areas for more than 40 years. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2015, he did broadcasts for more than 3000 games. His voice was most identifiable with most of my generation as the sports voice in Western South Dakota and on KOTA radio.
Robert Richard Laskowski
Born in Amery, Wisconsin on March 30, 1943, to Richard and Hulda Laskowski. Attended Turtle Lake High School and Brown Institute in MN.
Laskowski was a sportscaster for KLIB radio in Liberal, KS; KTTT radio in Columbus, NE; and KHAS radio in Hastings, NE. He spent most of his career in radio and TV in Rapid City, SD at KOTA, KEVN and KTOQ where he won 7 South Dakota Sportscaster of the Year awards.
He moved to Sioux Falls in 2005 where he continued his broadcast career. He was elected to the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. He was a member of St. Gerard's Church in Brooklyn Park, a lector and Knights of Columbus member (3rd degree)
Portions of this obituary Published in The Argus Leader and on their website on Oct. 31, 2016
Visitation is Wednesday, November 2, 5-8 PM at Washburn-McReavy Coon Rapids Chapel, 1827 Coon Rapids Blvd. NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433. Funeral Mass
Burial following lunch at Calvary Cemetery, 991 West Highway 10, Anoka, MN 55303
Burial information courtesy of My town Black Hills dot com website and tributes dot com 2 November 2016
Laskowski to Enter SD Sports Hall of Fame
March 5, 2015
Six-time NSSA South Dakota Sportscaster of the Year Bob Laskowski will enter the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame on April 11. Laskowski’s award-winning TV and radio sportscasting career spanned 45 years, with 36 of those spent in Rapid City. There he became known as “West River Bob” for his support of all western South Dakota teams. But he considers himself a fan of anything or anyone South Dakota.
Laskowski, who retired in 2008, broadcast more than 3,000 athletic events during his career. The 1961 Turtle Lake (Wis.) grad began his broadcasting career in 1962 at KRSD Radio and TV in Rapid City. He then moved on to KOTA-TV and Radio in Rapid City from 1971 to ’84. There he broadcasted games for South Dakota School of Mines, Rapid City Stevens and Central and Post 22 baseball, and did two TV sportscasts a day.
From there, it was on to KEVN-TV and KTOQ Radio from 1984-98, then back to KOTA from 1998 to 2006 before finishing his career at KWSN in Sioux Falls. And it is in Sioux Falls where he will be inducted into the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame next month.
From the National Sports Media Association published 5 March 2015 on their website nssafame dot com.
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