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Bill Stern

alexandergartley — 2010-01-25T15:41:14Z

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- '''Bill Stern''' was born July 1, ["1907"] in Rochester, New York. His first job as a sports announcer came in ["1925"] when he was hired to broadcast football games over ["WHAM 1180" WHAM] radio.	+ '''Bill Stern''' was born July 1, ["1907"] in Rochester, New York. His first job as a sports announcer came in ["1925"] when he was hired to broadcast ["football"] games over ["WHAM 1180" WHAM] radio.

Bill Stern

alexandergartley — 2008-07-24T14:21:34Z

bolded Bill's name in the description

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- Bill Stern was born July 1, ["1907"] in Rochester, New York. His first job as a sports announcer came in ["1925"] when he was hired to broadcast football games over ["WHAM 1180" WHAM] radio.	+ '''Bill Stern''' was born July 1, ["1907"] in Rochester, New York. His first job as a sports announcer came in ["1925"] when he was hired to broadcast football games over ["WHAM 1180" WHAM] radio.

Bill Stern

DavidHowe — 2007-11-20T15:13:12Z

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- Bill Stern was born July 1, 1907 in Rochester, New York. His first job as a sports announcer came in 1925 when he was hired to broadcast football games over ["radio" WHAM] radio.	+ Bill Stern was born July 1, ["1907"] in Rochester, New York. His first job as a sports announcer came in ["1925"] when he was hired to broadcast football games over ["WHAM 1180" WHAM] radio.
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- Sterns experience in theater and vaudeville as stage director and manager carried over into his broadcasting as he brought a dramatic flair to the microphone, especially while describing the action for NBC of the Friday night boxing matches.	+ Stern's experience in theater and vaudeville as stage director and manager carried over into his broadcasting as he brought a dramatic flair to the microphone, especially while describing the action for NBC of the Friday night boxing matches.
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- Stern was best-known as the host of The Colgate Sports Newsreel and Bill Stern Sports which ran on NBC or ABC from 1937 through 1956. On these fifteen-minute shows he told tales of sports legends and strange occurrences which kept listeners eagerly waiting for the climax. Although some of his reports stretched the limits of credibility, no one doubted that Stern was a master storyteller who used emphasis, repetition, and pauses to perfection.	+ Stern was best-known as the host of The Colgate Sports Newsreel and Bill Stern Sports which ran on [wiki:wikipedia:NBC] or [wiki:wikipedia:ABC] from ["1937"] through ["1956"]. On these fifteen-minute shows he told tales of sports legends and strange occurrences which kept listeners eagerly waiting for the climax. Although some of his reports stretched the limits of credibility, no one doubted that Stern was a master storyteller who used emphasis, repetition, and pauses to perfection.
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- Bill Stern died in Rye, New York on November 19, 1971. He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1988.	+ Bill Stern died in [wiki:wikipedia:Town_of_Rye%2C_New_York Rye, New York] on November 19, ["1971"]. He was inducted into the [wiki:wikipedia:Radio_Hall_of_Fame Radio Hall of Fame] in ["1988"]. + + See also: + + * [wiki:wikipedia:Bill_Stern Bill Stern]

Bill Stern

MariahBetz — 2005-11-20T08:33:20Z

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	+ Bill Stern was born July 1, 1907 in Rochester, New York. His first job as a sports announcer came in 1925 when he was hired to broadcast football games over ["radio" WHAM] radio. + + Sterns experience in theater and vaudeville as stage director and manager carried over into his broadcasting as he brought a dramatic flair to the microphone, especially while describing the action for NBC of the Friday night boxing matches. + + Stern was best-known as the host of The Colgate Sports Newsreel and Bill Stern Sports which ran on NBC or ABC from 1937 through 1956. On these fifteen-minute shows he told tales of sports legends and strange occurrences which kept listeners eagerly waiting for the climax. Although some of his reports stretched the limits of credibility, no one doubted that Stern was a master storyteller who used emphasis, repetition, and pauses to perfection. + + Bill Stern died in Rye, New York on November 19, 1971. He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1988.