I really liked Whitaker. But I blame his literate, insightful essay style for his many later imitators, who are just obnoxious and self-indulgent.
On Sun, Aug 18, 2019 at 3:19 PM Diner <[email protected]> wrote: > R.I.P. to one of my fellow Saint Joe's grads. > > Good stuff in this obit about his early days at Channel 10, alongside John > Facenda and Ed McMahon: > > https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jack-whitaker-dead-erudite-sportscaster-cbs-abc-was-95-723626 > > > On Sunday, August 18, 2019 at 4:47:13 PM UTC-4, Bob Jersey wrote: >> >> Versatile sportscaster: golf, boxing, horse racing, and of course, the >> NFL. >> >> Just when people were sure he'd never leave CBS Sports, he moved to ABC, >> likely because it would increase his odds of covering Olympic events. >> >> Enough 'toob of him still around, if you don't mind sifting through those >> of three others with similar names, e.g. a budding equestrian star that >> might reach the Tokyo Games. >> >> In Devon, PA (long an equestrian hotbed); 95. >> >> >> https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jack-whitaker-legendary-cbs-sports-announcer-has-died-at-age-95-cause-of-death-natural-causes-2019-08-18/ >> (link) >> >> B >> >> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/1e3e85b0-1036-4af0-8f4b-ab90e9dd5a07%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/1e3e85b0-1036-4af0-8f4b-ab90e9dd5a07%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYKeJ7MeVOspPex5_Pp5EXEYCWXOr%3DKs67XapS%2B8Bp0X4w%40mail.gmail.com.
