Bill Stern | |
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Born | Rochester, New York, U.S. | July 1, 1907
Died | November 19, 1971 Rye, New York, U.S. | (aged 64)
Resting place | Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Hawthorne, New York |
Alma mater | Pennsylvania Military College |
Occupation(s) | Broadcaster, actor |
Spouse | Harriet May Sterne (d. 2006)[1] |
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Bill Stern (July 1, 1907 – November 19, 1971) was an American actor and sportscaster who announced the nation's first remote sports broadcast and the first telecast of a baseball game. In 1984, Stern was part of the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame's inaugural class which included sportscasting legends Red Barber, Don Dunphy, Ted Husing and Graham McNamee. He was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame (1988) and has a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.