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Jim Britt | |
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| Born | April 11, 1910 |
| Died | December 31, 1980 (aged 70) Monterey, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Detroit |
| Sports commentary career | |
| Team(s) | University of Notre Dame (football, basketball) (1934–1935) Boston Braves (1940–1942, 1946–1952) Boston Red Sox (1940–1942, 1946–1950) Cleveland Indians (1954–1957) |
| Genre | Play-by-play |
James Joseph Britt (April 11, 1910 – December 31, 1980) was an American sportscaster who broadcast Major League Baseball games in Boston, Massachusetts, and Cleveland, Ohio, during the 1940s and 1950s. On June 15, 1948, Britt was at the microphone on WBZ-TV for the first live telecast of a Major League game in New England, as the Boston Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs, 6–3, at Braves Field.[1]
A native of San Francisco, Britt graduated from the University of Detroit and began his broadcasting career in Michigan before taking on play-by-play announcing for the University of Notre Dame's football and basketball teams, then the Buffalo Bisons minor league baseball club. He joined the air staff of Boston's WNAC radio in 1939.[2]
- ^ Bloomberg, Mort (2008). "Jim Britt". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research Biography Project. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ Buchanan, William, Sportscaster Jim Britt, 70, found dead in California home, The Boston Globe, January 6, 1981; retrieved from archives