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Before becoming a nationwide sports commentator, from 1970 to 1974, Lundquist was announcer for the sports show, Bowling for Dollars, in Dallas, Texas. It aired weekday evenings on the ABC station, WFAA-TV, from 6:30 to 7:00, in north central Texas. [11]
Bowling for Dollars is a television game show on which people could play the sport of bowling to win cash and sometimes prizes based on how well they bowled.. Unlike most TV game shows of the time, which were taped in either New York or Hollywood and broadcast nationally, Bowling for Dollars was produced by local TV stations and featured contestants from the immediate area.
Lundquist has covered everything from the NFL, NBA, and Olympics, to even a game show called "Bowling for Dollars." However, many of Lundquist's most memorable calls have come from the Masters ...
Within its first year, the Rochester Bowling for Dollars had given away more than $100,000 in prizes to more than 2,300 contestants and received more than 825,000 Pin Pal cards, according to news ...
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Hansen was at 10 pm, and legendary anchor Verne Lundquist was at 6 pm, so WFAA had claimed them to be "Texas' Best Sportcasters." Hansen made his reputation in 1986 when he and his producer, John Sparks, broke a story about a massive scandal involving payments to players on Southern Methodist University's football team.
Jim Nantz's tribute to Verne Lundquist. As Collin Morikawa made his par putt on Hole 16, CBS broadcaster Jim Nantz paid a poetic farewell to Lundquist as he sent the broadcast to Hole 17, where ...
During CBS' coverage of March Madness, Raftery had long partnerships with James Brown (1990–93) and Sean McDonough (1995–99) but rose to prominence during his 15-year partnership (2000–14) with Verne Lundquist. [16] [17]