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Christine Chubbuck [a] (August 24, 1944 – July 15, 1974) was an American television news reporter who worked for stations WTOG and WXLT-TV in Sarasota, Florida.. The first person to die by suicide on a live television broadcast, Chubbuck shot herself in the head with a gun on July 15, 1974 during WXLT-TV's Suncoast Digest, after claiming that the network was about to present "an exclusive ...
The Pittsburgh Pirates are members of Major League Baseball (MLB); they have employed sportscasters to provide play-by-play and color commentary during games broadcast over the radio and on television. On August 5, 1921, Pittsburgh hosted the first baseball game broadcast over the radio.
Casey has previously worked at WDJT-TV (2001-2002), FSN Pittsburgh (2003-2007), ABC Sports (2005), and FSN Wisconsin (2008), and as a reporter and former studio host for the MLB Network. She has also done some work for the Big Ten Network and the NFL Network .
Stan Savran (born Stanley George Savransky; February 25, 1947 – June 12, 2023) was an American media personality based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [1] [2] He was a member of the Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame and a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates Media Wall of Fame. [3] [4]
Richie Ashburn, Hall of Fame center fielder for the Phillies and color commentator 1963-1997 Scott Franzke, Phillies radio play-by-play announcer 2006-present Harry Kalas, Phillies play-by-play announcer from 1971 to 2009 Tom McCarthy, Phillies play-by-play announcer 2004-2005 and 2009-present Mike Schmidt, Hall of Fame third baseman for the Phillies and color commentator in 1990 and 2014-2019 ...
The following is a list of current Major League Baseball broadcasters, as of the 2025 season, for each individual team.Some franchises have a regular color commentator while others (such as the Milwaukee Brewers) use two play-by-play announcers, with the primary often doing more innings than the secondary.
The first seven years of Clemente's life were spent between Puerto Rico and Pittsburgh. [4] His father died in a plane crash on December 31, 1972, while taking relief supplies to Nicaragua earthquake victims. [5] After his father’s death, Roberto Jr. became the spokesperson for the family when his mother Vera was not available. [citation needed]
Smizik was originally hired by the Pittsburgh Press in June 1969 and was a beat reporter for both the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1972–77 and the Pitt football and basketball, 1978-82 during the first few decades of his career. He became a columnist in 1983. He is a native of Pittsburgh and graduated from Peabody High School and the University of ...