 Born in New York City, New York, on
February 14, 1923, sportscasting legend Bob Wolff entered his 71th
year as a sportscaster in 2010, furthering his record for the
longest running television and radio sportscasting career. Wolfe
began his broadcasting career in 1939, broadcasting on CBS radio
Durham, NC, while attending Duke University. After Duke he moved to
Washington, DC, where became a television pioneer in 1946, at the
DuMont Network, broadcasting Washington Capitals games. In 1947, he
began 19 years as a baseball broadcaster, beginning with the
Washington Senators. While broadcasting Senators games he not only
did play-by-play announcing but also hosted pre- and post-game
shows for both radio and television, wrote a syndicated column,
appeared on nightly television, and syndicated his baseball
interviews to other big league cities. After the Senators, Wolff
did play-by-play for the Minnesota Twins, before being hired by NBC
to broadcast the networks "Game of the Week," in 1962. Then in
1986, he joined New 12, Long Island, where he continues to work as
a broadcaster. In addition to his work covering baseball, Wolff
also covered a variety of sports at Madison Square Garden,
including 29 years as the voice of the New York Knicks. Since his
first Madison Square Garden event in 1954, he has broadcast more
Garden events than any other sportscaster. Wolff also hold the
distinction of being the first sportscaster to broadcast all four
major sport championships. During his long and illustrious career,
Wolff has received many awards and honors. He has been enshrined in
the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the New York Basketball Hall
of Fame. Additionally, he has been named New York Sportscaster of
the Year six times, and is in the Madison Square Garden Walk of
Fame. In recognition of his outstanding career, Wolff was inducted
into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall
of Fame on April 28, 2003. |