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Dec 18, 2018 · Sports anchor Lee Leonard, who made an impact both in New York and nationally, died at 89 this weekend at his New Jersey home, ESPN announced Tuesday. In New York in the 1970s, Leonard was a...
Dec 18, 2018 · Front Row Staff December 18, 2018. Lee Leonard, who said the first words on ESPN, died Sunday in South Orange, N.J. He was 89. Leonard and fellow SportsCenter anchor George Grande were the first faces to appear when ESPN took to the airwaves on Sept. 7, 1979.
Dec 20, 2018 · Lee Leonard, the first voice ever heard on ESPN, died Sunday at his home in South Orange at the age of 89. According to a report on ESPN.com, Leonard joined at the network’s inception in 1979, after a career in radio at WNBC-AM in New York, and TV jobs with CBS and NBC.
About. On Sept. 7, 1979, Lee Leonard introduced sports fans to ESPN as the channel simultaneously debuted its first SportsCenter telecast. ️ Subscribe to ESPN+ http...
Dec 18, 2018 · Lee Leonard, the first voice ever heard on ESPN, died Sunday at his home in South Orange, New Jersey. He was 89. Leonard joined ESPN in 1979 at its inception after a career in radio at WNBC-AM...
Dec 18, 2018 · Dec 18, 2018. An original ESPN anchor has passed away. Lee Leonard, who spoke the first words on ESPN's original channel, died over the weekend at the age of 89. The legendary broadcaster...
Dec 30, 2018 · Lee Leonard, Grande's anchor partner for the first-ever SportsCenter in the fall of 1979, and who welcomed viewers to the highlight-filled program, passed. Suddenly, a friendship of decades...
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