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The main commentator, also called the play-by-play commentator or announcer in North America, blow-by-blow in combat sports coverage, lap-by-lap for motorsports coverage, or ball -by-ball for cricket coverage, [1] is the primary speaker on the broadcast. Broadcasters in this role are adept at being articulate and carry an ability to describe ...
Benjamin Franklin Deford III [1] (December 16, 1938 – May 28, 2017) was an American sportswriter and novelist. From 1980 until his death in 2017, he was a regular sports commentator on NPR 's Morning Edition radio program. Deford wrote for Sports Illustrated magazine from 1962 until his death in 2017, [2] and was a correspondent for the Real ...
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- Benjamin Franklin Deford III, December 16, 1938, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
- Carol Penner Deford
- Princeton University
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Jan 27, 2023 · Billy Packer, a staple of college basketball commentary for more than three decades, passed away Thursday at the age of 82. The news was announced by Billy's sons Mark and Brandt. Mark told the...
May 29, 2017 · Sportswriter Frank Deford has died. His weekly Wednesday commentary was a Morning Edition staple for over 35 years. And before he joined NPR in 1980, he already was one of the most esteemed and...
Feb 23, 2023 · John Motson, the soccer commentator whose animated voice was inseparable from many of the sport’s biggest moments over his 50 years at the BBC, died on Thursday. He was 77. The BBC...
