TV sportscasters, just like the athletes they covered, come and go.
But a few established themselves as stars, remaining popular for years, even decades.
Meet televisions Warner Wolf. He actually started on the radio in 1961, before moving to TV in 1965 in his hometown Washington DC.
By 1976 he had moved on to New York City, were he further cemented his reputation as a sportscasting star.
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Along the way Warner Wolf popularized two catch phrases: “Gimme a break!” and “Let’s go to the videotape.”
Eventually Wolf wrote two books, each titled after one of those catchphrases. I met him in 2000 on publication of Let’s Go To The Videotape.
Be sure and stick around for his predictions, and see how many of them actually came true.
So here now, from 2000, Warner Wolf.
Warner wolf levt TV in 2016. He’s 87 now, and can be heard weekly on New York’s WOR radio.