| 词条 | Shelby Whitfield |
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Shelby Aldwin Whitfield (April 13, 1935 – February 5, 2013)[1] was a play-by-play sports announcer, author and sports director for ABC Radio. Early life and careerWhitfield was born in Frost, Texas. He attended the University of Texas, where he announced games and did play-by-play coverage for the Plainview Ponies, a minor league team based in Plainview, Texas. He joined the Army in 1955 and became the sports director of American Forces Network within two years.[2] Washington Senators announcing careerWhitfield was a play-by-play announcer for the Washington Senators in 1969 and 1970. Kiss It GoodbyeAfter Senators owner Robert E. Short moved the team to Texas after the 1971 season, to become the Texas Rangers, Whitfield wrote a book called Kiss It Goodbye, which was highly critical of the franchise and its management. The book helped prompt the Federal Communications Commission to investigate the ethics of sports broadcasting.[2] Post-Senators careerFollowing his tenure with the Senators, Whitfield worked for WWDC-AM, hosting the talk show "Sports Roundtable." In 1974, he joined Associated Press Radio, where he served as the sports director for seven years. Following his tenure there, he joined ABC Radio as its sports director in 1981. In that role, he oversaw coverage of multiple notable sporting events, including the Olympics.[4] In 1991, he collaborated with sports journalist and announcer Howard Cosell on a book called What's Wrong With Sports. He retired in 1997.[3] He died in Jackson, New Jersey at the age of 77 from complications from diabetes.[4] References1. ^{{cite news |title=Sportscaster Shelby Whitfield Dies |first= |last= |newspaper=All Access |date=February 7, 2013 |accessdate=April 15, 2013|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/115089/sportscaster-shelby-whitfield-dies}} {{portal bar|USA|radio}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Whitfield, Shelby}}2. ^1 {{cite news |title=Shelby Whitfield, former Senators broadcaster, dies at 77 |first=Matt |last=Schudel |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 8, 2013 |accessdate=April 13, 2013 |url=https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-02-08/local/36990240_1_announcers-sports-director-abc-radio |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130630212017/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-02-08/local/36990240_1_announcers-sports-director-abc-radio |dead-url=yes |archive-date=June 30, 2013 }} 3. ^{{cite news |title=Longtime broadcaster Shelby Whitfield dies at 77 |first= |last= |newspaper=Yahoo! News |date=February 9, 2013 |accessdate=April 15, 2013|url=https://news.yahoo.com/longtime-broadcaster-shelby-whitfield-dies-77-190501606--spt.html}} 4. ^1 {{cite news |title=Shelby Whitfield, Former Broadcaster For The Washington Senators, Dead At 77 |first=Daniel |last=McCall |newspaper=The Inquisitr |date=February 9, 2013 |accessdate=April 13, 2013|url=http://www.inquisitr.com/516565/shelby-whitfield-former-broadcaster-for-the-washington-senators-dead-at-77/}} 9 : 1935 births|2013 deaths|People from Navarro County, Texas|University of Texas alumni|Major League Baseball broadcasters|Washington Senators (1961–1971) broadcasters|Writers from Texas|American male non-fiction writers|Deaths from diabetes |
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