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词条 Bill Harrington (broadcaster)
释义

  1. Sportscasting

  2. Children's television

  3. News reporting

  4. References

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William T. Harrington (September 29, 1925 in Lynn, Massachusetts – February 14, 1998 in Boston, Massachusetts), as Bill Harrington was an American sportscaster, children's television host, and news reporter for WHDH radio and WCVB-TV in Boston.

Sportscasting

Harrington was a sportscaster at WHDH radio during the 1960s. He was Johnny Most's color commentator on Boston Celtics games and the radio play-by-play announcer for the Boston Bruins 1963–1966.

Children's television

In 1960, Harrington was hired by WHDH-TV to play Commander Jet on Commander Jet's Comedy.[1] He also played Nozo the Clown, the brother of Bozo the Clown. Nozo was used to fill in for Bozo when Frank Avruch was unable to appear on the show.[2]

He was married to fellow Boston television personality Jean D'Allaire, who played "Miss Jean" on the Boston version of Romper Room.

News reporting

He worked as a news reporter and state house correspondent for WHDH radio, WHDH-TV and WCVB-TV during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. He left reporting to become a media consultant.

References

1. ^https://books.google.com/books?id=hHZ3wYy7e9gC&pg=PA145&lpg=PA145&dq=Commander+Jet's+Comedy&source=bl&ots=HfayIQxlxz&sig=uHqwPXdub3Hzhr2YQJNXeeFNr84&hl=en&ei=puyRSZLYFZPHtgeCyYHUCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result
2. ^http://www.tvparty.com/lostbostonR.html
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