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Also known as William Stern

American sports announcer (1907-1971)

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  • Bill Stern's Favorite Boxing Stories
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  • Bill Stern's Favorite Football Stories
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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1960-09-29
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Bill Stern (July 1, 1907 – November 19, 1971) was a U.S. actor and sportscaster who announced the nation's first remote sports broadcast and the first telecast of a baseball game. In 1984, Stern was part of the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame’s inaugural class which included sportscasting legends Red Barber, Don Dunphy, Ted Husing and Graham McNamee. He was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame (1988) and has a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. <a href="https://www.last

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Bill
Family name
Stern
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Rochester
Place of death
Rye
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Image
Bill Stern 1949.jpg
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date of death
1971-11-19
date of birth
1907-07-01
cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
natural causes
Commons category
Bill Stern
writing language
English language
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