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Tony Roberts (sportscaster)

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Tony Roberts
Born1928 (1928)
Died (aged 94)
OccupationSportscaster
Years active1980–2006
EmployerWestwood One (until 2006)

Tony Roberts (1928 – August 26, 2023) was an American sportscaster who was the play-by-play announcer for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team from 1980 until 2006.[1] He is a member of the Indiana Broadcasters Hall of Fame, Holiday Bowl Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame. In 2005, he won the Chris Schenkel Award. In 2006, he was replaced by Don Criqui as play-by-play announcer for Notre Dame.[2][3]

Roberts was from Chicago, Illinois, and graduated from Columbia College with a degree in journalism. He began his career working for radio stations in Iowa, Indiana and Washington, D.C. He has also worked covering the NFL, MLB, NBA, golf, and the Olympic Games.[4] Roberts was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2016.[5]

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Death

Tony Roberts died August 26, 2023, at the age of 94.[6]

References

  1. ^ Greenstein, Teddy (May 16, 2006). "Roberts dialed out". chicagotribune.com.
  2. ^ Shapiro, Leonard (November 28, 2006). "Leonard Shapiro - Shame on Westwood One for Releasing Roberts" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  3. ^ Wieneke, Bob. "Former broadcaster Tony Roberts reflects on Notre Dame-Michigan series". South Bend Tribune. Archived from the original on April 8, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  4. ^ "The Fighting Irish". Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Official Athletics Website. June 19, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "Tony Roberts". Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. ^ Shepkowski, Nick (August 26, 2023). "Notre Dame football: Legendary radio voice Tony Roberts has died". Fighting Irish Wire. Retrieved August 26, 2023.



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