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390: Sports Broadcaster Jim Lampley
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 1:58:41
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Synopsis
It's a bucket-list conversation this week with legendary sports broadcaster Jim Lampley as he shares insights and anecdotes from his new memoir, "It Happened!: A Uniquely Lucky Life in Sports Television." With a career spanning five decades, Lampley takes us behind the scenes of some of the most indelible moments in modern-day sports broadcasting, offering a first-person, blow-by-blow account of history-making assignments, iconic calls, and never-before-told stories - including: Becoming the first live sideline reporter for a nationally televised college football game; Rising to ABC Sports heir apparency behind legends like Jim McKay and Howard Cosell; Covering an astonishing 14 Olympic Games across multiple networks, including ABC, NBC, and Turner; AND Hosting HBO’s Wimbledon telecasts and reaching Hall of Fame status as the 30-year voice of HBO World Championship Boxing (including his unforgettable call during George Foreman’s miraculous victory over Michael Moorer) BUT, OF COURSE, w