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- Died
- Bill Stern was born on July 1, 1907 in Rochester, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Pride of the Yankees (1942), We've Never Been Licked (1943) and XIVth Olympiad: The Glory of Sport (1948). He died on November 19, 1971 in Rye, New York, USA.
- Bill Stern was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1988.
- "Bill Stern's Sports Newsreel" was heard on NBC Radio (1937-1953) and CBS Radio (1953-1956). It was known as the "Colgate Sports Newsreel" from 1939 till 1951.
- Announced football games during the thirties.
- Covered boxing matches during the late thirties.
- In 1937, the "Bill Stern Sports Review" became the first sports talk show on radio.
- Our elections are free, it's in the results where we eventually pay.
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