Number 600 for willie mays. Lon simmons the voice behind some of the most iconic sports moments in bay area history passed away today at the age of 916789 good evening, everyone im katie marzullo. Broadcast hall of Famer Lon Simmons was part of the original San Francisco giants announcing team. He went on to call games for the as and the 49 erls. Tiffany wilson begins our team cover live from at t park with reaction to his death. Reporter fans remember lon simmons as the sound track to summer nights. Even when they werent at the ballpark they say he made them feel part of the game. Simmons career in the giants broadcast booth spanned five decades. He started with russ ej hodge he is in 1958 when the giants moved to San Francisco. Today the booth is named in their honor. Simmons is remembered for his enthusiasm, his incredible sports knowledge and his booming baritone voice. He shared shows skills across the bay calling games for oakland as for 15 years and spent 26 seasons announcing f
Sports community lost a true gentleman this morning when hall of fame broadcaster lon simmons peacefully passed away. You dont hear voices like that no more. Sad to say. The guys that commentate on the games now aday, they dont have that i dont know, that pizazz. You know i know hes up there in the great giants broadcasting booth up in the sky watching down on all the future giants games. Reporter simss on was inducked into the National Baseball hall of fame in 2004. At the time he was very bashful about receiving the honor. He coined the home run catch phrase, tell it goodbye. Fans say they will have a very tough time telling him goodbye. Lon simmons again was 91. Live outside at t park. Tiffany wilson, abc7 news. Tive neshek thank you. Were joined earlier by shoe now to weigh in on this as well. You have a twofold perspective. He was calling games when you were a 49er and later he game friends. He was a bay area eyeson demonstrate the booth. The hall of famer was the original voice o
Tonight parents went to battle over a book they say is too racy for freshmen. The school board approved the textbook, but is it too graphic . Good evening. Im dan ashley. And im ama dates. Tiffany wilson is live outside the School Board Meeting where so many parents gathered. They spilled into the parking lot. Tiffany . They felt passionatly about this and they cooperate get inside so they watched the meeting streaming over an ipad. Many of them Holding Signs like this to show which way they felt about this book. And when the board voted just a couple of minutes ago many of them left disappointed. I feel a loss of innocence myself. The sexually explicit words and images in this back ouch ited off a debate that left some questioning the fundamentals of the Fremont Unified School district. Im sorry. I cannot see anything that a child needs to know in 9th grade about bondage. What are you teaching them . Another sign of society changing. Please dont let your narrow views of human sexualit
Tonight parents went to battle over a book they say is too racy for freshmen. The school board approved the textbook, but is it too graphic . Good evening. Im dan ashley. And im ama dates. Tiffany wilson is live outside the School Board Meeting where so many parents gathered. They spilled into the parking lot. Tiffany . They felt passionatly about this and they cooperate get inside so they watched the meeting streaming over an ipad. Many of them Holding Signs like this to show which way they felt about this book. And when the board voted just a couple of minutes ago many of them left disappointed. I feel a loss of innocence myself. The sexually explicit words and images in this back ouch ited off a debate that left some questioning the fundamentals of the Fremont Unified School district. Im sorry. I cannot see anything that a child needs to know in 9th grade about bondage. What are you teaching them . Another sign of society changing. P your narrow views of human sexuality affect my ch
The sexually explicit words and images in this back ouch ited off a debate that left some questioning the fundamentals of the Fremont Unified School district. Im sorry. I cannot see anything that a child needs to know in 9th grade about bondage. What are you teaching them . For others the text is another sign of society changing. Please dont let your narrow views of human sexuality affect my childs education. I appreciated that this was taught in a way that was informational. Many objected not to the books content, but intended audience. Your health today was written as a College Textbook and fremont is the First High School district to use it. A decision even the superintendent wants to delay. He advocated for revisions or two separate health courses. An honors course and a basic course without. Not many parents were pleased. Lets leave the College Textbook in college. Changing one chapter in Sex Education hillary move a small part of the problem with the book. After 60 speakers passi