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That s where he met his future wife. they ended up being married for 65 years. then in 1956 he was at an orlando radio station and he got to interview the new owner of the washington senators baseball team. the owner took a shine to him, asked if he would consider coming back home to d.c. to audition for thennouncer job at the washington senators home field. he went back to d.c., did the audition, got the job and he became the senators announcer. became part of the fefshment of washington, d.c. he was the announcer for senators and he did it for a million other outfits. washington jewish week had a great profile of him a couple years ago where they listed all the little forgotten teams he had announced for at one time or another. the washington lions, hockey. washington presidents, hockey. it was a basketball team called the washington tapers, like they were candles? i don t know. there was a pro soccer team called the washington whips. another basketball team called the washington ca ....
They ended up being married for 65 years. then in 1956 he was at an orlando radio station and he got to interview the new owner of the washington senators baseball team. the owner took a shine to him, asked if he would consider coming back home to d.c. to audition for the announcer job at the washington senators home field. he went back to d.c., did the audition, got the job and he became the senators announcer. became part of the fefshment of washington, d.c. he was the announcer for senators and he did it for a million other outfits. washington jewish week had a great profile of him a couple years ago where they listed all the little forgotten teams he had announced for at one time or another. the washington lions, hockey. washington presidents, hockey. it was a basketball team called the washington tapers, like they were candles? i don t know. there was a pro soccer team called the washington whips. another basketball team called the washington capitals. there was a forgotten washi ....
The little forgotten teams he had announced for at one time or another. the washington lions, hockey. washington presidents, hockey. it was a basketball team called the washington tapers, like they were candles? i don t know. there was a pro soccer team called the washington whips. another basketball team called the washington capitals. there was a forgotten washington football team called the washington federals. he announced for all of them. but there was one gig he held longer than any other. one he did for free. even though he is 89 years old now, he s still working. when his wife died, his wife of 65 years died a few weeks ago, he said throwing himself into work on that one project, that one special project of his is the one thing that s been keeping him going. he said he can t bring himself to think about his wife s death. but his work on this one project, which he does every four years, he s been doing every four years since 1957, he said he was grateful to be able to throw hims ....