Posted December 24, 200915 yr Sportscaster George Michael dead at 70 Washington (CNN) -- Veteran sports anchor George Michael died early Thursday after a two-year battle with cancer, according to his former TV station. Michael, 70, was known nationally for "The George Michael Sports Machine," a syndicated TV show that ran nationwide for 27 years. He was a fixture on TV for more than 25 years in Washington, where he was a sports anchor on NBC's channel 4, producer Matt Glassman said. http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/12/24/george.michael.obit/index.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
December 30, 200915 yr Obituary Broadcaster Dave Diles dies at Athens home Former ABC-TV sports broadcaster and longtime Prudential College Football Scoreboard Show host Dave Diles died at his home in Athens, Ohio, on Saturday night. He was 78. Detroit's WXYZ-TV said Diles had been in failing health since suffering a stroke in April. Diles was the ABC affiliate's sports director from 1961-72 and 1979-82. Full story at: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/sports/stories/2009/12/29/wire29.ART_ART_12-29-09_C2_MUG4R9U.html
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