Jim Gordon (sportscaster)
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Jim Gordon (February 15, 1927 ā February 16, 2003) was an American television and radio newscaster and play-by-play sportscaster in the New York City area for nearly 40 years.
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Born | (1927-02-15)February 15, 1927 |
Died | February 16, 2003(2003-02-16) (aged 76) Putnam Valley, New York, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | radio and television announcer, sportscaster |
Years active | 1960sā1994 |
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He delivered the first newscast for New York's WINS radio when it switched from a Top 40 rock music format to all-news in 1965 and also had long tenures as the television "voice" of the NHL New York Rangers and radio voice of the NFL New York Giants.
Later in life, he was also active in local politics in Putnam County, New York.[1]