Who was Bill Mazer?
Q: Who was Bill Mazer?
A: Bill Mazer was an American sportscaster.
Q: What was Bill Mazer known for?
A: Bill Mazer was known for being the host of the first sports talk radio show in history.
Q: When did Bill Mazer's sports talk radio show start?
A: Bill Mazer's sports talk radio show started in March of 1964 on WNBC (AM).
Q: What other sports did Bill Mazer commentate on?
A: Bill Mazer was a color commentator and a studio host for the NHL. He did play-by-play for the NFL on CBS as well as the American Basketball Association. Mazer was also one of the voices of the Milwaukee Braves of Major League Baseball. He called golf tournaments for CBS and NBC.
Q: What other work did Bill Mazer do besides sports commentating?
A: During the 1960s and 1970s, Mazer did much voice-over commercial work, from L&M Cigarettes, Kodak, Ford automobiles to Trident chewing gum, among many others. He was also a host for Sports Extra teaming up with Lee Leonard. He filled in for Hugh Downs on the game show Concentration. Then he was given his own show, Reach for the Stars.
Q: How many National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association's Sportscaster of the Year awards did Bill Mazer win?
A: Bill Mazer won three National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association's Sportscaster of the Year awards for New York from 1964–66.
Q: When did Bill Mazer die and at what age?
A: Bill Mazer died on October 23, 2013 from unknown causes at a hospital in Danbury, Connecticut, aged 92.
