Jack Whitaker | |
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Born | John Francis Whitaker May 18, 1924 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Died | August 18, 2019 Devon, Pennsylvania, United States | (aged 95)
Occupation | Sportscaster & writer |
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Children | 6 |
Jack Whitaker (May 18, 1924 – August 18, 2019) was a retired sportscaster.[1]
He called play-by-play for NFL on CBS, PGA Tour on CBS, NPSL on CBS, NASL on CBS, and Major League Baseball on CBS. His hosting duties at CBS include Thoroughbred Racing, CBS Sports Saturday, and The NFL Today as well as a sideline reporter for the Super Bowl. He was also a game show host. He hosted The Face Is Familiar. Then he moved to ABC Sports.
He was a sports reporter for World News Tonight, a sideline reporter for ABC's coverage of the Super Bowl, and worked on Olympics on ABC.