Bill Stern
Bill Stern (July 1, 1907 – November 19, 1971) was an American actor and sportscaster who announced the nation's first remote sports broadcast and the first telecast of a baseball game. In 1984, Stern was part of the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame's inaugural class which included sportscasting legends Red Barber, Don Dunphy, Ted Husing and Graham McNamee. He was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame (1988) and has a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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| Born | July 1, 1907 Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 19, 1971 (aged 64) Rye, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Hawthorne, New York |
| Alma mater | Pennsylvania Military College |
| Occupation(s) | Broadcaster, actor |
| Spouse | Harriet May Sterne (d. 2006) |
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