Tag: Larry Zimmer
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Sports broadcasting legend Larry Zimmer was champion for female broadcasters
Larry Zimmer was a champion for female sports broadcasters long before they were a common sight on the sidelines. Zimmer, who died Saturday at 88, was an old-school broadcaster, a human sports encyclopedia before Google. His familiar voice documented every play and touchdown with excitement, accuracy and the charming touch of a Southern accent, a leftover from…
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A look back at Denver’s storied roster of TV sports broadcasters | John Moore
Growing up in my house, you could roll off the names of Denver’s sports broadcasting legends like players on a championship roster: Starr Yelland, Lynn Sanner, Bob Kurtz, Gary Cruz, Ron Zappolo, Jim Conrad, Mike Nolan, and eventually Les Shapiro, Tom Green, Gary Miller, Steve Harms, Vic Lombardi and one of my own personal heroes:…