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Legendary Sportscaster Charlie Jones offers his thoughts and opinions on the world of sports, politics and life in general. Don't miss his wit and world-class sense of humor on his thought provoking and inspiring blog posts. Please forward this link on to your friends and family and please feel free to add a comment. Enjoy! http://charliejonesonsports.blogspot.com/

Monday, July 7, 2008

Charlie Jones touched lives with voice, heart - A tribute by Dave Thomas, La Jolla Village News

July 03, 2008 Having been a sportswriter for nearly 20 years and a sports fan since what seems like birth, I've accumulated my share o...

Friday, June 20, 2008

Jones was true pro, with pipes of velvet

This article was written by Nick Canepa of the San Diego Union Tribune. It is a marvelous tribute to Charlie. Please enjoy. I remember so mu...

Friday, June 13, 2008

Good Bye Charlie, we will miss you greatly...

Our friend Charlie passed away on Thursday of this week. Here is a copy of the story on most of the news wires. Sportscaster Charlie Jones, ...

Monday, June 9, 2008

MY FRIEND - JIM McKAY

Over this past weekend, We lost Jim McKay, the only true host of "ABC's Wide World Of Sports." For most of you under 40, you d...

Friday, June 6, 2008

BLACKWATER'S DECEPTION

Let me see if I have this correct. Blackwater Worldwide, you know, the company that has made millions of dollars from this present Washingto...

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About Me

Kim Doren for Charlie Jones:: Charlie Jones spent over 45 years as a professional broadcaster and an unprecedented 38 years as an AFL and NFL play-by-play announcer. In his first assignment, Jones called the play-by-play for the first AFL game ever broadcast. He also contributed to "ABC's Wide World of Sports" during his stint with ABC. For NBC, Jones described 28 different sports, including golf, Wimbledon tennis, figure skating, and numerous events for NBC's "SportsWorld." Jones worked the Seoul, Barcelona and Atlanta Olympic Games as well as the first AFL Championship game and Super Bowl I for NBC. In 1997, Jones was honored with the Pro Football Hall of Fame's distinguished Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award. Jones won a 1973 Emmy Award for his work as writer, producer and host of the documentary, "Is Winning the Name of the Game?" An accomplished author, Jones penned "What Makes Winners Win," published in 1997. He later co-wrote, co-produced and co-hosted the award-winning PBS series, "The American Frontier," with Merlin Olsen.

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