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Schenkel began his broadcasting career at radio station WBAA while studying for a premedical degree at Purdue University. He worked for a time at WLBC in Muncie, Indiana. After military service in World War II, he resumed sportcasting in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1952, Schenkel was hired by the DuMont Television Network, for which he broadcast New York Giants football and hosted DuMont's Boxing From Eastern Parkway (1953-1954) and Boxing From St. Nicholas Arena (1954-1956).

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  • Chris Schenkel
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  • Schenkel began his broadcasting career at radio station WBAA while studying for a premedical degree at Purdue University. He worked for a time at WLBC in Muncie, Indiana. After military service in World War II, he resumed sportcasting in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1952, Schenkel was hired by the DuMont Television Network, for which he broadcast New York Giants football and hosted DuMont's Boxing From Eastern Parkway (1953-1954) and Boxing From St. Nicholas Arena (1954-1956).
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  • 1923-08-21(xsd:date)
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  • 1955(xsd:integer)
  • 2005(xsd:integer)
  • , his death
  • Fran Paige
Name
  • Chris Schenkel
  • Schenkel, Chris
Date of Death
  • 2005-09-11(xsd:date)
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Title
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  • Play-by-Play announcer, NBA Finals
  • Television voice of the
  • American television prime time anchor, Summer Olympic Games
  • American television prime time anchor, Winter Olympic Games
death date
  • 2005-09-11(xsd:date)
Place of Birth
Place of death
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Years
  • 1966(xsd:integer)
  • 1968(xsd:integer)
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Children
  • Christina, Teddy, and Johnny
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Date of Birth
  • 1923-08-21(xsd:date)
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  • sportscaster
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  • Christopher Eugene Schenkel
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  • Schenkel began his broadcasting career at radio station WBAA while studying for a premedical degree at Purdue University. He worked for a time at WLBC in Muncie, Indiana. After military service in World War II, he resumed sportcasting in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1952, Schenkel was hired by the DuMont Television Network, for which he broadcast New York Giants football and hosted DuMont's Boxing From Eastern Parkway (1953-1954) and Boxing From St. Nicholas Arena (1954-1956). In 1956, he moved to CBS Sports, where he continued to call Giants games, along with boxing, the Triple Crown horse racing, and The Masters golf tournament, among other events. Along with Chuck Thompson, Schenkel called the 1958 NFL Championship Game for NBC. He was the voiceover talent for the very first NFL Films production ever made, the 1962 NFL Championship Game between the Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants.
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