Ted Husing
Birth Name:
Edward Britt Husing
Birth Place:
The Bronx, New York, United States
Profession
Actor, Writer
Fast Facts
- Got his first broadcasting job at the RCA-WJZ radio station in 1924
- Joined CBS in 1927, where he would spend the next 19 years as a sports announcer
- When he joined the CBS network, he was hired as a staff announcer and network bookkeeper, but didn't last long as a bookkeeper
- Best known as a sportscaster who was responsible for the structure and pace of modern television and radio sports reporting
- Volunteered to serve as the master of ceremonies for CBS's first television broadcast in 1931
- Parts of his announcing of the 1951 Sugar Ray Robinson-Jake LaMotta championship fight were used in the 1980 film "Raging Bull․"
- Was the voice of the Army football team on the radio for several years