Bill Mercer

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William A. Mercer (born February 13, 1926) is an American

sportscaster, educator and author. Originally from Muskogee, Oklahoma, he has retired to Durham, North Carolina after a long residence in Richardson, Texas. In 2002, he was inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame.[1]

Personal

During

play-by-play voice of the Portland Sea Dogs in Portland, Maine
.

Career

Mercer is best known as a play-by-play radio announcer for baseball, football, basketball and wrestling. He was also a news reporter for

Ron Chapman. Mercer also spent over 35 years teaching new generations of sports broadcasters in the University of North Texas's Radio/TV Department.[1] He was also recognized by the University of Texas at Dallas Athletic Department for his involvement with their live game broadcasts.[5]

News reporter

Further information: Assassination of John F. Kennedy

On the day of the Assassination of John F. Kennedy (November 22, 1963), Mercer was a news anchor and reporter with Dallas radio station KRLD. Mercer covered the topic extensively from the field for KRLD and later became the first reporter to inform the assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, that he would be charged with murder for his actions.[6][7][8][9][10]

Play by Play sports announcer

In his 60+ year career, Mercer provided play-by-play broadcasting for several minor league teams: First, the Muskogee Giants of the Class C Western Association, then the

Ice Bowl," the NFL championship game between the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers in 1967, along with the Cowboys' second Super Bowl
appearance in January, 1972.

Wrestling

During his time at UNT, he called games involving Kevin Adkisson and Steve Williams, who both became professional wrestlers under the names

KDFW-TV,) Channel 4. In early 1976, Mercer took over announcing duties for the long-running Saturday Night Wrestling program on KTVT, Channel 11, in Fort Worth, when original announcer Dan Coates retired.[11]

Awards

Bibliography

  • When the News Went Live: Dallas 1963.
    ISBN 1-58979-139-8
  • Play-by-Play: Tales from a Sportscasting Insider
    ISBN 978-1-58979-224-1

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Bill Mercer Bio". Texas Radio Hall of Fame.
  2. ^ "Mercer, Bill". encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  3. ISBN 1-58979-139-8
    .
  4. ISBN 978-1-58979-224-1
    .
  5. ^ a b "UT Dallas Athletics Hall of Honor". UT Dallas. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
  6. Dallas News
    . 22 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  7. ^ Chamlee, Virginia (30 October 2023). "In JFK Docuseries, Witnesses Recall Shock of Learning That Jack Ruby Murdered Lee Harvey Oswald". People. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  8. ^ Easton, Anne (3 November 2023). "Eyewitnesses Bring New Perspective To Tragedy In 'JFK: One Day In America'". Forbes. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  9. ^ "National Geographic to Commemorate 60th Anniversary of Former President John F. Kennedy's Assassination With 2nd Installment". Bloomberg News. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  10. ^ Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza (6 February 2020). Living History with Bill Mercer. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Bill Mercer". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  12. ^ "8 new media members to join the Texas Sports HOF". Texas Sports Hall of Fame.
  13. ^ "Merv Johnson Receives Bill Teegins Award". SoonerSports.com. University of Oklahoma. December 11, 2012.
  14. ^ "Bill Mercer Hall of Fame 2009". Texas Intercollegiate Press Association. 31 October 2012.
  15. ^ "Bill Mercer". UNT North Texan.
  16. ^ "Muskogee High reveals its 2014 Athletic Hall of Fame class". Muskogee Phoenix. 10 July 2014.
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