Jay Randolph

Jay Randolph
Jay Randolph
Born	Jennings Randolph Jr.; September 19, 1934 (age 89); sportscaster
Children	Jennings Randolph III (Jay Randolph Jr.), Rebecca Randolph, Brian Randolph
Parent(s)	Jennings Randolph, Mary Babb Randolph

Jennings "Jay" Randolph Jr. (born September 19, 1934)

sportscaster whose career has spanned more than fifty years.^[2]

Early life and career

The son of U.S. Senator Jennings Randolph, he grew up in West Virginia, attended The George Washington University from 1952 to 1956, where was a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity. As a young man he enjoyed considerable success as an amateur golfer. He played on the Golf Team at George Washington University and was inducted into their Athletic Hall of Fame in 1978. In 1958, Randolph began his broadcasting career as an announcer and sports director for a Clarksburg radio station.

Career in St. Louis

Following

St. Louis. He served as a staff announcer at KMOX radio in 1966, and as announcer and sports director for KSD (later KSDK) television from 1967 to 1988. At KSDK (Channel 5), Randolph anchored sports coverage for the station's newscasts and called TV play-by-play for St. Louis Cardinals baseball (as well as the first season of St. Louis Blues hockey in 1967–68). Randolph served as the over-the-air TV voice of the Cardinals for 21 seasons, split over two stints. He had a 17-year stint in the Cards' TV booth that ended after the 1987 season when the station lost the local rights, but was brought back in 2007 when KSDK got its small part of the TV pie, which ended in 2010. He does the "Randolph Report" on KFNS (590 AM) radio. Posted October 1, 2010, last referenced October 3, 2010.

NBC Sports

Randolph also worked for

Olympic Games and the Breeders' Cup.^[3]

Later career

Randolph called play-by-play for baseball's

Fox Sports Midwest

.

Randolph was inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.

Personal life

Randolph's son, Jay Jr., formerly provided commentary for the

PGA Tour Network on XM Satellite Radio, and hosted a sports-talk show on KFNS radio (590 AM) in St. Louis. He also appeared frequently on KFNS 590 AM) in St. Louis. Jay Jr. died from cancer in 2022.^[5]

References

^ on-air KSDK mention at Cardinals' game, 2010
^ Mickey Furfari (May 16, 2008). "Jay Randolph in 50th year as sportscaster". Times West Virginian. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
^ "Jay Randolph's play-by-play career appears over | St. Louis Cardinals | stltoday.com". October 2010.
^ https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/dan-caesar/article_42a65235-7af9-5df7-8d13-b9ff445f6e23.html Posted October 1, 2010, last referenced October 3, 2010.
^ "St. Louis sportscaster, golf figure Jay Randolph Jr. dies at 53 after brief illness | stltoday.com". November 18, 2022.

[1] -air KSDK mention at Cardinals' game, 2010

[2] Mickey Furfari (May 16, 2008). "Jay Randolph in 50th year as sportscaster". Times West Virginian. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2010.

[3] "Jay Randolph's play-by-play career appears over | St. Louis Cardinals | stltoday.com". October 2010.

[4] ttps://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/dan-caesar/article_42a65235-7af9-5df7-8d13-b9ff445f6e23.html Posted October 1, 2010, last referenced October 3, 2010.

[5] "St. Louis sportscaster, golf figure Jay Randolph Jr. dies at 53 after brief illness | stltoday.com". November 18, 2022.

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