Ted Sobel
Ted Sobel | |
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| Born | July 14, 1953 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | sportscaster and author |
Ted Sobel (born July 14, 1953) is an American
NCAA games of the week while also hosting podcasts for the network along with field reporting covering all major sports, most notably the Masters Tournament. Sobel completed his first book Touching Greatness in 2021.[3]
Education
Sobel was raised in
Fairfax High School grad who later enrolled at Los Angeles City College in their Radio and TV Broadcast Department. He is listed as a Los Angeles City College distinguished alum.[4]
Early career
Sobel has been credentialed by the
Anaheim Angels a year later when he was mostly stringing as a reporter for many of the major news/sports outlets. These included: the Associated Press Radio (AP), United Press International Radio (UPI), ESPN Radio, Mutual Broadcasting System, Westwood One, WFAN Radio in New York, Sports Fan Radio Network, Radio-Canada Montreal (French speaking network), and others.[5]
In 1977, Ted became the Olympic Gold Medal winning team in 1980) on WIBA Radio. He did play-by-play for the New Hampshire/Cape Cod Freedoms of the North Eastern Hockey League and was the club's public relations and media director. He called the playoffs and championship series for the NEHL's Hampton Aces, and was a radio color analyst for the San Diego Mariners of the Pacific Hockey League.[6]
Sobel was also the game reporter and in-studio host on the
Work in Los Angeles
Sobel returned to Los Angeles after his time in
U.C. Irvine basketball on KWVE
-FM in 1980-82.
In 1985 Sobel began working as a
UCLA football postgame shows. Sobel continued to work on assignment for KNX most recently covering the 2016 Masters Tournament for Los Angeles' only all-news station.[8]
In 1994, Sobel moved over to radio station Breeders Cup and Triple Crown horse races, etc. He broke several big stories including the Wayne Gretzky trade from Los Angeles to St. Louis and the NFL's Seattle Seahawks brief move to Los Angeles in 1996.[10]
Awards
Sobel was a three time Golden Mike winner for best sports news reporting in Southern California radio while at KFWB where he also enjoyed being part of a record 10-year run of winning the prestigious Best Radio Anchor Staff awards presented by the Southern California Sports Broadcasters Association.[11] Most recently named to the 2024 class of the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
Other sports assignments
Sobel spent seven years as the 18th green announcer at the
Tri-Star Pictures starring Michael Keaton.[12]
Personal life
A
Oscar winning best picture The Bridge on the River Kwai. Sobel is also a first cousin to author Dr. Amanda Foreman and her journalist brother Jonathan Foreman.[citation needed
]
References
- ^ "Ted Sobel". Losangeles.cbslocal.com. n.d. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ "Sports USA Adds Ted Sobel Podcast, Announces College Football Slate". allaccess.com. 2014-05-29. Archived from the original on April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ "Ted Sobel". muckrack.com. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ^ "Distinguished Alumni". LACC Foundation. n.d. Archived from the original on April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ Stewart, Larry (January 26, 1996). "Maguire Looking Good Now as the Odd Man in the Booth". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ Royal Half, The (2013-10-13). "The Royal Half Gameday: Florida Panthers". NHL.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ Sobel, Ted (2014-05-28). "Ted Sobel's Excellent Sports Adventure". Sports USA. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ Hoffarth, Tom (March 3, 2016). "Weekly Media Notes Version 03.03.16: On Sobel's Tribute to KFWB, Lawler's Day and Roberts' Promotion". Inside So Cal. Archived from the original on April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ Hoffarth, Tom (2010-07-28). "Ted Sobel's Excellent Adventure Abroad". Inside So Cal. Archived from the original on April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ Smith, Craig; Sherwin, Bob (1995-12-19). "Behring Irked By Reports -- Hawk Owner Rips Talk of L.A. Move". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ "Ted Sobel". Sports USA. n.d. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ Hoffarth, Tom (2010-07-29). "Arash to Judgement Toward ESPN". Whittier Daily News. Archived from the original on April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.