Networks and Announcers



Fridays on NBC were Don Dunphy, Win Elliott

Wednesdays on ABC were one or both of Russ Hodges, Jack Drees, Steve
Ellis; Russ Hodges left after November, Steve Ellis did the rest of
the bouts on radio, Drees on CBS TV

The Gilette Cavalcade of Sports aired at 10pm et Fridays from
1942-1960, most frequently from Madison Square Garden; networks were
Mutual 1942-45, ABC 1945-53, and NBC 1953-60; Don Dunphy did blow by
blow, with Bill Corum 1942-53 and Win Elliott 1953-60

Blue Ribbon Bouts were on Wednesdays at 10pm, from arenas all over the
country; they were on CBS radio starting in 1950, switching to ABC in
1955; Russ Hodges and Jack Drees were the original announcers; when
Hodges had baseball conflicts, Drees and Steve Ellis handled the
broadcasts; Hodges moved to tv in 1951, and Jack Drees and/or Steve
Ellis did the blow by blow every week until mid-1953; there was
network tv, but not radio the next two years; radio returned on ABC in
1955 with Ellis doing all the matches through 1957 (Jack Quinlan
subbed 11-28-56), perhaps he missed some others, but at the end of
1957 it appears the weekly broadcasts ceased

A network named ABS, Associated Broadcasting, did weekly Monday night broadcasts in 1945-56, from Cleveland or Philadelphia, with Sam Taub
and Joe Cummiskey

Mutual did a Monday night series from St Nicholas arena in NY in
1956-57 with Marty Glickman and Art Gleeson

Locally in New York boxing was a regular feature on WHN 1050, and to a
lesser extent WMCA 570 from the 1930s thru 1942 on WMCA and until
early 1949 on 1050; WMCA announcers included Sam Taub in the 1930s,
and the team of Joe O'Brien and Jimmy Powers from 1940-42; WHN/WMGM
blow by blow announcers included Don Dunphy, Sam Taub, Steve Ellis,
Charley Vackner and Guy LeBow

WINS had a Wednesday night series from Queensboro Arena in the summer
of 1945, with Tedd Lawrence and Joe Tobin; they also did radio
broadcasts of the televised Monday night bouts from Eastern Parkway
Arena, starting in the spring of 1954; the series ended by the end of
1954; Les Keiter did these bouts; from August thru October of that
year, WMGM added a Monday night series from St Nicholas Arena, in
competition with the WINS series; Ward Wilson and Jim Gordon were the announcers

after that, the only boxing radio in ny was the ABC and NBC network
weekly bouts

from there on, only national broadcasts of mostly championship fights
were on NY radio.

1950-1967

Here are the heavweight title fights from 1950 to 1967
Sept 27 1950 CBS Ezzard Charles Joe Louis Russ Hodges, Jack
Brickhouse
Jan 12 1951 ABC Ezzard Charles Lee Oma Don Dunphy, Bill Corum
Mar 7 1951 CBS Charles Jersey Joe Walcott Brickhouse, Jack Drees
May 30 1951 CBS Charles Maxim Steve Ellis
July 18 1951 CBS Walcott Charles Ellis, Lester Bromberg
June 5 1952 ABC Walcott Charles Dunphy, Corum
May 15 1953 ABC Marciano Walcott Dunphy, Corum
June 17 1954 ABC Marciano Charles Dunphy, Win Eliot
Sept 17 1954 CBS Marciano Charles Dunphy, Eliot
May 16 1955 NBC Marciano Don Cockell Dunphy, Eliot
Sept 21 1955 ABC Marciano, Archie Moore Hodges, Ellis
Nov 30 1956 NBC Patterson Moore Dunphy, Elliot
July 29 1957 NBC Patterson over Hurricane Jackson Hodges, Tommy
Loughran
May 1 1959 NBC Patterson Brian London Dunphy, Elliot
June 26 1959 ABC Patterson Ingemar Johannson Les Keiter, Howard
Cosell, John Wayne, William Holden
June 20 1960 ABC Patterson Johannson Keiter, Cosell
Mar 13 1961 ABC Patterson Johannson Keiter, Cosell
Sept 25 1962 ABC Liston Patterson Jack Drees, Cosell
July 23 1963 ABC LIston Patterson Keiter, Cosell
Feb 25 1964 ABC Clay Liston Keiter, Cosell, Jim Brown
May 25 1965 Mutual Clay Liston Van Patrick, Russ Hodges, Bill Stern
Nov 11 1965 ABC Clay Patterson Chris Schenkel, Cosell
May 21 1966 Mutual Clay Henry Cooper Edmund Andrews
Aug 6 1966 Mutual Clay Brian London Keiter, Patrick, Stern
Nov 14 1966 Mutual Clay Cleveland WilliamsKeiter, Patrick
Feb 6 1967 Mutual Keiter, Patrick

Here were some from 1955 not sure on announcers NBC unless otherwise
listed
January 21 Carmen Basilio Peter Mueller
February 4 Kid Gavilan Ernie Durando
February 11 Harold Johnson Paul Andrews
February 18 Ezzard Charles Charlie Norkus
February 25 Sandy Saddler Red Top Davis
March 4 Chico Vejar Billy Graham
March 11 Franie Ryff Danny Jo Perez
March 18 Carmelo Costa Joey Lopes
March 25 Bob Baker Julio Maderos
April 15 Holly Mims Bobby Jones
April 29 Chico Vejar Melis
May 6 Tommy Jackson Harold Johnson
June 3 Billy Mc Neece Paddy Young
June 10 Tony De Marco Carmen Basilio
june 17 Ernie Durando Tiger Jones
June 24 Vince Martinez Chico Verona
July 22 Sugar Ray Robinson Rocky Castellani
Sept 14 Tony De Marco Chico Vejar ABC
Sept 16 Frankie Ryff Joey Lopes
October 5 Cisco Andrade Eddie Chavez ABC
October 12 Al Andrews Tiger Jones ABC
October 19 Harold Smith Joey Carter ABC
October 26 Boardwalk Smith Johnny Holman ABC
October 28 Perez gonsalves NBC
November 4 Bobo Olson Sugar Ray Robinson
November 9 Saxton Jones ABC
November 16 Speiser YOung ABC
November 18 Rowan Pastrano NBC
November 23 Martinez Christensen ABC
November 25 Lausse Fullmer NBC
November 30 Basilio De Marco ABC
December 2 Logart Akins
December 7 Bob Baker Nino Valdes ABC
December 9 Bobo Olson Sugar Ray Robinson NBC
December 14 Gil Perez Jackie La Bua ABC
December 16 Ralph Dupas Ludwig Lightburn NBC
December 21 Boyd Scortichini ABC

It looks like most of the Friday night fights were on NBC Radio.

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