Ray Gandolf | |
Birth Name: | Raymond L. Gandolf |
Birth Date: | 2 April 1930 |
Birth Place: | Norwalk, Ohio, United States |
Death Place: | Manhattan, New York City, United States |
Nationality: | American |
Alma Mater: | Northwestern University (B.S.) |
Occupation: | Sports broadcaster |
Employer: | CBS ABC Television |
Spouse: | Blanche Cholet (wife) |
Children: | 5 |
Awards: | Emmy Awards (1987) Peabody Awards duPont Award |
Raymond L. Gandolf (April 2, 1930 – December 2, 2015[1]) was an American sports broadcaster on CBS, who went on to become a co-anchor of the historical series Our World for ABC Television, and also reported from four Olympic Games.
Gandolf was born in Norwalk, Ohio on April 2, 1930. He was married to Blanche Cholet and had five daughters. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech from Northwestern University.
Gandolf, along with Linda Ellerbee and Richard Gerdau, won a writing Emmy Award in 1987 for an episode of Our World.[2] He also received a Peabody Awards and a duPont Award.
Gandolf died in Manhattan on December 2, 2015 at the age of 85.[3] [4]