Bob Gamere

Bob Gamere (Born 1939 in Worcester, Massachusetts) is an American Sportscaster.

A sports anchor on WNAC and announcer of Holy Cross football games, Gamere made his television play by play debut in 1970 as the play by play man for the New York Yankees on WPIX. He was let go after one season and replaced by Bill White. [ [http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/nyy/history/broadcasters.jsp YANKEES BROADCASTERS] ]

From 1973-1980 he hosted "Candlepins for Cash" on WNAC. After his dismissal, he moved to WMRE as host of their nightly sports call-in show. In 1984, Gamere began a five year career as a sports anchor at WLVI-TV. He was fired in 1989 after charges of assault and sexual harassment were brought against him by a Malden man. [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BG&p_theme=bg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADEEDD61E835D2&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM GAMERE DENIES ASSAULT HIS LAWYER RIPS CH. 56 DECISION] ] The charges were eventually dropped, but was not rehired by Channel 56. [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BG&p_theme=bg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADEF0C5857A5E8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM GAMERE CLEARED; HE MAY SUE CH. 56] ] That year he began hosting a weekend midnight to 5 AM sports talk show on WRCA and a nightly sports show on Channel 25. [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WO&p_theme=wo&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADE6DDB4AEADD2&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM GAMERE BACK, WILL BE HOSTING A RADIO SHOW] ] In 1990 he began a career in sports betting, hosting a NFL pay-per-view betting show, handicapping, and running a sports book. [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BG&p_theme=bg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADDFC1945E52DA&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM NBC IS BANKING ON DAY-PER-VIEW NOT DOWN THE TUBES YET A TOP 20 HIT DON'T BET AGAINST HIM] ] From 1994-1996, he worked for WNDS, calling UMass-Lowell hockey games and horse races from Rockingham Park .

From 1982-1989 he was the play by play man for Harvard football on WMRE, WDLW, and WTAG (where he was also sports director).

On June 15, 1988 Gamere was stabbed four times while walking in the Fenway section of Boston.

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