- Gib Shanley
Gib Shanley (
August 6 ,1931 -April 6 ,2008 ) was anEmmy Award -winning sports anchor/reporter for ABC-TV affiliateWEWS-TV , Channel 5 inCleveland, Ohio .Biography
Shanley grew up in
Shadyside, Ohio , attendedShadyside High School . From there he went to radio broadcasting school inWashington D.C. , where he started his career in radio.Shanley first came to Cleveland in 1961, and worked for
WGAR AM-1220 Radio as play by theNFL 'sCleveland Browns and theOhio State Football Games. Shanley continued his work with the Browns as co-commentator and play-by-play with the likes of sportcasters Jim Graner, Jim Mueller, and former Browns' offensive tackleDoug Dieken until 1984. At about the same time, Shanley began his work on television as the evening sports anchor for ABC-TV affiliate WEWS, where he also served as sports director.In November 1979, Shanley gained widespread attention locally when made a controversial public statement against the public displaying of the Iranian Flag and the burning of the American Flag by pro-
Ayatullah Khomeini supporters in New York City by burning an Iranian flag himself on a WEWS-TV 11:00 p.m. telecast during the Hostage Crisis in Iran. [ [http://www.clevelandseniors.com/people/gibshanley.htm Gib Shanley] . "ClevelandSeniors.com".] cite news |first=Bob |last=Dolgan |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Colorful sportscaster was voice of Browns |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_topdoc=1&p_docnum=1&p_sort=YMD_date:D&p_product=NewsBank&p_text_direct-0=document_id=(%2011FEC843D5780478%20)&p_docid=11FEC843D5780478&p_theme=aggregated5&p_queryname=11FEC843D5780478&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=R60K5CFXMTIwNzY4MzIwNi40MTgwMzM6MToxMjoxOTguMzAuMjI4LjA&&p_multi=CPDB |work=The Plain Dealer |publisher= |date=2008-04-07 |accessdate=2008-04-08 ]Shanley continued full time in his job capacity at WEWS before becoming Sports Director for the then fledgling independent station
WUAB-TV channel 43's 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. newscasts in 1988. Shanley was the lead sports anchor, and he continued there until 1993.In 1995 Shanley returned to WEWS-TV as its weekend sports anchor.In addition to this, in 1996 Shanley became guest commentator on the weekly sports wrap-up/NFL coverage and commentary show "Countdown to 99" that was hosted by the late
Casey Coleman and formerCleveland Browns wide receiverReggie Rucker .In 1991 Shanley was inducted in the Ohio Broadcastsrs' Hall of Fame.
Shanley served as a guest commentator on WEWS-TV sports wrap-up show "Sports Sunday".
Gib Shanley died on
April 6 ,2008 of pneumonia. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=TV Sportscaster Gib Shanley Dies |url=http://www.newsnet5.com/sports/15808597/detail.html |work= |publisher=WEWS-TV |date=2008-04-06 |accessdate=2008-04-08 ]References
External links
* [http://www.clevelandseniors.com/people/gibshanley.htm Gib Shanley bio on Cleveland Seniors' website]
* [http://www.broadcastershalloffame.com/alpha.htm Gib Shanley's name on list of Ohio Broadcasters' Hall Of fame inductee list] , accessed 2007-11-04.
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