New Yorkers will long remember the resonant and
mellifluous echo of John Sterling's voice in
announcing the Bronx Bombers' victories. Now,
the legendary longtime radio voice of the New
York Yankees fans will be teaming with Charley
Steiner in the WCBS-AM Yankees' broadcast booth.
In addition, Mr. Sterling will host "Yankeeography"
and "Yankees Classics" on the YES
Network.
Previously, Mr. Sterling and Michael Kay hosted
"Sport Talk with John Sterling and Michael
Kay," an MSG produced sports call-in radio
show that featured the pair discussing a wide
array of sports topics on 77WABC during the
winter months. During the baseball season, Mr.
Sterling and Mr. Kay hosted "Yankee
Talk," which aired 90 minutes prior to all
weekend Yankees games. They also worked together
as hosts of the post- World Series parade
festivities at City Hall in 1996, '98, and '00.
Mr. Sterling joined WABC Radio in 1989 from TBS
and WSB Radio, where he called Atlanta Hawks
games from 1981-89 and Braves games from
1982-87. In 1981, he handled play by play chores
for WDCA-TV on Washington Bullets telecasts.
In 1975, Mr. Sterling worked as play by play
announcer for the New York Nets and the New York
Islanders on WMCA Radio in New York. He teamed
with Bob Lawrence for Islanders broadcasts until
1978 while continuing to call Nets action until
1980. Sterling teamed with partner Mike
DiTomasso for the Nets games which were
simulcast on WVNJ Radio, WWOR-TV and
SportsChannel New York from 1978-80.
Prior to calling games for the Nets and
Islanders, Sterling announced Morgan State
football on the radio from 1971-78 and hosted a
talk show on WMCA Radio in New York.
An "Iron Man" of the broadcasting
booth, Sterling has compiled a streak of
consecutive games on the air, having not missed
a game since the Fall of 1981. Mr. Sterling also
worked for the Atlanta Hawks and a year later
joined the Braves broadcast team. In 1997,
Sterling returned to the Nets radio booth where
he served as a fill in play by play announcer on
WOR Radio.
Mr. Sterling enjoys attending Broadway shows and
boasts an extensive knowledge of the lyrics to
many American pop standards. For the past seven
years, Sterling has been a spokesman for the
Leukemia Society of America. He enjoys reading,
movies, and swimming and lives in Bergen County,
N.J., with his wife Jennifer, their daughter
Abigail, and their triplets, Veronica, Bradford,
and Derek.
Maria
Cooper, daughter of Gary Cooper, is a renowned
painter and photographer.
Ms. Janis has recently written GARY COOPER OFF
CAMERA: A DAUGHTER REMEMBERS, a revealing look
at her father through photographs and personal
memories.
A
producer at MODA Entertainment, she is working
on 'PARENTLY HOLLYWOOD, a television interview
show hosted by Ms. Janis and Pia
Lindstrom.
She
is married to the concert pianist, Byron Janis,
and lives in Manhattan.
Mr.
Mulholland is the writer/director of COOPER
& HEMINGWAY: THE TRUE GEN, a documentary
on the 20 year friendship between Gary
Cooper and Ernest Hemingway, to be released
later this year. He is also the writer/director
of the upcoming documentary on SHANE.
Mr.
Mulholland wrote and directed INSIDE HIGH
NOON, about the dramatic events behind
the making of HIGH NOON.
He
is currently writing, for Heeltap Entertainment,
the screenplay for HEMINGWAY, a feature film
based on the life of Ernest Hemingway.
Mr.
Mulholland lives with his family in New York
City.
As
Senior Vice President and Editorial Director of Sporting
News magazine, the nation’s oldest sports
publication, first published in 1886.Rawlings has established SN as the
consistent source of information and analysis
for passionate sports fans.
Rawlings
received a Bachelor of Journalism (1973) and
Master’s of Arts in Communications (1977) from
the University of Missouri at Columbia.He began his journalism career in 1976 as
a sports desk copy editor for the Miami Herald.He later became assistant sports editor
for the Philadelphia Inquirer and then executive
sports editor of the San Jose Mercury News
before coming to Sporting News in 1990.
Sporting
News
has undergone a series of changes and upgrades
in Rawlings’ 14 years as Editor. In 1991, the
magazine had its first major facelift in 30
years, modernizing its appearance by introducing
color and more graphical treatments on many
inside pages and refocusing the content
exclusively on the Big 6 sports: baseball, NFL,
NBA, NHL,
college
football and college basketball. In 1993, the
magazine stopped running boxscores for every
Major League Baseball game for the first time in
its history
Other
important steps followed. In 1996, SN made its
appearance in cyberspace as a publishing partner
with America Online and in 1997, it launched www.sportingnews.com,
which has won numerous awards for its content
and ease of navigation. In December 1997,
another important step in the evolution of the
magazine was taken, when the physical attributes
were enhanced again, introducing improved
printing and color throughout.In 2001, coverage of the Big 6 expanded
to become the Super 7 with the addition of
NASCAR, then a heavier cover stock and upgraded
graphics and photography debuted later that
year.
Rawlings
is a member of the American Society of Magazine
Editors and Associated Press Sports Editors.
He
resides in St. Louis with his wife, Lynn, and
sons Ted and Sam.
