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Vince
Lloyd
Sports Announcer
Obituary
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Career
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- Sports
Announcer, 1949-1987.
Obituary:
Former
WGN radio and television broadcaster Vince Lloyd, the voice of the
Chicago Cubs for many years, died Thursday night, July 3, 2003,
following a battle with cancer.
Lloyd
was born Vince Lloyd Skaff on June 1, 1917, in Beresford, South
Dakota. In 1940, he graduated from Yankton College in Yankton, South
Dakota, where he played tackle on the school's football team, acted
in local theater productions, and performed in radio dramas on WNAX.
Lloyd held early radio jobs at KTRI in Sioux City, Iowa, WJBC in
Bloomington, Illinois, and WMBD in Peoria, Illinois. His broadcast
career was interrupted by service in the United States Marine Corps
during World War II. After the war, he returned to WMBD as sports
editor and broadcaster of college football and basketball as well
as semi-pro baseball.
In
September, 1949, Vince Lloyd joined WGN, where he would spend the
next 38 years covering sports on both radio and television. Although
he is best known for his 23 years of radio broadcasts of the Cubs
with Lou Boudreau, he also worked
alongside Jack Brickhouse on Cubs
and White Sox telecasts, was the voice of the Chicago Bulls for
eight years, and covered Chicago Bears and Big Ten football as well
as professional wrestling. His versatility in the broadcast booth
earned him the respect of many who called him "The Voice of
Summer" and "The Voice for All Seasons."
Among
the highlights of Lloyd's long career are his call of a Sandy Koufax
perfect game and his interview of President John F. Kennedy, the
first time a president had been interviewed on live television at
a baseball game. He named the 1969 Cubs his favorite ballclub.
Vince
Lloyd was the last member of a generation of Cubs broadcasters that
also included Jack Quinlan, Jack
Brickhouse, Lou Boudreau, and Harry Caray.
He is survived by his son, Mike, and widow, Myrtle. His first wife,
Miriam, died in 1999 after over 50 years of marriage.
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