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  • Johnny Holliday

    For other people with similar names, see Johnny Holiday. For the French musician, see Johnny Hallyday.

    Johnny Holliday

    Johnny Holliday, left, and Ray Knight hosting Nats Xtra on June&#;23,&#;

    Born () October 15, (age&#;87)

    Miami, Florida, U.S.

    OccupationSportscaster
    SpouseMary Clare
    ChildrenKellie, Tracie, and Moira

    John Holliday Bobbitt (born October 15, ), known professionally as Johnny Holliday, is an American radio and television sportscaster and a former Top 40 radio disc jockey.

    He has maintained a long association with the University of Marylandfootball and basketball teams and from to hosted a pre- and post-game television program for the Washington Nationals baseball team.

    Early life

    Holliday was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and was in the first graduating class at North Miami High School.[1]

    Broadcasting career

    Top 40 disc jockey

    He began his radio career at WBBN in Perry, Georgia, then worked at WFEC in Florida, WVRM in Rochester, New York, WHK in Cleveland.

    Johnny holiday french singer John Holliday Bobbitt born October 15, , known professionally as Johnny Holliday , is an American radio and television sportscaster and a former Top 40 radio disc jockey. He has maintained a long association with the University of Maryland football and basketball teams and from to hosted a pre- and post-game television program for the Washington Nationals baseball team. In connection with the station he hosted record hops and concerts, including co-hosting the final concert by the Beatles at Candlestick Park in Holliday moved to Washington, D. Holliday was the public address announcer at the Cleveland Browns matchup against the Dallas Cowboys that took place two days after the Assassination of John F.

    He worked closely with Murray the K at WINS in New York City and hosted the station's final music broadcast in This led him west to Top 40 giant KYA in San Francisco where in Holliday was named America's number one disc jockey by the Bill Gavin Radio "Gavin Report." His radio work is featured in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In connection with the station he hosted record hops and concerts, including co-hosting the final concert by the Beatles at Candlestick Park in [2]

    Holliday moved to Washington, D.C., in , handling morning drive time duties for WWDC until , and sports for WMAL from to [3]

    Sports

    During his long sportscasting career Holliday has been affiliated with the San Francisco Warriors, Washington Bullets/Wizards, Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco Giants, Washington Senators, Washington Federals, Washington Nationals, Stanford University, the University of California, the Naval Academy, and George Washington University.

    He has covered the Olympics, championship boxing, and The Masters for ABC Radio.[4]

    Holliday was the public address announcer at the Cleveland Browns matchup against the Dallas Cowboys that took place two days after the Assassination of John F. Kennedy in November Browns owner Art Modell instructed Holliday to refer to the opposing team only as the "Cowboys", without reference to the City of Dallas.[5]

    While at KYA from to , he demonstrated versatility by broadcasting local college athletics on radio and television, and serving as a public address announcer for both the Oakland Raiders and San Francisco Warriors.[6] After arriving in Washington, Holliday hosted the Washington Senators pre-game show on radio with Ted Williams, did radio and TV coverage for the Washington Bullets and Wizards, and hosted Redskins shows on TV with players including Dexter Manley, Mark Moseley, Bobby Beathard and Charley Casserly.[1] He broadcast games on the radio for the Washington Federals, a franchise that played in the United States Football League in and [7]

    Holliday has been the "voice" of the Maryland Terrapinsfootball and men's basketball teams since He has broadcast more than 1, University of Maryland games, including twelve bowl games in football, as well as ten Sweet Sixteen and two Final Four appearances for the basketball team, including Maryland's NCAA Championship basketball victory over Indiana in [1]

    From to , Holliday hosted the Washington Nationals baseball team pre- and post-game shows on the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN), Nats Xtra, with analyst Ray Knight,[4][8] and occasionally filled in as a substitute play-by-play announcer for Nationals games on MASN.

    Holliday also contributes sports reports to the ABC Radio Network.[1]

    Announcer

    On television, Holliday was the announcer of the NBC musical variety shows Hullabaloo and The Roger Miller Show in [2] He has also been the announcer for ABC's This Week with David Brinkley, Sam Donaldson, and Cokie Roberts.

    Holliday was featured on the – CBS series Good Morning World.[1]

    Acting career

    On the stage, Holliday has appeared in more than thirty productions and was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award for best actor in a Washington, D.C., musical for his role in Me and My Girl.[3]

    Awards and honors

    The National Football Foundation & College Football Hall of Fame presented Holliday with the Chris Schenkel award in for his long and distinguished career broadcasting college football for the University of Maryland.

    [9] In , The Maryland Daily Record named him one of its "60 Influential Marylanders."[10]The Washington Post columnist Leonard Shapiro named Holliday as his all-time best Washington sports radio broadcaster since [11]

    In , Holliday was inducted into the Washington, D.C., Sports Hall of Fame.[12]

    Author

    Johnny Holliday, with Stephen Moore, published his autobiographyJohnny Holliday: From Rock to Jock in , ISBN&#; and in , Hoop TalesISBN&#; about the University of Maryland men's basketball team.[13]

    References

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      Johnny holiday biography He spent his childhood in the 9th district of Paris. From a young age, Jean-Philippe was fascinated by America, westerns, and rock 'n' roll. His father, Leon Smet, who was often absent, finally left the family in September , completing the necessary formalities for Jean-Philippe to carry the surname Smet. In war-torn Paris, where Nazis ruled the streets, life seemed to be against this newborn child She instilled in him, as she did with her own children Dester and Menen, a passion for show business.

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    3. ^ ab"The Johnny Holliday Collection". Reel Top 40 Radio Repository. Retrieved
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    5. ^"Two days after JFK's assassination, the NFL played on".

      Washington Post. Retrieved

    6. ^"Johnny Holliday: From Rock To Jock". The Bay Area Radio Museum & Hall Of Fame.

      He has completed tours , had 18 platinum albums and sold more than million records worldwide in his lifetime. He was sometimes called the "French Elvis Presley " though he wouldn't stick to only sing as Presley did. He was not very well known outside the French-speaking world. Halliday was born in Paris. His father was from Belgium and his mother was French.

      Archived from the original on Retrieved

    7. ^Light, Tom, "The People Behind the Voices," , February 12, Retrieved December 14,
    8. ^Kelleher, Colleen, "Johnny Holliday giving up Nats TV gig," , December 12, am. Retrieved December 14,
    9. ^"The Chris Schenkel Award Recipients". The National Football Foundation.

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    10. ^The Daily Record honors ’s Influential MarylandersArchived at the Wayback Machine, The Daily Record, February 11,
    11. ^"Top Dialing up the best in Washington sports radio". Washington Post.

      During a career spanning 57 years, he released 79 albums and sold more than million records worldwide, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] mainly in the French-speaking world, making him one of the best-selling artists in the world. Among his 3, shows completed in tours, the most memorable were at Parc des Princes in , at the Stade de France in , just after France's win in the FIFA World Cup , as well as at the Eiffel Tower in , which had record-breaking ticket sales for a French artist. Usually working with the best French artists and musicians of his time, he collaborated with Charles Aznavour , Michel Berger and Jean-Jacques Goldman. Hugely popular in France, he was referred to as simply "Johnny" and seen as a "national monument" [ citation needed ] and a part of the French cultural legacy. He was a symbol of the Trente Glorieuses when he emerged in and a familiar figure to four generations.

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    12. ^"Washington DC Sports Hall of Fame announces class". . April 15, Retrieved [dead link&#;]
    13. ^"Johnny Holliday: From Rock to Jock". August 28, Retrieved