Difference between revisions of "Gary DeLaune"
| (12 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
|name=Gary Glusscock DeLaune<br> | |name=Gary Glusscock DeLaune<br> | ||
| − | ( | + | (Television and radio news<br> and sports broadcaster) |
|image=Gary DeLaune of TX.jpg | |image=Gary DeLaune of TX.jpg | ||
|birth_date=June 20, 1933 | |birth_date=June 20, 1933 | ||
| − | |birth_place=[[Oklahoma]] | + | |birth_place=[[Oklahoma]]<br> (location unavailable) |
|death_date=February 6, 2002 (aged 88) | |death_date=February 6, 2002 (aged 88) | ||
| − | |death_place=[[San Antonio]], [[Texas]] | + | |death_place=[[San Antonio]], [[Texas]]<br> |
'''Resting place''':<br> | '''Resting place''':<br> | ||
| − | Mission Burial Park North in San Antonio | + | Mission Burial Park North<br> in San Antonio |
|religion=Nondenominational [[Christian]]: Oak Hills Church | |religion=Nondenominational [[Christian]]: Oak Hills Church | ||
| − | |spouse=Jo Fern Taylor DeLaune (died 2017)<br> | + | |spouse=Jo Fern Taylor DeLaune<br> (died 2017)<br> |
'''Children''':<br> | '''Children''':<br> | ||
Andrea DeLaune-Holley<br> | Andrea DeLaune-Holley<br> | ||
| − | Shannon DeLaune<br> | + | Shannon DeLaune (son)<br> |
Four grandchildren | Four grandchildren | ||
| − | |party=[[Republican Party|Republican]<ref name=mylife/>}} | + | |party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]<ref name=mylife/>}} |
| + | '''Gary Glusscock DeLaune''' (June 20, 1933 – February 6, 2022)<ref name=mylife>Gary Delaune, 88 - San Antonio | Free Public Reputation Profile (mylife.com), accessed February 17, 2022.</ref> was an [[Oklahoma]]-born broadcast journalist who covered news, feature stories, and sports, He is the first broadcaster to report the assassination of [[U.S. President]] [[John F. Kennedy]] and two days later observed the fatal shooting of Kennedy's assassin, [[Lee Harvey Oswald]], while he was working for KLIF Radio in [[Dallas]].<ref>San Antonio radio reporter Gary DeLaune witnessed Oswald killing (ksat.com), accessed February 17, 2022.</ref> | ||
| − | + | For twenty-eight years from 1971 until his retirement in 1999, he worked for the [[CBS]] [[television]] station in [[San Antonio]]. At various times, he broadcast games for the San Antonio Spurs, the University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners, and University of Incarnate Word Cardinals.<ref>'He loved everyone he met' | Iconic KENS 5 journalist Gary DeLaune passes away (msn.com)|, accessed February 17, 2022.</ref> | |
| − | |||
| − | For twenty-eight years from 1971 until his retirement in 1999, he worked for the [[CBS]] [[television]] station in [[San Antonio]]. At various times, he broadcast games for the San Antonio Spurs, the University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners, and University of Incarnate Word Cardinals.<ref>'He loved everyone he met' | Iconic KENS 5 journalist Gary DeLaune passes away (msn.com)|, accessed February 17, | ||
Known for wearing colorful and sometimes gaudy sports coats, DeLaune also spent six decades calling high school football on the [[radio]]. He called games on television after his retirement. | Known for wearing colorful and sometimes gaudy sports coats, DeLaune also spent six decades calling high school football on the [[radio]]. He called games on television after his retirement. | ||
Latest revision as of 18:57, February 17, 2022
| Gary Glusscock DeLaune (Television and radio news | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| Born | June 20, 1933 Oklahoma (location unavailable) | ||
| Died | February 6, 2002 (aged 88) San Antonio, Texas Resting place: | ||
| Political Party | Republican[1] | ||
| Spouse | Jo Fern Taylor DeLaune (died 2017) Children: | ||
| Religion | Nondenominational Christian: Oak Hills Church | ||
Gary Glusscock DeLaune (June 20, 1933 – February 6, 2022)[1] was an Oklahoma-born broadcast journalist who covered news, feature stories, and sports, He is the first broadcaster to report the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and two days later observed the fatal shooting of Kennedy's assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, while he was working for KLIF Radio in Dallas.[2]
For twenty-eight years from 1971 until his retirement in 1999, he worked for the CBS television station in San Antonio. At various times, he broadcast games for the San Antonio Spurs, the University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners, and University of Incarnate Word Cardinals.[3]
Known for wearing colorful and sometimes gaudy sports coats, DeLaune also spent six decades calling high school football on the radio. He called games on television after his retirement.
“He was just beloved here," said longtime friend Richard Oliver, a former sports editor at The San Antonio Express-News who called games alongside DeLaune. “He was just one of those faces that everyone recognized as being part of the San Antonio landscape for all of those years.”
Colleague Deborah Knapp said that DeLaune loved telling the stories of everday people and did so in unusual ways. Along with Ricci Ware and Bruce Hathaway, DeLaune was a mainstay of 20th century radio and television broadcasters in San Antonio.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gary Delaune, 88 - San Antonio | Free Public Reputation Profile (mylife.com), accessed February 17, 2022.
- ↑ San Antonio radio reporter Gary DeLaune witnessed Oswald killing (ksat.com), accessed February 17, 2022.
- ↑ 'He loved everyone he met' | Iconic KENS 5 journalist Gary DeLaune passes away (msn.com)|, accessed February 17, 2022.