Duke Basketball Report · Jul 18, 2017
Legendary Broadcaster, Former Duke Student Bob Wolff Dies At 96
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Legendary broadcaster Bob Wolff is honored by the Guiness Book of World Records as the longest career as a sportscasster with 74 years 6 months and 8 days before the game between the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners on May 1, 2014 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.Who has a career of 78 years?
The late Bob Wolff, that’s who.
The legendary New York based broadcaster started his career at Durham’s WDNC, in 1939, while a student at Duke.
He went on to what the Guinness Book of World Record’s verifies was the longest broadcast career in history.