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Jim Lampley
Sports Announcer + Anchor + Owner
Male
Born
Apr 8, 1949
Age
64
Hometown
Hendersonville, N...
Joltin' Jim Lampley is an American sportscaster, news anchor, movie producer, and restaurant owner. Lampley has anchored a record 14 Olympic Games U.S. television broadcasts, most recently the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
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Steward Hailed By The Queen Of Soul At MemorialHuffington Post Sports - Nov 14, 2012
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Hbo's Jim Lampley: 'This Is The First Post Twitter Summer Olympics'Media Bistro - May 05, 2012 -
Nick Khan, Top Icm Sports Broadcasting Agent, Joins CaaThe Wrap - Apr 27, 2012
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Exclusive: Hbo Greenlights Jim Lampley Hosted Boxing SeriesBroadcasting and Cable - Jan 13, 2012
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CHILDHOOD
1949
Birth
Born on April 8, 1949.
TWENTIES
1971
22 Years Old
He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1971 with a degree in English and finished coursework in 1974 for a Master in Mass Communications also at UNC but never wrote his thesis because his career took off.
1974
25 Years Old
In 1974, while in graduate school, he was chosen along with Don Tollefson in what ABC called a talent hunt.
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THIRTIES
1983
34 Years Old
From 1983 to 1985, Lampley was the studio host of ABC broadcasts of the United States Football League (USFL), a spring league that featured stars such as Herschel Walker, Jim Kelly, Steve Young and Reggie White.
1985
36 Years Old
In 1985, Lampley along with Al Michaels served as anchors for ABC's coverage of Super Bowl XIX, the first Super Bowl that ABC televised.
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FORTIES
He also attended the Albertville Olympics in 1992, as a news anchor for KCBS-TV.
1993
44 Years Old
In 1993, Lampley took over studio hosting duties for Bob Costas on The NFL on NBC.
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1995
46 Years Old
In 1995, he began working at the Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel HBO series.
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FIFTIES
2004
55 Years Old
In 2004, Lampley was the daytime anchor for NBC's Olympics coverage for the 2004 Summer Olympics, as well as anchoring the USA Network's coverage of the Games.
In 2006, Lampley served as a central correspondent for the 2006 Winter Olympics which aired on the networks of NBC Universal.
He also appeared in the 2007 sports comedy films Blades of Glory starring Will Ferrell and Jon Heder, and Balls of Fury, with Christopher Walken.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
2012
63 Years Old
Lampley married event planner Debra Schuss in August 2012.
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