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Ray Gandolf

Raymond L. Gandolf (April 2, 1930, December 2, 2015) was an American sports broadcaster on CBS, who went on to become a co-anchor of the historical series Our World for ABC Television, and also reported from four Olympic Games.

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Gandolf was born in Norwalk, Ohio on April 2, 1930. He was married to Blanche Cholet and had five daughters. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech from Northwestern University.

Gandolf, along with Linda Ellerbee and Richard Gerdau, won a writing Emmy Award in 1987 for an episode of Our World. He also received a Peabody Awards and a duPont Award.

Gandolf died in Manhattan on December 2, 2015 at the age of 85.

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