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Jay Randolph | |
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| Born | Jennings Randolph Jr. (1934-09-19)September 19, 1934 (age 91) Cumberland, Maryland, U.S.[1] |
| Occupation | Sportscaster |
| Children | Jennings Randolph III (Jay Randolph Jr.), Rebecca Randolph, Brian Randolph |
| Parent(s) | Jennings Randolph, Mary Babb Randolph |
Jennings "Jay" Randolph Jr. (born September 19, 1934)[2] is anAmericansportscaster whose career has spanned more than fifty years.[3]
The son ofU.S. SenatorJennings Randolph, he grew up inWest Virginia, attended TheGeorge Washington University from 1952 to 1956, where was a member ofDelta Tau Delta International Fraternity. As a young man he enjoyed considerable success as an amateurgolfer. He played on the Golf Team atGeorge Washington University and was inducted into their Athletic Hall of Fame in 1978. In 1958, Randolph began his broadcasting career as an announcer and sports director for aClarksburg radio station.
Followingplay-by-play stints with theWest Virginia Mountaineers in the late 1950s, and theDallas Cowboys andSMU Mustangs in the early 1960s, Randolph went toSt. Louis. He served as a staff announcer atKMOX radio in 1966, and as announcer and sports director for KSD (laterKSDK) television from 1967 to 1988. At KSDK (Channel 5), Randolph anchored sports coverage for the station's newscasts and called TV play-by-play forSt. Louis Cardinals baseball (as well as the first season ofSt. Louis Blues hockey in 1967–68). Randolph served as the over-the-air TV voice of the Cardinals for 21 seasons, split over two stints. He had a 17-year stint in the Cards' TV booth that ended after the 1987 season when the station lost the local rights, but was brought back in 2007 when KSDK got its small part of the TV pie, which ended in 2010. He did the "Randolph Report" on KFNS (590 AM) radio.Posted October 1, 2010, last referenced October 3, 2010.
Randolph also worked forNBC Sports television in the 1970s and '80s, announcing a wide variety of events including theNational Football League,Major League Baseball,college football,college basketball,PGA Tour andLPGA golf, theProfessional Bowlers Association, and threeOlympic Games and theBreeders' Cup.[4]
Randolph called play-by-play for baseball'sCincinnati Reds in1988 andFlorida Marlins from1993-1996, and hosted the Marlins' TV pregame from1997-2000. He later broadcast golf events forCNBC andThe Golf Channel. From2007-2010 he calledSt. Louis Cardinals games on KSDK television. On October 2, 2010, the day before his final Cardinal broadcast, he was honored by the team by being selected to throw out the ceremonial first pitch to longtime friend and broadcast partnerMike Shannon.[5] In 2011, Randolph worked as a features reporter and interviewer for Cardinals broadcasts onFox Sports Midwest.
Randolph was inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame in 2005,[6]Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2008,[1] and the Missouri Broadcaster Association Hall of Fame in 2012.[7]
Randolph's son, Jay Jr., formerly provided commentary for thePGA Tour Network onXM Satellite Radio, and hosted a sports-talk show onKFNS radio (590 AM) in St. Louis. He also appeared frequently onKFNS 590 AM) in St. Louis. His son Jay Jr. died from cancer in 2022.[8]