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Bill Campbell (September 7, 1923 – October 6, 2014) was asportscaster in thePhiladelphia area. He was born in the Logan section ofNorth Philadelphia.
Campbell began his broadcasting career in high school at multi-ethnic WTEL, a Philadelphia radio station. He moved toLancaster, Pennsylvania in 1941 as aMinor League Baseball announcer, and then settled inPhiladelphia, in 1942, where he lived the rest of his life. Campbell first started in area radio atWIP, before moving toWCAU in 1946 as sports director, taking the same position whenWCAU-TV began its historic telecasts, in 1948; he remained in that position until 1966.
Campbell was play-by-play announcer for thePhiladelphia Warriors from their debut in 1946 until their move to San Francisco in 1962, callingWilt Chamberlain's 100-point game.[1] He was also play-by-play announcer for thePhiladelphia Eagles from 1952 to 1966,Philadelphia Phillies from 1963 to 1970, andPhiladelphia 76ers from 1972 to 1981.
Campbell later held down the 10 AM to noon slot at his firstDelaware Valley broadcasting employer, WIP, when it switched to an all-sports format, from 1987 to 1991.
TheBroadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia inducted Campbell into their Hall of Fame in 1999[2] and named him their Person of the Year in 2008.
Campbell was awarded theCurt Gowdy Media Award by theBasketball Hall of Fame in 2005.[3] He died on October 6, 2014, aged 91, at a hospital inCamden, New Jersey.[4]
On February 1, 2016, the inaugural Bill Campbell Broadcast Award was presented by thePhiladelphia Sports Writers Association, to longtime Eagles announcerMerrill Reese.[5]
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