San Diego, California (KGTV) – The legendary sportsman Jim Lampley, better known as the HBO World Championship Voice for three decades, has written a new book chronizing his pioneer career in sports broadcasting.
I sat with Lampley, who is in town for a book signature event at La Jolla, to discuss her revolutionary career and his new memories entitled “It Happened”.
The legendary boxing advertiser Jim Lampley shares the career course in a new book
“September 7, 1974, Knoxville, Tennessee – UCLA VS Tennessee – It was the first time that someone had appeared in a football match on a touchline with a microphone. Now, of course, this is an article in stock. It is in each television you see,” said Lampley.
Lampley's career quickly accelerated after this innovation, leading to high -level assignments covering the Olympic Games and filling Jim McKay as host in the great ABC sports world.
But his career path took an unexpected turn when network policy has intervened.
“Then, a framework arrived and wanted to get rid of me and forced me to get out, and he forced me to get out of boxing. And immediately after leaving ABC, I received an offer from the most prestigious television network in the world, HBO,” said Lampley.
This torsion of fate led to Lampley to become the emblematic voice of boxing from 1988 to HBO World Championship Boxing concluded its race in 2018.
The title of Lampley Memoirs reflects its point of view on its remarkable route in the diffusion.
“Well, I think I have the right title.” It happened “, which suggests that things are fortuitous, unexpected, in some ways, spontaneous, somewhat unpredictable,” said Lampley.
Despite his reputation for gentle delivery and professionalism, Lampley admits that there have been moments of vulnerability throughout his career.
“Look at the very first opening on the camera in Tokyo in Tyson-Tubbs and my hands trembled on the camera,” said Lampley.
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