• Frank Chirkinian (June 3, 1926 – March 4, 2011) was an Armenian-American television sports producer and director. He is most notable for his work on golf...
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  • golf broadcasters Jim Nantz, Ken Venturi, Gary McCord, Ben Wright, Frank Chirkinian, Lance Barrow, Peter Kostis, Jimmy Roberts, Brian Hammonds and George...
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  • contracts; CBS has been the main television partner every year since 1956. Frank Chirkinian was known as the 'father of televised golf' for the impact he had on...
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    Veteran's categories are announced at irregular intervals. For example, Frank Chirkinian was elected in the Lifetime Achievement category in an emergency election...
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  • (January 17, 2007). "Scott Hoch Speaks Candidly About Tiger, CBS and Frank Chirkinian". Golf Magazine. Archived from the original on March 9, 2011. Shipnuck...
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  • Richard (2011-03-05). "Frank Chirkinian, the Father of Televised Golf, Dies at 84". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-08-21. Frank is universally regarded...
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  • However, there have not been many other major issues in recent years. Frank Chirkinian was known as the 'father of televised golf' for the impact he had on...
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  • Summerall as a sportscaster at CBS. He also hired Frank Gifford, Jack Buck, and golf producer Frank Chirkinian. MacPhail is recognized for helping CBS Sports...
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  • McKay and future World News Tonight anchor Frank Reynolds. In 1956, CBS Sports director Frank Chirkinian devised an earplug called an Intercepted Feed...
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  • failure. Mary Bowermaster, 93, American masters athletics champion. Frank Chirkinian, 84, American producer (CBS Sports), lung cancer. Annie Fargue, 76...
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  • Billy Mayfair, Corey Pavin, Fred Couples, Peter Jacobsen, Gary McCord, Frank Chirkinian, Peter Kostis, Jimmy Roberts, George Michael, Lance Barrow, Brian Hammonds...
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  • Don Cherry 1924–2018 Danny Chia 1979– Chinnarat Phadungsil * 1988– Frank Chirkinian HoF 1926–2011 Cho Min-gyu 1988– Choi Ho-sung 1973– Jay Choi 1983– K...
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  • Championship (initially from 1958 to 1964 and again starting in 1991). Frank Chirkinian was known as the 'father of televised golf' for the impact he had on...
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  • US Golf telecasts working for both CBS and ABC. CBS golf producer Frank Chirkinian hired Longhurst to work selected broadcasts starting with the Carling...
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  • Fargue Obituary" from purepeople.com (March 4, 2011) Obituary for Frank Chirkinian from The New York Times, 3/5/2011 "David Broder, 81, dies; set 'gold...
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  • Libertadores second stage: Group 3: Fluminense 2–2 Argentinos Juniors Frank Chirkinian, executive producer for CBS Sports' televised golf coverage from 1959...
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  • Television Academy. Retrieved October 9, 2021. "PASSINGS: Charles Jarrott, Frank Chirkinian, Edward Stephenson, Mikhail Simonov, Arnost Lustig". Los Angeles Times...
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  • Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Yankees. In 1956 CBS Sports director Frank Chirkinian devised an earplug called an Intercepted Feed Back (or IFB) to connect...
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  • April May June July August September October November December 4: Frank Chirkinian 21: Nikolai Andrianov 31: Claudia Heill Australian Football League...
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  • Sabol 2004: Chet Simmons 2005: Bud Greenspan 2006: Don Ohlmeyer 2007: Frank Chirkinian 2008: Dick Ebersol 2009: John Madden 2010: Al Michaels 2011: Jack Whitaker...
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  • Jock Hutchison (Veterans) George H. W. Bush (Lifetime Achievement) Frank Chirkinian (Lifetime Achievement) 1 January – Billy Joe Patton (born 1922), amateur...
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  • Coverage of the Masters Tournament, highlighting the work of director Frank Chirkinian (George Veras, producer) CBS and Shukovsky/English Productions in association...
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  • nominees were announced on March 13. Sports Lifetime Achievement Award Frank Chirkinian, Golf producer "29th Sports Emmy Awards nominees". National Academy...
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