Ross Porter
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Ross Porter was a Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster for 28 years. Prior to joining the Dodgers in 1977, he spent 10 years as a sportscaster for KNBC-TV. Porter also called NFL games for NBC from 1970-1976, and just over a decade later, he replaced Chick Hearn as the voice of UNLV athletics. He was replaced by former New York Yankees broadcaster Charley Steiner after the 2004 season, after he was denied of a contract extension.
Porter was known for providing fans with in-depth statistical analyses on ballplayers when games were in session. He was also the host of a pregame and postgame show known as DodgerTalk before and after each ballgame, where he would answer people's phone calls about questions pertaining to the ballgame.
On August 23, 1989, Porter set a record for broadcasting 22 straight innings without any replacements, in a ballgame against the Montreal Expos. He is the only broadcaster to have been the voice of a World Series champion and a college basketball champion, albeit not in the same season.
Throughout his tenure as a Dodgers broadcaster he worked alongside Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Don Drysdale, and Rick Monday.
Ross is heard on occasion as a fill-in host on radio station KMPC in Los Angeles.
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