Glenn Brenner
| Glenn Brenner | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 2, 1948 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 14, 1992 (aged 44) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Occupation | Journalist, radio personality, sports commentator, television personality |
| Years active | 1972 to 1991 |
| Spouse(s) | Linda Suzanne "Susie" Burner Brenner |
| Children | Amy, Ashley, Matthew |
Glenn Brenner (January 2, 1948 – January 14, 1992) was a broadcast journalist and sports commentator in Washington, D.C., in the United States from 1977 to 1991. He was best known as the sports anchor for WUSA-TV from 1977 until 1991. At the time of his death in 1992 from a brain tumor, he was not only the most highly paid broadcast journalist in Washington but also the most popular broadcaster in the D.C. metropolitan area.
Glenn Brenner was born on January 2, 1948, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Bill and Edie Brenner. At the age of four, he wanted to be a major league baseball player.
Brenner attended Abraham Lincoln High School. By the time he was in his senior year, however, basketball seemed to be in Brenner's future, as he was already 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) tall. He led his high school basketball team to 26 straight victories. In his senior year in 1965, Lincoln High School lost the city championship game to Bishop Neumann High School, 75 to 66. Baseball remained Brenner's dream, however. Even though he only had one good pitch (a fastball), the New York Mets signed him to a minor league contract after he graduated from high school. He played for the Marion Mets in the Appalachian League, and eventually was brought up to play Class AA baseball. But in 1969, Brenner hurt his arm while playing in the Florida Instructional League, and the Mets sold him to the Philadelphia Phillies. He played Class AAA baseball in the Mexican League, but continuing problems with his throwing arm forced him to quit baseball in 1972.
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