Johnny Holliday
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Johnny Holliday, left and Ray Knight
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| Born |
October 15, 1937 Miami, Florida, United States |
| Occupation | Sportscaster |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Clare |
| Children | Kellie, Tracie and Moira |
Johnny Holliday (born John Holliday Bobbitt on October 15, 1937) is an American radio and TV sportscaster and a former Top 40 radio disc jockey. He has maintained a long association with the University of Maryland football and basketball teams and hosts a pre and post game TV program for the Washington Nationals baseball team.
Holliday was born and raised in Miami, Florida and was in the first graduating class at North Miami High School.
He began his radio career at WBBN in Perry, Georgia, then worked at WFEC in Florida, WVRM in Rochester, New York, WHK in Cleveland. He worked closely with Murray the K at WINS in New York City and hosted the station's final music broadcast in 1965. This led him west to Top 40 giant KYA in San Francisco where in 1965 Holliday was named America's number one disc jockey by the Bill Gavin Radio "Gavin Report." His radio work is featured in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In connection with the station he hosted record hops and concerts, including co-hosting the final concert by the Beatles at Candlestick Park in 1966.
Holliday moved to Washington, D.C. in 1969, handling morning drive time duties for WWDC until 1978, and sports for WMAL from 1978 to 1991.
During his long sportscasting career Holliday has been affiliated with the San Francisco Warriors, Washington Bullets/Wizards, Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco Giants, Washington Senators, Washington Nationals, Stanford University, the University of California, the Naval Academy and George Washington University. He has covered the Olympics, championship boxing, and The Masters for ABC Radio.
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