Paul Carey (broadcaster)
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Carey in 2007
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| Born |
March 15, 1928 Mount Pleasant, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | April 12, 2016 (aged 88) Rochester, Michigan, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Michigan State University |
| Occupation | Sportscaster |
Paul Carey (March 15, 1928 – April 12, 2016) was an American broadcaster and sportscaster who broadcast professionally in six different decades. He is a member of the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame.
Carey was born in Mount Pleasant, Michigan on March 15, 1928. His parents were Joseph P. Carey, a geography professor at Central Michigan University, and Ida B. Carey. He graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1946, attended Central Michigan from 1946 to 1948 and then Michigan State University from 1948 to 1950, graduating with a B.A. with a major in Speech, Radio and Dramatics.
His broadcast career was interrupted in 1950 with the outbreak of the Korean War. Carey was drafted in October 1950 and served in the Fourth Infantry Division, the first NATO division. He was a squad leader staff sergeant in a weapons platoon.
Carey was on the original announcing staff of WCEN, Mt. Pleasant when it went on the air August 8, 1949. After completing his college degree in June 1950, Carey returned to WCEN. In 1949, he was part of the first broadcast ever made of a Central Michigan University football game. After returning from serving in the Army in October 1952, he resumed his announcing and sportscasting duties at WCEN. In April 1953, Carey moved to WKNX in Saginaw, Michigan to become the afternoon disc-jockey. He also worked on WKNX-TV and did the first on-camera commercial for that station. During his stay at WKNX, Carey was program director of radio for two years. In June 1956, Carey joined the announcing staff at WJR in Detroit, Michigan and worked there until his retirement in January 1992. He was a staff announcer from 1956 to 1965 and became Assistant Sports Director in 1958. Carey originated and hosted a Michigan High School football and basketball scoreboard program for 35 years. He was a member of the Associated Press All-State and ratings panel for 20 years.
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