Ray Didinger

Ray Didinger
Ray Didinger (right) on 610 WIP with Bernie Parent
Born	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alma mater	Temple University
Occupation	Sportswriter, Sportscaster
Employer	Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
Television	Eagles Post Game Live
Spouse(s)	Maria Gallagher
Children	David, Kathleen
Awards	Awards

Ray Didinger (born September 18, 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an award-winning American sportswriter, author, film writer, radio host, TV commentator, and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Writer's Honor Roll).

Born to Raymond and Marie Didinger, and raised in Folsom, Pennsylvania, Didinger graduated from St. James High School in 1964. He received a B.S. in Communications from Temple University in 1968. His nickname was Nauga, after the animated character used in commercials for Naugahyde. Ray spent four years doing sports radio for WRTI and served as the station's Sports Director.

In 1990, Didinger wrote The Super Bowl: Celebrating a Quarter-Century of America's Greatest Game. He co-authored Football America: Celebrating Our National Passion along with Don Shula in 1996 and co-wrote The Eagles Encyclopedia with Robert S. Lyons in 2005. Didinger also co-wrote The Ultimate Book of Sports Movies with Philadelphia radio personality Glen Macnow in 2009.

Didinger co-hosts a popular radio show every Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on WIP-FM in Philadelphia with co-host Glen Macnow. The show features Didinger and Macnow discussing all aspects of what is going on in Philadelphia sports. It is also common to hear the two talk about movies, since both are avid movie fans. Didinger and Glen Macnow co-wrote a book entitled "The Ultimate Book of Sports Movies", featuring what they both considered the all-time best in cinema sports dramas, published and released in 2009.

Didinger covered the National Football League for The Philadelphia Bulletin and The Philadelphia Daily News for more than 25 years. He was named Pennsylvania Sportswriter of the Year five times by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. In 1995, he won the Dick McCann Memorial Award for long and distinguished coverage of pro football, and his name was added to the writers' honor roll in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.