Bill Harrington (broadcaster)
American sportscaster
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| Intro | American sportscaster | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Sports journalist | |
| Work field | Journalism Sports | |
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| Birth | 29 September 1925 | |
| Death | 14 February 1998 (aged 72 years) |
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Biography
William T. Harrington (September 29, 1925 in Lynn, Massachusetts – February 14, 1998 in Boston, Massachusetts), as Bill Harrington was an American sportscaster, children's television host, and news reporter for WHDH radio and WCVB-TV in Boston.
Sportscasting
Harrington was a sportscaster at WHDH radio during the 1960s. He was Johnny Most's color commentator on Boston Celtics games and the radio play-by-play announcer for the Boston Bruins 1963–1966.
Children's television
In 1960, Harrington was hired by WHDH-TV to play Commander Jet on Commander Jet's Comedy. He also played Nozo the Clown, the brother of Bozo the Clown. Nozo was used to fill in for Bozo when Frank Avruch was unable to appear on the show.
He was married to fellow Boston television personality Jean D'Allaire, who played "Miss Jean" on the Boston version of Romper Room.
News reporting
He worked as a news reporter and state house correspondent for WHDH radio, WHDH-TV and WCVB-TV during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. He left reporting to become a media consultant.