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Red received many honors over the years, including an honorary degree from the Franciscan University of Steubenville in 1989<ref>http://www.franciscan.edu/home2/Content/FactBook/main.aspx?id=806</ref>, and was inducted into the Ohio AP broadcaster hall of fame in 2006<ref>http://www.ap.org/ohio/oapbhof.html</ref>. |
Red received many honors over the years, including an honorary degree from the Franciscan University of Steubenville in 1989<ref>http://www.franciscan.edu/home2/Content/FactBook/main.aspx?id=806</ref>, and was inducted into the Ohio AP broadcaster hall of fame in 2006<ref>http://www.ap.org/ohio/oapbhof.html</ref>. |
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Red Donley is mentioned in the lyrics of West Virginia/Austin songwriter Daniel Johnston's 1983 song, "Cold Hard World." |
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Revision as of 22:48, 20 May 2011
Charles "Red" Donley (born Jan 6, 1923, in Wellsburg, West Virginia), was a long-time sports and news anchor in the Ohio Valley.
A 1941 graduate of Wellsburgh High, Red served as a Corporal in the US Marines Corps from 2/1942-9/1945[1] before joining the WSTV-AM radio team as a sports commentator in 1947[2]. In 1953, Red became the new TV station's first sports director, and shortly after joined the Pittsburgh Steelers broadcast team, where he served as an announcer from 1955-1961[3]. In 1961, after 14 years with WSTV, Red left for Pittsburgh to become the sports director at WIIC-TV/WPXI-TV, where he would win 5 'Golden Quill' Awards for journalism in western Pennsylvania. At this time, Red also left the Steelers team to become the 'Voice of the Pitt Panthers'[3]. In 1970, Red returned to Steubenville and WSTV-TV to take on the role of news director, where he remained until his retirement in 1988. Red died in 1998 and is survived by his wife Mary, son Shawn, and granddaughter Jennifer.
Red received many honors over the years, including an honorary degree from the Franciscan University of Steubenville in 1989[4], and was inducted into the Ohio AP broadcaster hall of fame in 2006[5].
Red Donley is mentioned in the lyrics of West Virginia/Austin songwriter Daniel Johnston's 1983 song, "Cold Hard World."
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- 1923 births
- 1998 deaths
- American journalists
- American sports announcers
- College football announcers
- National Football League announcers
- People from Brooke County, West Virginia
- Pittsburgh Steelers broadcasters
- United States Marines
- Radio personalities from West Virginia
- American military personnel from West Virginia