Chris Schenkel
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Oct 12, 2026
Velo HoolCORRESPONDENT
Older guys will remember Earl Anthony, the Michael Jordan of bowling.
Velo HoolCORRESPONDENT
When you used to watch bowling every Saturday afternoon on TV with Chris Schenkel.
Velo HoolCORRESPONDENT
Remember Chris Schenkel? He's dead.
Velo HoolCORRESPONDENT
But he was a bowling guy.
Velo HoolCORRESPONDENT
He had a silky smooth delivery.
Velo HoolCORRESPONDENT
Strike.
Velo HoolCORRESPONDENT
Third strike in a row for Earl Anthony.
Velo HoolCORRESPONDENT
That's not as smooth as, uh, Chris Schenkel would have done it, but hey, who am I? I think, doggone it, you are a gentlemen's club.
Chris SchenkelSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Some go to Penn State, some go to Pittsburgh, but it's an annual affair, and I'm glad to be here tonight with a man that knows all about number one ranking when he was at Oklahoma, Bud Wilkinson.
Bud WilkinsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Well, Chris, in addition to the national championship at stake and the nomination of Eastern football, we have the challenge of a dynasty.
Bud WilkinsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Joe Paterno, the last 10 years, has dominated with his Penn State team, Eastern football.
Chris SchenkelSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Prior to that, it was a little more wide open.
Chris SchenkelSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And we're pleased to bring in Steve Zabriskie with some comments on the Heisman Trophy candidate, Tony Dorsett.
Chris SchenkelSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Steve?
Steve ZabriskieCORRESPONDENT
Thank you very much, Chris.
Steve ZabriskieCORRESPONDENT
And as Chris mentioned, as the sports director for Channel 4, the ABC station here in Pittsburgh, I've had an opportunity for the last couple of years to see both Penn State and the Pitt Panthers in action.
Jim MorseSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
These enthusiastic experts know in a second whether or not a sportscaster knows what he's talking about.
Jim MorseSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And their critical judgment is one of the reasons for Chris Schenkel's popularity in the sports world.
Jim MorseSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
You can hear why every weekday on most of these ABC stations.
Jim MorseSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
For one thing, Chris Schenkel is a sports fan himself, and his own enthusiasm shows in his broadcasting style.
Jim MorseSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
For another, he knows the sports beat so well that the men and women in the news are old acquaintances, sometimes intimate friends of his.
Jim MorseSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
On his ABC radio sports show, Chris Schenkel concentrates on one aspect of a popular sport, and through interviews, special features, and his own comments, leaves you better informed about it.
Jim MorseSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Hear Chris Schenkel on sports every weekday, only on the ABC Radio Network.
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California, zero.
ScottHOST
Yeah, Keith Jackson, man, he could have been elected governor of Alabama probably.
JoeGUEST
Oh, he was the voice of college football, Chris Schenkel and Keith Jackson, boy.
JoeGUEST
Oh, Nelly.
JoeGUEST
That was the voice that goes with college football.
ScottHOST
You know, my dad used to call Chris Schenkel, he used to call him, my dad used to say, he's like a little glass of water, talking about Chris Schenkel.
JoeGUEST
Yeah.
JoeGUEST
Yeah.
Phil HendrieHOST
important man to me and to a lot of Americans.
Phil HendrieHOST
Who? Chris Schenkel.
Raj FaneenGUEST
No, Mr. Henry, I don't know this man.
Raj FaneenGUEST
I'm talking to you about Disneyland and the racism that the Jungle Ride coats my son in.
Raj FaneenGUEST
And
Phil HendrieHOST
Sir, I know it's your time.
Phil HendrieHOST
I just mentioned to you Chris Schenkel in passing because he's a sportscaster just passed on.
Raj FaneenGUEST
I don't care.
Dave ZalatorisHOST
Cans were the stuff sitting in the cooler at somebody's backyard barbecue.
Dave ZalatorisHOST
You had Chris Schenkel on commercials saying, you know, the great taste of beer, it comes in a bottle.
Dave ZalatorisHOST
Craft beer helped change that.
Dave ZalatorisHOST
Today, the can is a pretty remarkable package for beer.
Stephen KilburnGUEST
Uh, ASG Golf is a, is a lot of fun.
Stephen KilburnGUEST
Um, I know the, uh, Chris at Inside Games, he's got a really good golf game.
Stephen KilburnGUEST
I just wish he would create some older seasons.
Stephen KilburnGUEST
Uh, he says the stats aren't there, you know, and, you know, I would...
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Marc UngerHOST
I see
Ron JuckettHOST
... very good impressions of other voices on samples.
Ron JuckettHOST
For instance, he also has done Chris Schenkel, um, and did a very good job with it.
Ron JuckettHOST
But because a lot of our, for those of us who are a little more modern or s- so much of our stuff is out there, that you can copy my voice.
JC ShurburttHOST
Bro, Todd Ellis Won, um, the, uh, it's called the-- I wanna pronounce this guy's name right.
JC ShurburttHOST
The National Football Foundation's Chris Schenkel Award.
JC ShurburttHOST
Uh, Chris Schenkel, the, the award is named after.
JC ShurburttHOST
He's a, he was a football broadcaster.
JC ShurburttHOST
Or Schenkel, Schenkel.
JC ShurburttHOST
He was really good.
JC ShurburttHOST
He used to host the Mississippi State coach, so he kinda had a deep voice like this.
JC ShurburttHOST
He's like, "Mississippi State has won the..." Um, and then Chris Schenkel won the first one.
Chris SchenkelSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
From Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California, this has been College Football Today.
Chris SchenkelSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
This is Chris Schenkel, along with Bud Wilkinson, inviting you to stay tuned now for NCAA College Football.
Chris SchenkelSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Today's game features the Huskies of Washington against the Stanford Indians.
Chris SchenkelSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The young lawyers defend those who can't defend themselves, Monday nights on ABC.
Chris SchenkelSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Once again, the final score, Mississippi 27, Arkansas 22.
Chris SchenkelSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Now this is Chris Schenkel along with Bill Fleming and Bud Wilkinson saying so long from the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Chris SchenkelSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Lump coverage provided by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
Chris SchenkelSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
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