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- ↑ 1953 - The Little League World Series is televised for the first time, by CBS, with rookie announcer Jim McKay behind the mike. [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ The World Series final is broadcast live on television – ABC's first. Archived 2009-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 1963 - ABC and its Wide World of Sports program televises the Little League World Series championship game for the first time, with Chris Schenkel calling the play-by-play. Archived 2009-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 1965 Little League World Series Final Game on YouTube
- ↑ Baseball great Ted Williams is an announcer for ABC. Archived 2009-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Little League World Series - Santa Clara Briarwood 1969 on YouTube
- ↑ LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES 1979 on YouTube
- ↑ 1980 LLWS-(World Title Game)-Florida vs. Taiwan-(Part 1) on YouTube
- ↑ 1980 LLWS-(World Title Game)-Florida vs. Taiwan-(Part 2)/ 1998 LLWS-New Jersey vs. Japan-(Part 1) on YouTube
- ↑ 1983 Little League World Series Highlights of East Marietta Georgia Winning The Final Game! on YouTube
- ↑ 1983 Little League World Champs! on YouTube
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- ↑ "ESPN.com - Little League World Series coverage". sports.espn.go.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07.
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