Stu Klitenic

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Stu Klitenic
Born1955 (age 69–70)
NationalityAmerican
EducationB.A., Masters in Journalism from the University of South Carolina [1]
OccupationSports broadcaster

Stu Klitenic is an American sports radio and television personality.

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Sports

Klitenic was a standout basketball player at Northwood High School in Silver Spring, Maryland. He was named "All-Met" in 1973 and in 2008 was named one of the top Montgomery County shooters of the 1970s. [2] From 1973 through 1977, Klitenic played on the basketball team at the University of South Carolina under Hall of Fame coach Frank McGuire. [3] [4] In May 1977, he was selected as one of 12 Jewish basketball players from the United States to compete in the 1977 Maccabiah Games in Israel. [5] That team went on to win the gold medal. [6] In 1998, he was named to the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington's Sports Hall of Fame. [7]

Broadcasting

He worked at WBNS-TV in Columbus, Ohio and WXYZ-TV7 in Detroit, during the mid-1980s. Until mid-1989, he was sports director at television station KTVI in St. Louis, Missouri. [8] In the 1990s, he was the sports anchor at WSB-TV in Atlanta. [1] [9] [10] In 2005, he was named co-host of the Atlanta Braves postgame show with former Brave Mark Lemke. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Stu Klitenic". LinkedIn . Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ Shapiro, Len; Pollin, Andy (2008). The Great Book of Washington DC Sports Lists. Running Press. p. 119. ISBN   9780786741700 . Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  3. ↑ "On the Air, Klitenic Finds Success on TV". The State . Columbia, SC. March 7, 1992. p. 6C. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ "The Jewish Radio Mafia: Stu Klitenic". American Jewish Life. June 2005. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  5. ↑ Timms, Leslie (May 20, 1977). "Conference Meeting Sites". Spartanburg Herald . Spartanburg, SC. p. B1. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  6. ↑ "U.S. Maccabi Team Beats Canada to Advance to Gold Medal Game". Tennessee Volunteers. July 21, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Past Sports Hall of Fame Inductees" (PDF). Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington. November 17, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ Mink, Eric (August 29, 1989). "Stu Klitenic Leaves Sports Slot At KTVI". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . p. 11D. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  9. ↑ "NFL Blacks Out Vikings-Bears Game In Atlanta, Spurs Calls to WAGA-TV". Atlanta Journal-Constitution . September 18, 1989. p. C2. WSB-TV (Channel 2) introduced Stu Klitenic, its new weekend anchor.
  10. ↑ Rogers, Prentis (January 6, 1996). "Klitenic's WSB exit stirs Hartman rumor". Atlanta Journal-Constitution . p. D2. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Baseball 2005: Total Access Fan's Guide". Atlanta Journal-Constitution . April 3, 2005. p. P23. Retrieved June 10, 2013. Stu Klitenic and Mark Lemke will be the new pre- and post-game hosts, with the other broadcasters rotating as guests for the pre-game show.


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