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Mr. Laz
06-25-2015, 02:14 PM
KSHB-TV's Jack Harry announces retirement after 40 years of Kansas City sports coverage
1:41 PM, Jun 25, 2015
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - KSHB-TV, Kansas City's 41 Action News station, announced Thursday that sports director Jack Harry will retire on June 30, 2015. Harry has been covering sports in Kansas City for more than 40 years. Jack, who was named sports director at KSHB in 2002, has been a dedicated and valuable part of the station and the Kansas City community. He has won numerous awards for quality broadcast journalism, having been inducted as a member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Mid-America Chapter’s Silver Circle in 2011.
“Jack has been a staple in this city for a long time. His knowledge and passion for Kansas City sports will be missed,” said Carrie Hofmann, KSHB news director.
In addition, the station announced Frank Boal will assume the role of 41 Action News sports director. Frank has been with KSHB since 2010 after spending the previous 28 years at WDAF-TV. Dee Jackson was named weekend sports anchor.
Jackson has been part of the 41 Action News sports team since 2013. Both Jackson and Boal begin their new roles on July 1, 2015.
About KSHB-TV & Scripps
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It also owns 34 radio stations in eight markets. When Scripps and the former Journal Communications merged their broadcast assets in early 2015, they also spun off their respective newspapers, creating a new public company, Journal Media Group.
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eDave
06-25-2015, 02:15 PM
Didn't he turn into an asshole?
Donger
06-25-2015, 02:16 PM
The End of Wimpleton.
RealSNR
06-25-2015, 02:17 PM
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Good. That dipshit doesn't know the difference between a football and a goiter.
ReynardMuldrake
06-25-2015, 02:21 PM
http://i.imgur.com/nHpHF.gif
cosmo20002
06-25-2015, 02:21 PM
I liked him. Not sure I can even name the boring, bland guys on the other channels. Is Karen Kornacki still on?
Good. Asshole had gotten completely insufferable....
Dartgod
06-25-2015, 02:36 PM
I liked him. Not sure I can even name the boring, bland guys on the other channels. Is Karen Kornacki still on?
Ugh, can't stand her.
Dartgod
06-25-2015, 02:36 PM
Didn't he turn into an asshole?
Turn in to?
Fansy the Famous Bard
06-25-2015, 02:38 PM
http://38.media.tumblr.com/f31068bdd30fa9bcc5d68b2f529e8180/tumblr_mxo3cnxKfR1syvjuco1_500.gif
bevischief
06-25-2015, 02:46 PM
About time....
gblowfish
06-25-2015, 03:06 PM
Who's Keitzman gonna suck off now?
keg in kc
06-25-2015, 03:07 PM
I'd say that's only about 16 years too late.
'course I've only been here 16 years, so maybe it's more. LMAO
Eleazar
06-25-2015, 03:25 PM
Can't come soon enough.
eDave
06-25-2015, 03:28 PM
Can't come soon enough.
That's what she said.
:bolt:
He was no Bruce Rice.
I remember when that dip shit came on the scene as a sports reporter. He tried to be Bruce Rice but wasn't fit to sniff his shorts. Good riddance your stay was far to long in this town.
Lonewolf Ed
06-25-2015, 03:42 PM
I liked him. Not sure I can even name the boring, bland guys on the other channels. Is Karen Kornacki still on?
And she is as big as a house now.
DaneMcCloud
06-25-2015, 04:04 PM
Good. Asshole had gotten completely insufferable....
He was completely insufferable 30 years ago so I can't even imagine what he's like today
chiefqueen
06-25-2015, 04:17 PM
He was no Bruce Rice.
I remember when that dip shit came on the scene as a sports reporter. He tried to be Bruce Rice but wasn't fit to sniff his shorts. Good riddance your stay was far to long in this town.
He became Ch. 5's sports director when Bruce Rice died from heart after a Chiefs' @ Pittsburgh in Oct. 78. Channel 5 let him go about 15 years ago in one of the station's youth movements. What very few know about the guy is he had 5 kids whose age range from their late 40's to their early 20's (16 yr gap between kid #2 and kid #3) and I think all with one wife. I guess his youngest is finally out of college.
ping2000
06-25-2015, 04:20 PM
Bye Bye fat gas bag.
Sweet Daddy Hate
06-25-2015, 05:00 PM
His "get off my lawn" anger will be deeply missed.
PunkinDrublic
06-25-2015, 05:15 PM
That's not senility that's Jack Smack!!!
Sweet Daddy Hate
06-25-2015, 05:22 PM
His rants on Peeholi were wonderful.
Deberg_1990
06-25-2015, 05:36 PM
Insert Curly Bill .gif below:
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cosmo20002
06-25-2015, 05:40 PM
Who's Keitzman gonna suck off now?
He didn't say he's retiring from being on K's radio show. I assume we'll still hear him on there.
I should be thrilled he is retiring but I suspect he will join the 810 team and make it even worse. Bit spots with Jack smack ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh damn.
cosmo20002
06-25-2015, 05:50 PM
Ok, I know he was really opinionated and prone to a little hyperbole, but I don't get all the hatred. He was the only local TV news reporter even worth ever listening to. That might be a low bar to clear, but I know if noticed the local sports was about to come on, I might flip over to hear what he had to say about the latest Chiefs loss. I wasn't checking what Al Wallace or Mr. Blandy on the other channel was saying. He rooted for the home team and bitched about them they sucked...same as we do here.
What are the specific gripes...lemme guess...Mizzou fans think he hates Mizzou and sucks off the Jayhawks, and KU fans think he hates KU and sucks off Mizzou...
kcchiefsus
06-25-2015, 07:13 PM
I suspect most of the hatred for Jack Harry comes from the cunts on the Kansas side of the state line.
CoMoChief
06-25-2015, 07:54 PM
thank god
fuckin tired of his retarded ass
Stewie
06-25-2015, 08:40 PM
Good riddance. I remember him sucking at the teat of Bruce Rice. Rice was an exemplary journalist that died too young. Dumbass couldn't hold Rice's jock. Somehow the current environment kept him employed. There's nothing to pass on from his knowledge and "journalism."
HonestChieffan
06-25-2015, 09:23 PM
Jack cannot retire. Period.
Lonewolf Ed
06-25-2015, 09:43 PM
And not a tear was shed.
big nasty kcnut
06-25-2015, 10:16 PM
WELL ....... BYE!
DaneMcCloud
06-25-2015, 10:34 PM
And not a tear was shed.
Nor a fuck given
Coach
06-25-2015, 10:59 PM
3 pages later, and still not one of this.
http://media.giphy.com/media/yidUzowP6T3fEWFblC/giphy.gif
Damn, this place is slippin. :D
PunkinDrublic
06-26-2015, 07:43 AM
Still amazes me when I go back to KC and see how many people are still on the local news that were on when I was a kid.
Pasta Little Brioni
06-26-2015, 07:47 AM
Good. Asshole had gotten completely insufferable....
Sounds like he'd fit in well here
Pasta Little Brioni
06-26-2015, 07:48 AM
Ok, I know he was really opinionated and prone to a little hyperbole, but I don't get all the hatred. He was the only local TV news reporter even worth ever listening to. That might be a low bar to clear, but I know if noticed the local sports was about to come on, I might flip over to hear what he had to say about the latest Chiefs loss. I wasn't checking what Al Wallace or Mr. Blandy on the other channel was saying. He rooted for the home team and bitched about them they sucked...same as we do here.
What are the specific gripes...lemme guess...Mizzou fans think he hates Mizzou and sucks off the Jayhawks, and KU fans think he hates KU and sucks off Mizzou...
He predicted the beakers to finish third once
KCTitus
06-26-2015, 07:51 AM
Still amazes me when I go back to KC and see how many people are still on the local news that were on when I was a kid.
I was thinking the same thing...does Don Fortune still do sportstalk? LOL
Eleazar
06-26-2015, 09:01 AM
Maybe he will move to talking about the cookie diet on 810 full-time
morphius
06-26-2015, 09:06 AM
You mean no more of the pointless, bitter, rants where he shows his disdain for the local teams? Now he will at least be able to concentrate entirely on his golf game, and if we are lucky we won't have to hear about it.
cmh6476
06-26-2015, 09:08 AM
PBJ PBJ PBJ PBJ
Hammock Parties
06-26-2015, 09:09 AM
A true legend.
I was thinking the same thing...does Don Fortune still do sportstalk? LOL
Don Fortune and Jack Harry my 2 most hated sportscasters ever.
chiefqueen
06-26-2015, 11:54 AM
I was thinking the same thing...does Don Fortune still do sportstalk? LOL
No...Don Fortune retired in the late '90s & moved to FL.
I think Mike Thompson/Phil Witt will probably be the next KC newscasters to retire. They are both 60+.
J Diddy
06-26-2015, 01:12 PM
I always felt he'd be a much more likeable fellow if his name was Harry Jack.
Chromatic
06-26-2015, 01:16 PM
People still watch the evening news?
Good god, how old are the people on this forum?
cosmo20002
06-26-2015, 01:16 PM
You mean no more of the pointless, bitter, rants where he shows his disdain for the local teams? Now he will at least be able to concentrate entirely on his golf game, and if we are lucky we won't have to hear about it.
...poster types this after he logs on to CP to make and read pointless, bitter rants showing disdain for the local teams...
morphius
06-26-2015, 01:24 PM
...poster types this after he logs on to CP to make and read pointless, bitter rants showing disdain for the local teams...
But I don't get paid very well for it.
J Diddy
06-26-2015, 01:26 PM
But I don't get paid very well for it.
We can't all make the Harry Jack
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