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	The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia
		John Thomas Ralph Augustine James Facenda was born on August 8, 1913, in Portsmouth, Va. He was the son of a civil engineer and the middle child of 13.
		Facenda was hired by the station as an announcer.
		John Facenda was approached to narrate and direct a commercial for the school and I was the student who was featured in the commercial....
	www.broadcastpioneers.com /johnfacenda.html (1830 words)

	John Facenda - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Facenda narrated "NFL Films Presents," a long-running series of professional football highlights and behind-the-scenes footage, where Facenda's rhapsodies about the elegance and grace of football became as legendary as the "frozen tundra of Lambeau Field," a term he coined.
		Facenda's early career included stints as a newspaper reporter and as a Shakesperean actor and both experiences were evident in his work as a TV news broadcaster.
		During the 50's and 60's, Facenda's newcast was the dominant news broadcast in the Philadelphia area and Facenda achieved iconic status in Philadelphia as both a face and voice before his rise to national prominence.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/John_Facenda (278 words)

	TV News Philadelphia-WCAU-TV News Alumni-John Facenda
		John Facenda, an anchorman who dominated local television news for two decades, died yesterday at the age of 71.
		Facenda's departure was an unpopular move that angered many Channel 10 viewers and handicapped the station in the ratings race for years afterward.
		Facenda is survived by his widow, Dorothy, of Havertown, and their son, John Facenda Jr., of Lansdowne.
	www.geocities.com /TelevisionCity/Studio/2020/facenda.html (2265 words)

	John Facenda, a Broadcast Pioneer
		John Facenda was the King of Philadelphia television news for over two decades.
		She had been bedridden for the previous 13 years." What was an ad lib to fill time in order to join the network on time, lasted for the rest of his life.
		A TV Listing for Sunday, December 30, 1951 shows a 15 minute newscast from 11 am to 11:15am, anchored by John Facenda.
	broadcastpioneers.50megs.com /facenda1971.html (1528 words)

	SportingNews.com Fantasy Source - NFL : Facenda's son sues Campbell Soup
		John Facenda Sr., who died in 1984, was a prominent Philadelphia newscaster whose deep tone was dubbed the "voice of God."
		His son, John Facenda Jr., charged in a federal lawsuit that Campbell Soup spoke to him in May, seeking permission to use a "sound-alike" narrator in radio and television ads for Chunky Chili this NFL season.
		But Facenda, the heir to his father's estate, said he was watching TV Aug. 30 when he heard a familiar baritone in the ad, which promotes Campbell's chili for football tailgating parties.
	fantasy.sportingnews.com /nfl/articles/20040914/567355.html (279 words)

	John Facenda Information
		John Facenda (August 8 1913 – September 26 1984) was a broadcaster and sports announcer.
		Facenda's speaking style is frequently emulated, often in a parodic manner, in contemporary sports news and advertising, and to this day remains the sound most closely linked with NFL Films.
		In 1972 a co-anchor was brought in for Facenda's newscast.
	www.bookrags.com /John_Facenda (766 words)

	Law.com: NFL Not Entitled to 'Voice of God' in Promotional Film
		Hart then concluded that Facenda's estate is entitled to summary judgment on the issue of liability for two of its claims, alleging violation of the federal Lanham Act and a Pennsylvania law barring "unauthorized use of name or likeness."
		The ruling is a victory for attorney Paul A. Lauricella of The Beasley Firm, who filed the suit on behalf of Facenda's son.
		Facenda's "day job" was news anchor at Philadelphia's WCAU-TV from 1952 to '73, preceded by a long stint at WIP radio.
	www.law.com /jsp/law/LawArticleFriendly.jsp?id=1178269488687 (378 words)

	Gaming Briefs: A John Madden based lawsuit
		The son of the famous NFL announcer John Facenda is seeking damages for misuse of his dad's voice in one of the John Madden football games:
		Facenda, in a written agreement signed before his 1984 death, gave the NFL full use of his announcing work except when it came to any product endorsement, according to the order of a federal judge Thursday.
		Facenda did most of his narration work for NFL Films under an oral agreement "that he would be paid a certain amount for each program," the judge said in the order.
	comicsglobewatch.blogspot.com /2007/05/john-madden-based-lawsuit.html (503 words)

	Icons: The Voice of God - Philly Mag
		Facenda and Sabol shook hands, laying the foundation for an empire: NFL Films would go on to earn more than $50 million per year, change the way Americans watch football, and carry on for at least two generations, to their sons: Jack and Steve.
		Facenda was the archetypal Philadelphia star, and he felt a responsibility to shine.
		Facenda’s fame — and his identity through that fame — was both a blessing and a curse to young Jack.
	www.phillymag.com /articles/icons_the_voice_of_god (2750 words)

	Facenda Remembered - Local News Story - WCAU \| Philadelphia
		Facenda passed away at the age of 71 on Sept. 26, 1984.
		By 1984, Facenda hadn't been on local TV on a regular basis for nearly a decade but had acquired a legion of fans as the voice of NFL Films.
		One of 13 children, Facenda and his family came to Philadelphia from Virginia when he was a child, so his father could work on the Ben Franklin Bridge.
	www.nbc10.com /news/3764561/detail.html (660 words)

	11/30/98: CD Review: NFL Films: The Power and the Glory
		It's a brilliant package: Spence's most inimitible cues are included, and placing them in their proper context are narration excerpts by John Facenda, the old-school Philadelphia newscaster who became the voice of NFL Films.
		Facenda's voice is the appropriate mix of authority and drama; sweet and bitter at once, it's like the musty scent of a favorite old jacket.
		His excerpts on The Power and the Glory cut the chase, speaking with poetry (in the case of "The Autumn Wind," about the feared Oakland Raiders, literally poetry) on such NFL staples as the the blitz, the linebacker, and coach Vince Lombardi.
	www.filmscoremonthly.com /articles/1998/30_Nov---CD_Review_NFL_Films_The_Power_and_the_Glory.asp (861 words)

	John Facenda information - Search.com
		During the 1950s and 1960s Facenda's newscast was the dominant news broadcast in the Philadelphia area (beating the combined ratings of the two other network affiliates) and Facenda achieved iconic status in Philadelphia as both a face and voice before his rise to national prominence.
		Facenda's speaking style is frequently emulated, often in a parodic manner, in contemporary sports news and advertising, and to this day remains the sound most closely linked with NFL Films.
		In 1972 a co-anchor was brought in for Facenda's newscast.
	www.search.com /reference/John_Facenda (784 words)

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		Among Facenda's writers was John Du Bois, a noted newsman with the Philadelphia Bulletin and County Press.
		Facenda was undoubtedly at the pinnacle of his deliveries in 1974's "The Championship Chase" with his recitation of “The Autumn Wind,” a football poem (written by Steve Sabol, son of Ed) personifying fall weather:
		Facenda's speaking style is frequently emulated, often in a parodic manner, in contemporary sports news and advertising, and to this day remains the sound most closely linked with NFL Films.
	portable-apps.subiectiv.com /portable.php?title=John_Facenda (820 words)

	The Football History Museum
		The room is named for John Facenda, the voice of NFL Films from 1965 until his death in 1984.
		Facenda acquired his job via a chance meeting with NFL Films founder Ed Sabol in a Philadelphia tavern in 1965.
		Facenda was rhapsodizing about some NFL Films' material that happened to be playing on the television in the bar, and Sabol happened to overhear him.
	www.footballhistory.org /museum/facenda/index.html (255 words)

	John Facenda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1972 a co-anchor was brought in for Facenda's newscast.
		He was co-anchor for the station's coverage of Pope John Paul II's visit to Philadelphia in 1979.
		John Facenda died of cancer on September 26, 1984.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Facenda (852 words)

	The End Of A Golden Age - About Us News Story - WNBC \| New York
		Facenda had interviewed Jones on TV as a high school student in 1968 and Jones was soon brought into the station by Facenda to learn the business.
		Facenda was still a presence at the station until his death in September 1984, working on community-related programming, the annual Mummers parade and special events, like the Pope's visit to Philadelphia.
		By the time of John Facenda's death in 1984, the station has kept its strong legacy in community programming, but it was out of the children's broadcasting business.
	www.wnbc.com /station/3901640/detail.html (685 words)

	John Paul Weber, a Broadcast Pioneer
		John Paul broke into the industry in 1936 at WTEL, 860 on the AM dial, shortly after he was graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden, his hometown.
		The day after John Paul Weber's passing, fellow WIP air personality Nat Wright (also a member of the Broadcast Pioneers) spoke about his feelings and memories of John Paul.
		Listen to John Paul Weber on WIP in January of 1966.
	broadcastpioneers.tripod.com /wip/jpweber.html (448 words)

	Facenda's son can seek damages from NFL over Madden game - USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The son of legendary NFL announcer John Facenda can seek damages for the use of his father's voice on a program about a John Madden video game, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
		Facenda, in a written agreement signed before his 1984 death, gave the NFL full use of his announcing work — except when it came to any product endorsement, the judge's order said.
		John Facenda Jr., who lives in White Haven, Pa., previously settled a lawsuit against the Campbell Soup Co. for using a Facenda-soundalike in radio and television ads.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/football/nfl/2007-05-03-facenda-lawsuit_N.htm?csp=34 (577 words)

	Bloomberg.com: China
		July 26 (Bloomberg) -- The National Football League was sued by the estate of John Facenda, the late narrator of NFL Films, over the use of his ``voice of doom'' in an infomercial.
		Facenda's voice was featured in an hour-long show that promoted the video game Madden 2006, Paul Lauricella, the family's attorney, said in a July 18 interview.
		Facenda, who died in 1984 at age 71, was a Philadelphia radio reporter and television anchorman before becoming narrator for NFL Films in the mid-1960s.
	www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=20601089&sid=a0CRxbwQhPvc&refer=home (374 words)

	Announcer's Son Sues NFL Over Use of Father's Voice - washingtonpost.com
		The son of the man whose voice is synonymous with NFL Films has filed a lawsuit against the NFL in which he claims his father's voice was misused in promoting a video game.
		The deep baritone voice of legendary announcer John Facenda was part of the NFL Network program titled "The Making of Madden 2006" last year.
		Facenda, who died in 1984, was a prominent Philadelphia TV anchorman who also was the voice of NFL Films for two decades.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/20/AR2006072001791.html?nav=rss_sports (741 words)

	Main Line Times - DJ on mission to honor his hero
		More specifically, the radio host, who goes by the on-air name of RJ., has been on a quest to find the sign that was dedicated to his mentor, legendary local news anchor John Facenda.
		Facenda delivered the news from the Bala Cynwyd-based WCAU-TV studios from Sept. 13, 1948, to March 23, 1973.
		Sometime after Facenda passed away in 1984, the sign unofficially designated a portion of Monument Drive in Bala Cynwyd as John Facenda Way.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=18290760&BRD=1676&PAG=461&dept_id=43786&rfi=6 (639 words)

	Reason Magazine - Hit & Run > Decades After the Final Overtime, The Voice of the NFL Rises Phoenix-like From the Ashes ...
		Although I hadn't thought about Facenda's stentorian readings of the weekly NFL wrapups for a long time, the AV geeks pay him a telling tribute by singling out "Memorable John Facenda narration" on each disc, but not even bothering to name his successor (the able but less stirring Harry Kalas).
		Memorable John Facenda narration: "The third quarter was dying...
		And if you think these phrases didn't just flow naturally from his lyre, that the great Facenda alexandrines were crafted by some nameless South Jersey writing team, read this account of how Facenda got the job.
	www.reason.com /blog/show/112481.html (1378 words)

	NBC10.com FeedRoom
		In the long-lost 1961 special "Dead End 1975?" John Facenda says that all traffic in Philadelphia may be gridlocked by the 1970s.
		From Nov. 1963: John Facenda and WCAU's live coverage of a memorial service for President Kennedy in Philadelphia, as his body laid in state in Washington.
		From 1963: John Facenda looks at the history of the Mummers and what it meant to march in the parade.
	www.feedroom.com /rssout/wcau_rss.xml (730 words)

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		John Facenda provided the "trademark" voice-over for NFL Films, Inc. during the 1960s-1970s.
		Facenda became the narrator for NFL Films by accident.
		To boost business that night, the tavern owner was showing some pro football game action assembled by NFL Films, which had recently set up shop as a producer for the National Football League.
	f2.shoutclub.net /celeb.php/429673 (288 words)

	NFL.com - NFL News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The deep baritone voice of legendary announcer John Facenda was part of NFL Network program titled "The Making of Madden 2006," last year, violating an agreement with the league, according to the lawsuit.
		John Facenda Jr.'s attorneys filed the suit in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia on July 17 against the league, NFL Films Inc. and NFL Properties LLC.
		Facenda, who died in 1984, was a prominent Philadelphia TV anchorman whose deep tone was dubbed the "voice of God." He was the voice of NFL Films for two decades.
	www.nfl.com /news/story/9563779 (378 words)

	Bowman on Sports - Sports (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Facenda, a former announcer for the Philadelphia Eagles and Philly radio personality, was immortalized by his commentary on the historic NFL battles.
		As the original narrator of NFL Films, Facenda was for a several years, the very voice of pro football, and the chronicler of gridiron greatness for millions of nationwide listeners who maybe never even knew his name.
		Facenda is a faceless man with a distinct voice that has yet to be imitated.
	www.cuatower.com /news/2003/01/24/Sports/Bowman.On.Sports-351756.shtml (555 words)

	TCS Daily - From the Frozen Tundra of Mt. Laurel, NJ: NFL Films (Site not responding. Last check: )
		And the secret weapon for all of these early Super Bowls was narration by a man named John Facenda.
		Hollywood couldn't have had more perfect casting than NFL Films did in recruiting Facenda in the mid-1960s: if ever a man was born to narrate football, it was him.
		Facenda was a local Philadelphia television news anchorman who became the mythic God-like voice of the NFL until his death in 1984.
	www.tcsdaily.com /013004A.html (1083 words)

	Lower Merion Historical Society - David Schmidt Collection
		Facenda grew up in the Drexel Hill area and, with a master's degree in history, would be very effective in working with the informational side of the project, as well as the physical.
		Facenda looked into the physical evidence "I looked for remains of a stairway in the southern portion and didn't find any evidence of differing joists, which you would expect," he said.
		Facenda's revelations are based primarily on the physical evidence he discovered, although there are lots of historical discussions to evaluate.
	www.lowermerionhistory.org /texts/schmidtd/new/meetinghouse.html (1644 words)

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