Sam Taub
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Sam Taub was a journalist and radio broadcaster who is best known for his work covering boxing
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Taub was Jewish, and was born on New York's Lower East Side and raised on Mott Street
in Chinatown
. Taub's first job in journalism was as an assistant to Bat Masterson
at the New York Morning Telegraph. He eventually became sports editor of that paper.
In 1924, Taub began his career as a radio boxing announcer. In 1941, he became the first person to announce a major fight for television when he called the Lou Nova
-Max Baer bout. He also had a radio show called The Hour of Champions which ran for twenty-four years on WHN in New York.
Taub also worked as a boxing journalist. His contributions were featured in The Ring
from the 1920s until his death in the 1970s.
Among the awards Taub received was the James J. Walker Award for "Long and Meritorious Service to Boxing" from the Boxing Writers Association. That same organization created the "Sam Taub Award
" for excellence in broadcasting journalism in 1978. He is an inductee of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
. Taub received the Pillar of Achievement from the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
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Taub was Jewish, and was born on New York's Lower East Side and raised on Mott Street
Mott Street
Mott Street is a narrow but busy thoroughfare that runs in a north-south direction in the borough of Manhattan in New York City in the United States. It is best known as Chinatown's unofficial "Main Street". Mott Street runs from Chatham Square in the south to Bleecker Street in the north...
in Chinatown
Chinatown
A Chinatown is an ethnic enclave of overseas Chinese people, although it is often generalized to include various Southeast Asian people. Chinatowns exist throughout the world, including East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Americas, Australasia, and Europe. Binondo's Chinatown located in Manila,...
. Taub's first job in journalism was as an assistant to Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson
William Barclay "Bat" Masterson was a figure of the American Old West known as a buffalo hunter, U.S. Marshal and Army scout, avid fisherman, gambler, frontier lawman, and sports editor and columnist for the New York Morning Telegraph...
at the New York Morning Telegraph. He eventually became sports editor of that paper.
In 1924, Taub began his career as a radio boxing announcer. In 1941, he became the first person to announce a major fight for television when he called the Lou Nova
Lou Nova
Lou Nova aka Cosmic punch was an American boxer and actor. Born in Los Angeles, California, the Nova was the U.S. and World Amateur Boxing Champion in 1935. After turning pro, he remained undefeated in his first 22 matches, and won 40 fights in total...
-Max Baer bout. He also had a radio show called The Hour of Champions which ran for twenty-four years on WHN in New York.
Taub also worked as a boxing journalist. His contributions were featured in The Ring
The Ring (magazine)
The Ring is an American boxing magazine that was first published in 1922 as a boxing and wrestling magazine. As the sporting legitimacy of professional wrestling came more into question, The Ring shifted to becoming exclusively a boxing oriented publication...
from the 1920s until his death in the 1970s.
Among the awards Taub received was the James J. Walker Award for "Long and Meritorious Service to Boxing" from the Boxing Writers Association. That same organization created the "Sam Taub Award
Sam Taub Award
The Sam Taub Award is a yearly award presented by the International Boxing Hall of Fame for Excellence in Broadcasting Journalism. The award is named after Sam Taub, a journalist and radio broadcaster who is best known for his work covering boxing. It is similar to Major League Baseball's Ford C....
" for excellence in broadcasting journalism in 1978. He is an inductee of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
International Boxing Hall of Fame
The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame is located in Canastota, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown and the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta...
. Taub received the Pillar of Achievement from the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame was opened July 7, 1981, in Netanya, Israel. It honors Jewish athletes and their accomplishments from anywhere around the world....
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