Hank Goldberg
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Hank Goldberg (born July 4, 1947) is an American sports radio and television presenter based in Miami, Florida.
Early life
On July 4, 1940, Goldberg was born in Newark, New Jersey. Hy's father, Bob, worked as a sports writer for the Newark Evening News for more than four decades and was honoured as the state's sports writer of the year on five occasions; his mother, Sadie, was honored on five occasions. He travelled regularly with his father to Florida for spring training with the New York Yankees, where he competed as a batboy and became friends with Joe DiMaggio. Goldberg attended Duke University but later graduated from New York University. He was a member of the US Army Reserve and spent time in Manhattan in advertising.
Personal life
Goldberg remained a lifelong bachelor who never married. When Katie Couric was working at WTVJ with him, he dated her. He continued his friendship with Joe DiMaggio until the latter's death, often playing golf with him. Goldberg lived in Miami for 52 years before he migrated to Las Vegas in 2018.
In 2015, Goldberg was diagnosed with kidney disease as a result of diabetes, and his right leg was eventually amputated below the knee in October 2021. He died at his Las Vegas home on July 4, 2022, his 82nd birthday.
Career
In 1966, Goldberg immigrated to Miami. He began working in advertising as well as in the Miami Dolphins' public relations staff. He was then invited by Jimmy Snyder in the mid-1970s to be his ghostwriter for his nationally syndicated column. With Al Davis' help, Snyder assembled subject matter for Snyder's contributions to The NFL Today.
Goldberg, who had been with Snyder for four years, became the Dolphins' radio color commentator in 1978. He took over as the WIOD sports talk show host one year after being recommended to the role by Larry King, who resigned from both blogs in order to begin the Larry King show. Goldberg joined WTVJ as a sports commentator in 1983. He gained the monikers of "The Hammer" and "Hammerin' Hank" during this period because he would not have a gavel on the desk unless he argued with his co-host. He served in the same three positions until 1992, when he was suspended from WIOD for openly disregarding his program director's instructions. He then joined WQAM, a rival station that was floundering at the time, and eventually outranked WIOD in the ratings. He began working for ESPN in the following year, just after ESPN2 and ESPN Radio were launched. He appeared on NFL Countdown to provide handicapping assistance for NFL games, and he worked with Tony Bruno and Keith Olbermann three times a week.
Goldberg was employed at WQAM until December 31, 2007, when his deal came to an end. He had earlier turned down an offer for a new job that would have resulted in a 60% wage cut. In July 2018, he migrated to Las Vegas, two months after the US Supreme Court struck down the federal law that criminalized sports betting. In comparison to ESPN's Daily Wager, he continued to work for CBS Sports HQ and CBS SportsLine.com. In May 2022, he made his last appearance on ESPN after being interviewed over the phone from the Kentucky Derby. He declared his final picks for the Belmont Stakes a month later.