Raymond L. Gandolf (April 2, 1930 – December 2, 2015) was an American sports broadcaster on

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who went on to become co-anchor of the historical series '' Our World'' for

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, along with reporting from four

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Life

Gandolf was born in

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on April 2, 1930. He had a wife, Blanche Cholet, and five daughters. He earned a B.S. degree in

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from

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. Gandolf, together with

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and Richard Gerdau, won a writing

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in 1987 for an ''Our World'' episode. He also earned a

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and duPont Award. Gandolf died in

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at the age of 85 on December 2, 2015.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gandolf, Ray 1930 births 2015 deaths People from Norwalk, Ohio American sports announcers Motorsport announcers American television news anchors American male journalists