Herb Granath (1928 - November 2019) was an American sportscaster. In 2001, he was awarded the Sports Emmy for

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. Granath spent the bulk of his career with ABC, spearheading their movements into cable and international television. He also served as Chairman of the Board for

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, A&E,

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/ABC International. He also served as president of Capital Cities/ABC's Video Enterprises. Following his time with ABC, he served as co-chairman of Crown Media Holdings, vice chairman of Central European Media, and senior content adviser to

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. Granath was a graduate of Fordham University and spent time in the military at the beginning of his career. Granath's wife of over sixty years was

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Metacritic.com. Retrieved July 6, 2013. Granath lived in

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, and died in November 2019.Herbert A. Granath
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