Charles "Red" Donley
Charles "Red" Donley | |
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Born | Wellsburg WV |
January 6, 1923
Died | February 2, 1998 Steubenville OH |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Red Donley |
Years active | 1947-1988 |
Notable work | WSTV-AM WSTV/WTOV 9 WIIC/WPXI 11 |
Charles "Red" Donley (January 6, 1923 – February 2,1998), was an American sports and news anchor in the Ohio Valley.
A 1941 graduate of Wellsburgh High, Donley served as a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps from February 1942 to September 1945 before joining the WSTV radio team as a sports commentator in 1947.[1] In 1953, Donley became the new TV station's first sports director, and shortly after joined the Pittsburgh Steelers broadcast team, where he served as an announcer from 1955-1961.[2] In 1961, after 14 years with WSTV, Donley left for Pittsburgh to become the sports director at WIIC-TV/WPXI, where he won won 5 Golden Quill awards for journalism in western Pennsylvania. At this time, Donley also left the Steelers team to become the "Voice of the Pitt Panthers".[2] In October 1970, Donley returned to Steubenville and WSTV-TV to take on the role of news director, where he remained until his retirement in October 28,1988. Donley died on February 2,1998 and is survived by his wife Mary, son Shawn, and granddaughter Jennifer.[3]
Donley received many honors over the years, including an honorary degree from the Franciscan University of Steubenville in 1989,[4] and was inducted into the Ohio AP broadcaster hall of fame in 2006.[5]
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