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WILLIAM
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2007 - SPORTS
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Trinity High School
Grahm Jr. College
Boston University—Communications
President of SPORTSCALL, the largest Independent Radio Network in the
U.S.A. Serving 60 radio stations in 5 states covering the Pittsburgh
Steelers, Pittsburgh Pirates and Pittsburgh Penguins. In addition they
cover Major League Baseball and the National Football League.
DiFabio has worked as a college intern for the Boston Red Sox and New
England Whalers. Overnight desk at the Boston Globe newspaper, radio
producer at WBZ,
Boston, Program and Sports Director at WEEP — WDSY, in Pittsburgh and
various talk shows on KDKA, WTAE & WWSW. TV, talk shows on KBL and other
cable networks. Bill wrote a column for the Washington Observer-Reporter
newspaper for 10 years.
Starting in 1971 SPORTSCALL has covered 20 Super Bowls, 9 World Series 4
Stanley Cup Finals, 4 NBA Finals and 6 NCAA Final Fours. SOPRTSCALL has
been featured on all the Pittsburgh area and on the National level via
television thru ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and ESPN and by the Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette, USA Today, New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Sporting
News and Wall Street Journal
He has raised over $2.5 million for various charities since 1981 and was
honored in 1997 as the National Football League’s #1 Audio Service. Six
time Associated Press “Best Soprtscast Cover/Major Market”.
He was the Public Address Announcer for the Pittsburgh Steelers for 7
years, University of Pittsburgh for 2 years, Pittsburgh Piranahs
basketball (CBA) 1 year, New England Whalers (WHA) 2 years, filled in
for the Boston Celtics and from 2002 to present the Washington Wild
Things
Served on the Dapper Dan Board for Directors for 6 years and the
Washington / Greene Chapter, P.S.H.F., Executive Committee along with
serving as Chairman of “Best of Best” Washington Arts & Heritage
Festival 2005.
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