Dick Enberg , a veteran of sixty years of sports broadcasting and the author of two bestselling books, is the only person to win National Emmy Awards as a sportscaster, writer, and producer. He has been inducted into the National Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame, National Sportscaster and Sportswriters HOF, Pro Football HOF, National Basketball HOF, National Baseball HOF, Rose Bowl HOF, and Academic All-America HOF. Having joined NBC Sports in 1975, Enberg served as the play by play voice of a variety of sporting events, including but not limited to World Series, Super Bowls, Rose Bowls, and pro basketball, golf, and tennis championships. In 2000, he joined CBS Sports and ESPN. Enberg was the announcer for the Los Angeles Angels for thirteen seasons, and after seven seasons (2010-2016) he concluded his role as the TV voice of the San Diego Padres on FSSD. A former college professor, he continues in his thirtieth year as the spokesperson for the collegiate Academic All-America Hall of Fame program. The father of six children, Enberg resides with his wife, Barbara, in La Jolla, California. Tom Clavin is an author of nonfiction books who has previously toiled as a newspaper editor, magazine writer, TV and radio commentator, and reporter for the New York Times covering entertainment, sports, and the environment.
He has received awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, and National Newspaper Association. Three of his books have been New York Times best sellers: The Heart of Everything That Is , Halsey's Typhoon , and The Last Stand of Fox Company . He is also the author of several sports books that received critical acclaim, including The DiMaggios , Gil Hodges , and Roger Maris . His latest projects are Lucky 666: The Impossible Mission and Dodge City: Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the West , also a New York Times bestseller. Clavin resides in Sag Harbor, New York.