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Vince Lloyd Skaff (June 1, 1917 – July 3, 2003), who worked under the name Vince Lloyd, was a radio announcer for Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs for over 30 years. He also was the first radio voice in Chicago Bulls history.
46. 4.2K views 5 years ago. From WGN-TV in May, 1994, this piece features an interview with the famed Chicago Cubs broadcasters who returned to the microphone as part of the 80th birthday...
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16 de ago. de 2018 · Vince Lloyd Skaff was born June 1, 1917 in Beresford, South Dakota. His parents, Michael T. and Lula (Salem) Skaff, were Lebanese immigrants who owned a family bakery. He had three brothers (Francis, Alfred and John) and a sister (Helen).
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Imagine the pleasant surprise on December 3 when Owens, who had just presided over the Emmys ceremony, informed me Lloyd had made the 2023 Silver Circle via an announcement at the ceremony. Now Vince is again with his friends, as Brickhouse, Caray, Harris and the late WGN sports editor Jack Rosenberg are also Silver Circle recipients. Lloyd will be...
But everyone who might be considered worthy has been honored yet. Some will simply have to wait for the passage of time and a motivated nominator. No matter the qualifications, few had to be as versatile as Lloyd, who was the third personality after Brickhouse and Harry Creighton hired in WGN’s sports department after the station signed on in April...
Lloyd took over the second chair from Creighton in the baseball TV booth in 1956. In this role, he participated in four one-of-a-kind TV moments, most of which have been preserved. He was at the centerpiece of the oldest Chicago videotape known to exist – the eighth and ninth innings, and aftermath of May 15, 1960 Don Cardwell no-hitter against the...
The trajectory of Lloyd’s career changed dramatically as the 1965 season neared. Much-admired Cubs radio voice Jack Quinlan was killed when his convertible slammed into a parked truck in spring training in Arizona. Amid the grief, WGN boss Ward Quaal asked Lloyd to take Quinlan’s place. Lloyd was reluctant at first, but agreed when color analyst Lo...
“Vince was larger than life,” said Pannozzo. “Such a deep voice in such a kind man. “He loved his job and was so generous with his time. I remember being on the annual Cubs Winter Caravan with him doing lunch and dinner engagements all over the Midwest in the coldest months of the off-season, and always with a big grin. He was a treasure.” Lloyd of...
Vince Lloyd, the late Cubs radio voice and TV announcer, will receive the Silver Circle Award from the National Television Academy of the Arts & Sciences in 2023. The award recognizes his long and versatile service in TV, from sports to news to game shows, in Chicago and beyond.
21 de mai. de 2024 · Lloyd, whose career broadcasting Cubs games for WGN-TV and WGN Radio spanned 38 years, died Thursday of stomach cancer at his home in the Phoenix suburb of Green Valley, Ariz., family and...
13 de dez. de 2022 · Vince Lloyd was a longtime Cubs radio announcer and a friend of Jack Brickhouse and Harry Caray. Read about his life, career and legacy at the Chicago Baseball Museum website.
Vince Lloyd said it best when I asked him shortly before he passed if he thought Jack Quinlan should be in the Broadcasters' Hall of Fame: "Hell, yes, and anybody who listened to any three innings of any game he ever broadcast would agree."
