Jim Lampley News & Bio

Name: Jim Lampley Hometown: Hendersonville, NC Born: April 8, 1949 (76) Notes: Sportscaster

Chansky’s Notebook: Wide World of Sports
Jim Lampley’s memoir is out, and it really did happen. We had the official launch party Tuesday night at the Chapel Hill Country Club for...
Wed Apr 23, 2025

Jim Lampley Pays Tribute To George Foreman: 'I Loved Him'
Few grew closer to George Foreman in the second chapter of his career than Hall of Fame broadcaster Jim Lampley. Lampley gave an empowering tribute...
Sun Mar 30, 2025

Broadcasting legend, UNC alum Jim Lampley writing his own story
A familiar face and voice of Olympic broadcasts over the years is North Carolina native Jim Lampley. The Carolina alum has covered a record 14...
Thu May 2, 2024

Jim Lampley, on His Strange Exile and Emotional Return to Ringside
Jim Lampley, who was the voice of HBO boxing for 30 years, has spent the majority of the past five years living in a renovated...
Sat Sep 30, 2023

‘A Spectacularly Amazing Life’: Jim Lampley, Broadcast Legend and UNC Alum
Jim Lampley’s first job at WCHL was a pretty good one: regular post-game interviews with Bill Dooley, UNC’s head football coach. “I was making $25...
Thu Jun 8, 2023

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