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Larry Stewart of the Los Angeles Times wrote:Stu Nahan, a onetime minor-league hockey goalie who delivered sports reports on Los Angeles television and radio for decades, died Wednesday. He was 81.

Nahan had battled lymphoma, a form of cancer, since being diagnosed in January 2006.

In 1968, Nahan began doing nightly sports reports on KABC Channel 7. He moved to KNBC Channel 4 in 1977 and to KTLA Channel 5 in 1988, retiring from television in 1999.

Nahan also appeared in a number of movies and television episodes. After landing a bit part in the 1971 TV movie "Brian's Song," he had a string of movie appearances as a sports commentator, most notably in Sylvester Stallone's series of "Rocky" films.

He also played himself in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982), interviewing the character Jeff Spicoli -- played by Sean Penn -- in a dream sequence.

Nahan was also a radio sports talk show host at KABC-AM (790) and most recently worked on Dodger pre- and postgame radio shows on KFWB-AM (980).

A native of Los Angeles, Nahan moved at age 2 with his mother to Canada, where he grew up playing hockey.

A star goalie at McGill College in Montreal, he signed a contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League in 1946. He was assigned to the minor-league Los Angeles Monarchs, who through the early 1950s played at the Pan Pacific Auditorium in the mid-Wilshire district.

When the Monarchs folded in 1952, so did Nahan's pro hockey career -- which, he admitted, wasn't a promising one.

"The real reason I quit was because I had a terrific sunburn on the back of my neck, which I got because the red light was on most of the time I was in the net," he would quip about the signal for a goal scored in hockey.

He found work driving a delivery truck, and one day in 1954 he came across Bob Kelley, a prominent sports announcer who was the original voice of the National Football League's L.A. Rams.

Kelley, recalling Nahan's gift of gab when he was playing for the Monarchs, offered to teach him the broadcasting business.

Nahan worked as a go-fer for Kelley during broadcasts of the Pacific Coast League's Los Angeles Angels, who played at the old Wrigley Field at 42nd Street and Avalon Boulevard.

"I kept the stats and got coffee and every once in awhile I'd get to broadcast an inning," Nahan recalled in an interview with former Times columnist John Hall in 1980. "The first year, I worked for nothing. The next season I got $50 a week. I had it made. I got special assignments driving visiting clubs to the ballpark. I'd bus the team to the park, do my radio work and then drive the team back to the hotel."

In 1956, Nahan landed a play-by-play job on radio with the minor league Modesto Reds. In December of that year he happened to see the first newscast of a new Sacramento television station. Nahan called the station the next day to complain about the sports segment and ended up getting his first job doing nightly TV sports reports on KCRA, an NBC affiliate.

While in Sacramento he was also the host of a children's TV program, appearing as "Skipper Stu." He would show cartoons while piloting his boat, the Channel Tender, accompanied by an octopus puppet, O.U. Squid.

Nahan later moved to Philadelphia to host a children's show as "Captain Philadelphia" on now-defunct WKBS. He also did play-by-play for the Flyers hockey team and Eagles pro football team.

In 1968 Nahan returned to Los Angeles and began doing sports reports at Channel 7. Nine years later he moved to Channel 4 to replace Ross Porter, who left the station to become a play-by-play announcer for the Dodgers.

In 1986, Channel 4 chose to not renew Nahan's contract, and Fred Roggin became the station's lead sportscaster.

Nahan landed a job doing sports on the KABC radio morning show, "Ken and Bob Company." The next year he replaced Bud Furillo on the afternoon "Sportstalk" show while continuing his role on "Ken and Bob."

In 1988 Nahan was hired at Channel 5 to replace Keith Olbermann, who left for KCBS Channel 2. Nahan for awhile continued with his radio work as well.

By September 1997, Nahan's role at Channel 5 was reduced to periodic commentaries and occasional assignments, and a few months later Tony Hernandez was hired to replace Nahan as the station's main sportscaster.

In 1999, Nahan was dismissed altogether.

He twice served as the president of the Southern California Sports Broadcasters organization, first in 1990 and '91 and then continually from 1996 on.

Nahan's survivors include his wife, Sandy, and four children from a previous marriage.

Mister Bushice wrote:WTF does this thread title have to do with some D lister kicking the bucket?

Smackie Chan wrote:

Mister Bushice wrote:WTF does this thread title have to do with some D lister kicking the bucket?

Fast Times reset?

Dinsdale wrote:I really can't believe how badly you just KYOA

Smackie Chan wrote: Stu was one of the better ones I've seen. Not too dorky, and not too much of a homer.

Dinsdale wrote:You know what this means, right Bitchice?

Cuda wrote:He must have picked up the nickname, "Shill Nahan" for some other reason

Mister Bushice wrote:WTF does this thread title have to do with some D lister kicking the bucket?

Dinsdale wrote:

Smackie Chan wrote:

Mister Bushice wrote:WTF does this thread title have to do with some D lister kicking the bucket?

Fast Times reset?

Oh, dear.


Ohhhhhhhhhhhh, dear.


You know what this means, right Bitchice?

I mean, you DO remember the rules YOU made, right?

You just laid down the biggest KYOA in internet history,

I really can't believe how badly you just KYOA, and by default, the rest of us PWN! you, as well... YOUR FUCKING RULES... remember?


Or is it only KYOA if you're unfamiliar with the various works of Bea Arthur, rather than a defining movie of an entire generation?

Dinsdale wrote:OK.

So, not being familiar with such sitcoms as Everybody Loves Raymond and Golden Girls means someone totally got ran, and Bushice got over big time, because he DID know the life and times of Bea Arthur.

But not being familiar with an iconic movie means that Bushice toooootally got over, big time.

Ya'know what... have fun, Bushice... my new Foe.

Smackie Chan wrote:I spent all but about 10 of my years in SoCal and have never heard that nickname used. But I'm sure if anyone can, you can C&P a reference.

Cuda wrote:No links, but he was named "Shill" either by the hated Woody Paige, or possibly the hated Jay Mariotti for his ass-kissing performance as host of the Chuck Fairbanks TV Show whilst Chuckles was rolling up an impressive 7-26 record coaching the Colorado Buffalos.

Dinsdale wrote:
Oh, dear.


Ohhhhhhhhhhhh, dear.


You know what this means, right Bitchice?

I mean, you DO remember the rules YOU made, right?



You just laid down the biggest KYOA in internet history, which I'm SURE you'll cop to, since you outlined these rules so clearly for us in the past...


right?


I mean, YOUR FUCKING RULES, right?


I really can't believe how badly you just KYOA, and by default, the rest of us PWN! you, as well... YOUR FUCKING RULES... remember?


Or is it only KYOA if you're unfamiliar with the various works of Bea Arthur, rather than a defining movie of an entire generation?

The Whistle Is Screaming wrote:

Dinsdale wrote:
Oh, dear.


Ohhhhhhhhhhhh, dear.


You know what this means, right Bitchice?

I mean, you DO remember the rules YOU made, right?



You just laid down the biggest KYOA in internet history, which I'm SURE you'll cop to, since you outlined these rules so clearly for us in the past...


right?


I mean, YOUR FUCKING RULES, right?


I really can't believe how badly you just KYOA, and by default, the rest of us PWN! you, as well... YOUR FUCKING RULES... remember?


Or is it only KYOA if you're unfamiliar with the various works of Bea Arthur, rather than a defining movie of an entire generation?

Sometimes I like to apply a voice to a post. This one was Stewie from Family Guy.

Read it again and think of that voice in your head. Now picture him going off on one of his sarcastic rants ... you should be laughing now.

cuda wrote:Not knowing Golden Girls resets puts you in league with Dinsdale

Bushice: You stupid fuck spinsdale, you don't know who Peter Boyle is? They advertise the freaking show he's on daily, and it's been on for over 10 years.

Dinsdale:I don't know any of that 80's and 90's sitcom network crap, I was out scoring drugs and banging skanks during that time. It figures you're a fan of shows like that, though. I'll bet you tuned in to watch Bea Arthur on the Golden Girls nightly....

The Whistle Is Screaming wrote: Sometimes I like to apply a voice to a post.

MB wrote:Dinsdale as a diapered midget savant who shits himself?

Ah, the visual works too

Mister Bushice wrote: So one wonders, Cuda. How does a crap spewer like Dinsdale, who claims he doesn't watch those network shows and was out drugging and whoring when they were on the air know not only that Bea Arthur was on one of them, but also the name of the show she was on?

Cuda wrote:

Mister Bushice wrote: So one wonders, Cuda. How does a crap spewer like Dinsdale, who claims he doesn't watch those network shows and was out drugging and whoring when they were on the air know not only that Bea Arthur was on one of them, but also the name of the show she was on?

I don't know how thingies work in your area, Babshice, but in almost everywhere else in the country the TV has these things called "comercials" which is short for commercial advertisement, imo. Anyhow, I've seen commercials for these Bea Arthur shows & whatforth and they did not make me the least bit familiar with the actual episodes. I would guess Dinsdale has seen similar commercials, btw

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