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I Was Born To Broadcast Ron Gonder's Path From Hometown Roots to Big League Radio
Ron Gonder, long time WMT sports director and announcer for Iowa Hawkeyes teams, recalls growing up in Youngstown and his Maple Leafs radio influences. He pursued Ithaca College for broadcasting, played college hoops, and built a career from Erie to Northwestern.
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Ann Scholl Boyer
N.Y
Ron Gonder
Toronto Maple Leafs
Ron
WMT Am-Fm
Iowa Hawkeye
Foster Hewitt
The
Maple Leafs
WMT
City Recreation Commission Board
Cedar Rapids
the Big Shoe
Ithaca College
Ithaca
Fort Niagara
Erie
Penn
Niagara Falls Naval Station
Niagara Falls
Northwestern University
Evanston