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Say it ain t so! Wally off radioRoger N«ginThe Chronicle-TeiegramA reorganization of the staff at WEOL AM-930 has at least temporarily silenced 20-year veteran sports announcer Wally Mintus.Mintus' last director was June 30, although he could return as early as September forp af l - limeduties as a color commentator oniilQil O^ilUUisports broadcasts.“They downsized my job, eliminated my position,” said Mintus, who would’ve beenwith the station 20 years this October. “Three or four other people are sharing my responsibilities.“They did offer me a chance to stay on as color commentator (on play-by-play broadcasts). I do appreciate that. I might still do that. They left the option open, but I’m not positive of my schedule.” Since leaving the station Mintus has been working as a salesman at Spitzer Chevroletin Ambers*-—™ ^ ~ w a* ■“I’m trying to put my energy into selling cars and learning that business,” said Mintus, who was sports director forthe station since 1993. “I may get the itch to get into radio again. This was a shock after all those years. Now I want to get my head clear of radio fora whilp ^WEOL President Gary Kneisley indicated it was difficult to let the popular Mintus go.“Wally’s a good guy,” he said. “We would welcome him as a color commentator. But we just don’t have room for afnn.+imo crtnrfo ”- *-*■-— - V. ■v't' — *- »lt;■%- VV l-Wi, »•*■'- ■ « mMintus, 49, did five dailysportscasts, including the crucial morning drive-time show.He did renni*ts frntnBrowns, Cavs and Indians games, dealt with networks putting together sports broadcast schedules, set up local schedules and shared time on the station’s high school forecast and wrapup shows that he devised along with play-by-play man Tim Alcorn.He was successful. WEOL (930-AM) has earned The Associated Press Best Sports Station award eight of the lastnine years. Seven times Mintus won the Best Regularly Scheduled Sportscast award.Mintus, who lives in Elyria, is a graduate of Avon HighC1 -it, TT rs . r-. p lt;1 « *\-ixv ccuiJcu a illbroadcast journalism from Bowling Green in 1984 and immediately began to work for WEOL.day as sportsMintus
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The Chronicle Telegram
Elyria, Ohio, US
Sun, Jul 11, 2004
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