Berry, Jerome “Jay”

TV sports reporter and anchor.  Declined an offer to try out for the Dallas Cowboys, but fortunatly for Channel Seven, he decided on a career in journalism.  

Jay played football for the University of Wyoming.

References:

• Google Books
• YouTubex

• Jay Berry’s Sports Odyssey and Beyond: From Turf To Television & The Black 14 Protest

  Available from Amazon.com

  by Jerome (Jay) Berry

  

  From award-winning sports broadcaster Jerome Berry comes an insider account of the Black 14 incident and how he fought for success in a society designed to make him fail.

  In Jay Berry’s Sports Odyssey and Beyond, Berry tells the story of how he rose from humble beginnings in segregated 1950’s America to become one of the first Black sports anchors in local TV news. In October 1969, Berry was one of fourteen Black football players suddenly kicked off the University of Wyoming’s undefeated football team, an event later termed the Black 14 incident which sparked nationwide condemnation.

  One among many talented Black athletes struggling to rise despite systemic racism, Berry refused to let the incident derail him. Through perseverance and the grace of God, he became a popular local sports journalist in some of the largest markets in America. Berry’s book is one of hope, achievement and the best football biography for any sports fan who wants to learn more about the longtime intersections of race and sports in the United States.

• Jay Berry and Al Pinter

  

• WXYZ Promo – Tell ’em you are from Detroit

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  Bill Bonds, Doris Biscoe-Bailey, Rob Kress, Diana Lewis, Steve Gargiola, John Kelly, Marilyn Turner, Jay Berry, Jerry Hodak, Rich Fisher, Dayna Eubanks

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