Stu Klitenic

Stu Klitenic is an American sports radio and television personality.

Stu Klitenic
Born1955 (age 65–66)
NationalityUnited States
EducationB.A., Masters in Journalism from the University of South Carolina[1]
OccupationSports broadcaster

Sports

Klitenic was a standout basketball player at Northwood High School in Silver Spring, Maryland. He was named "All-Met" in 1973 and in 2008 was named one of the top Montgomery County shooters of the 1970s.[2] From 1973 through 1977, Klitenic played on the basketball team at the University of South Carolina under Hall of Fame coach Frank McGuire.[3][4] In May 1977, he was selected as one of 12 Jewish basketball players from the United States to compete in the 1977 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[5] That team went on to win the gold medal.[6] In 1998, he was named to the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington's Sports Hall of Fame.[7]

Broadcasting

He worked at WBNS-TV in Columbus, Ohio and WJBK-TV in Detroit, during the mid-1980s. Until mid-1989, he was sports director at television station KTVI in St. Louis, Missouri.[8] In the 1990s, he was the sports anchor at WSB-TV in Atlanta.[1][9][10] In 2005, he was named co-host of the Atlanta Braves postgame show with former Brave Mark Lemke.[11]

References
  1. "Stu Klitenic". LinkedIn. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  2. Shapiro, Len; Pollin, Andy (2008). The Great Book of Washington DC Sports Lists. Running Press. p. 119. ISBN 9780786741700. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  3. "On the Air, Klitenic Finds Success on TV". The State. Columbia, SC. March 7, 1992. p. 6C. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  4. "The Jewish Radio Mafia: Stu Klitenic". American Jewish Life. June 2005. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  5. Timms, Leslie (May 20, 1977). "Conference Meeting Sites". Spartanburg Herald. Spartanburg, SC. p. B1. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  6. "U.S. Maccabi Team Beats Canada to Advance to Gold Medal Game". Tennessee Volunteers. July 21, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  7. "Past Sports Hall of Fame Inductees" (PDF). Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington. November 17, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  8. Mink, Eric (August 29, 1989). "Stu Klitenic Leaves Sports Slot At KTVI". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 11D. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  9. "NFL Blacks Out Vikings-Bears Game In Atlanta, Spurs Calls to WAGA-TV". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 18, 1989. p. C2. WSB-TV (Channel 2) introduced Stu Klitenic, its new weekend anchor.
  10. Rogers, Prentis (January 6, 1996). "Klitenic's WSB exit stirs Hartman rumor". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. D2. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  11. "Baseball 2005: Total Access Fan's Guide". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. April 3, 2005. p. P23. Retrieved June 10, 2013. Stu Klitenic and Mark Lemke will be the new pre- and post-game hosts, with the other broadcasters rotating as guests for the pre-game show.


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