Dan Coughlin (sportscaster)
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September 17, 1938
television sportscaster
Two-time Lower Great Lakes Emmy Award winner
Dan Coughlin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Daniel Francis Coughlin September 17, 1938 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | (aged 86) |
| Occupation(s) | Newspaper sportswriter television sportscaster |
| Awards | 1976 Ohio Sportswriter of the Year Two-time Lower Great Lakes Emmy Award winner |
| Website | Coughlin's personal blog |
Daniel Francis Coughlin (1938 – October 6, 2024) was an American sports anchor and reporter for WJW Fox 8 in Cleveland, author, and sports writer for the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Coughlin was born in 1938 and lived in the Collinwood neighborhood on Cleveland's east side until 1941, when his parents moved to a home on the city's west side near St. Ignatius High School. A time later, Coughlin's family moved again to suburban Lakewood, Ohio, where he attended St. Edward High School, graduating in 1956. Coughlin later served a two-year stint in the U.S. Army in the First Armored Division.[1]
Career
Newspapers
Soon after leaving military service, Coughlin landed his first full-time job in the newspaper business when he became a sports writer for the Cleveland Plain Dealer in 1964.[2] While with the Plain Dealer, Coughlin was recognized for his work by being named Ohio Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA) in 1976,[3] and serving as president of the Cleveland Press Club from 1981-82.[4]
Coughlin left the Plain Dealer in 1982, but worked part-time as a sports writer in later years, writing sports columns for suburban newspapers such as the Elyria Chronicle Telegram, and the Lake County News Herald.[5]
Television
In 1983, Coughlin switched to television reporting, becoming a sports reporter/fill-in anchor for WJKW (now WJW) TV 8 in Cleveland, where he remained.[6]
For the 1990 baseball season, Coughlin served as a play by play announcer for the Cleveland Indians on the then-new SportsChannel Ohio (now Bally Sports Ohio).[7]
In later years, Coughlin went into semi-retirement, though he still worked part-time at WJW as a co-host of Friday Night Touchdown during high school football season.[8][9]
Author
Coughlin wrote four books featuring anecdotes from his career covering the Cleveland sports scene: Pass the Nuts (2011), Crazy, With The Papers to Prove It (2012), Let's Have Another (2015) and Just One More Story (2018).[5]
Death
Coughlin died on October 6, 2024, at the age of 86.[10]
