Herb Granath

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{{Short description|American sportscaster (died 2019)}}

Herb Granath (1928 - November 26, 2019) was an American sportscaster. In 2001, he was awarded the Sports Emmy for Sports Lifetime Achievement Award. Granath spent the bulk of his career with ABC, spearheading their movements into cable and international television. He also served as Chairman of the Board for ESPN, A&E, The History Channel, Lifetime Television and Disney/ABC International.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SkYN5eMreOUC&pg=PT82|page=82|title=Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN |author=James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales |publisher=Little, Brown |year=2011|isbn=9780316125765}} He also served as president of Capital Cities/ABC's Video Enterprises.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mqwdwyYa3hEC&pg=PT298|page=298|title=The Highwaymen: Warriors of the Information Superhighway |author=Ken Auletta |publisher=Random House Publishing Group|year=2011|isbn=9780307799852}} Following his time with ABC, he served as co-chairman of Crown Media Holdings, vice chairman of Central European Media, and senior content adviser to Telenet. Granath was a graduate of Fordham University and spent time in the military at the beginning of his career.{{cite web |url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/89063/herb-granath-broadcasting-cable-innovator|title=Herb Granath: Broadcasting, Cable Innovator|author=Reed Bunzel |publisher=TVNewsCheck |year=2015}} Granath's wife of over sixty years was Ann Flood.[http://www.metacritic.com/person/ann-flood?filter-options=tv "Ann Flood"]. Metacritic.com. Retrieved July 6, 2013.

Granath lived in Darien, Connecticut, and died on November 26, 2019.[https://lawrencefuneralhome.com/tribute/details/2584/Herbert-Granath/obituary.html#tribute-start Herbert A. Granath]