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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dave Barnett

:The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. Shimeru (talk) 19:07, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

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I do not know what to think of this biography of a living person. He is a television sportcaster with a bio on the ESPN website. I do not think he contributes to the art of sportcasting in any special way; he seems to just be a sportscaster. Blue Rasberry 03:16, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

  • Keep. In addition to his days at ESPN, he was the tv/radio announcer for a couple NBA/MLB teams. Also, he does have some articles where is the focal point [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/2009-01-09-3662377337_x.htm], [http://sportsmediablog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/01/dave-barnett-is-the-rangers-ne.html], [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3D5A2BAFB2DDA&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM]. He won two UPI Radio Commentator of the Year awards, which may only be limited to the NBA. Patken4 (talk) 16:37, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Radio-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:51, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:52, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 23:53, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
  • Keep per the two UPI 'Radio Commentator of the Year' awards apparently showing his meeting WP:ANYBIO through "The person has received a notable award or honor, or has been nominated for one several times. ". Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 20:23, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
  • Keep appears to pass the notability criteria. ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 15:28, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

:The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.