Bill Stegath, a longtime fixture of the UofM sports scene died in March, just two weeks before his 97th birthday. He announced Michigan football games on WUOM from 1953 to 1962 and was inducted into the Michigan Stadium Media Hall of Fame in 2016. In addition to football, he announced games for Michigan basketball, baseball, and hockey and won eight national broadcasting awards. Bill participated in many facets of the University, including as a professor of communications, the assistant executive director of the Alumni Association, and the first camp director at Camp Michigania. Marcia came home from London to spend her dad’s last years. An article with more information about Bill is available on the Michigan Radio website.
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