# Dom Valentino > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dom_Valentino > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dom_Valentino.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dom_Valentino > Source revision: 1355484631 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|US TV sports presenter}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}} '''Dominick Valentino''' (December 21, 1928 – April 17, 2012) was an American sportscaster. ==Personal life== Born in [Brooklyn, New York](/source/Brooklyn%2C_New_York), Valentino grew up in [Hingham, Massachusetts](/source/Hingham%2C_Massachusetts). He earned a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism from [Boston University](/source/Boston_University), and served in the [United States Air Force](/source/United_States_Air_Force) during the [Korean War](/source/Korean_War). ==Professional career== Valentino began his broadcasting career in New England, calling [Boston College](/source/Boston_College_Eagles) football, basketball, and hockey as well as the [Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins) of the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) and the [Boston Patriots](/source/Boston_Patriots) of the [American Football League](/source/American_Football_League). He went on to call games for the [Cincinnati Royals](/source/Cincinnati_Royals), [Kansas City-Omaha Kings](/source/Kansas_City-Omaha_Kings), and [New Orleans Jazz](/source/New_Orleans_Jazz_(NBA_team)) of the [National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association) in the 1960s and early '70s.[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/southofboston-ledger/obituary.aspx?pid=170708118 Dominick Valentino Obituary][https://www.espn.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/7826758/former-new-york-yankees-sportscaster-dom-valentino-dies-83 Ex-sportscaster Dom Valentino dies] In 1975, Valentino worked with the [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees) radio team, alongside [Phil Rizzuto](/source/Phil_Rizzuto), [Frank Messer](/source/Frank_Messer) and [Bill White](/source/Bill_White_(first_baseman)). He also announced for the [New York Nets](/source/New_York_Nets) basketball team and [New York Islanders](/source/New_York_Islanders) hockey team that year. He teamed with [Red Rush](/source/Red_Rush) and [Ted Robinson](/source/Ted_Robinson_(sportscaster)) on [Oakland Athletics](/source/1980_Oakland_Athletics_season) radio broadcasts on [KDIA](/source/KMKY_(AM)) for one season in 1980.[https://www.mlb.com/athletics/history/broadcasters All-Time Broadcasters – Oakland Athletics.] Retrieved October 12, 2022. He also worked at the minor league baseball level, calling games for the [New Orleans Pelicans](/source/New_Orleans_Pelicans) and [Las Vegas Stars](/source/Las_Vegas_Stars_(baseball)).{{cite news |title=The Faded Voice of Sports Calls Past (Published 2011) |work=The New York Times |date=24 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027091739/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/24/sports/the-faded-voice-of-sports-calls-past.html?pagewanted=all |archive-date=2019-10-27 |url-status=live |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/24/sports/the-faded-voice-of-sports-calls-past.html?pagewanted=all |last1=Bearak |first1=Barry }} ==References== {{reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Valentino, Dom}} Category:1928 births Category:2012 deaths Category:American Basketball Association announcers Category:American Football League announcers Category:American horse racing announcers Category:American radio sports commentators Category:Boston Bruins announcers Category:Boston Patriots announcers Category:Boston College Eagles men's basketball announcers Category:Boston College Eagles football announcers Category:Boston University College of Communication alumni Category:Boxing commentators Category:College basketball announcers in the United States Category:College hockey announcers in the United States Category:Major League Baseball broadcasters Category:Minor League Baseball broadcasters Category:NBA broadcasters Category:National Hockey League broadcasters Category:New York Islanders announcers Category:New York Jets announcers Category:New York Nets announcers Category:New York Yankees announcers Category:Oakland Athletics announcers Category:People from Hingham, Massachusetts Category:Sportspeople from Brooklyn Category:United States Air Force personnel of the Korean War --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Dom Valentino](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dom_Valentino) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dom_Valentino?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.