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- Category: Radio
- Unveiled: 07 Nov 1991
- Star rank: 2135
- Address:
6786 Hollywood Blvd - Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing west
- GPS location:
34.101435, -118.337485
Jim Healy
Biography
Jim Healy when at KLAC
Jim Healy (1923-July 22, 1994) was a longtime Los Angeles, California, sports commentator (KLAC, 1961-65; KFWB, 1969; KABC-TV, 1969-84; KLAC, 1973-82; KMPC, 1984-94), whose daily solo radio show featured a number of sound effects and audio clips of famous sports personalities, which he played repeatedly to affect an acerbically humorous tone. He began at KMPC in 1950, fresh out of UCLA, writing for broadcaster Bob Kelley. Jim wrote for Bob for 11 years. He hosted “Here’s Healy” on KBIG and also worked at KFWB, KABC-TV and KLAC. Jim was the nightly sports reporter on KABC-TV/Channel 7… ...“Is… it… true?” became one of his trademark lines.
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Hollywood Blvd, south side, between Highland and McCadden
- Go east and cross McCadden
- Go west and cross Highland
- Cross to the north side of Hollwood near Highland
- Cross to the north side of Hollwood near McCadden
Nearby you will also find Tim Conway, Jack Douglas, Ella Fitzgerald, and many others.