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Honoring American sportswriter, author, screenwriter, radio personality, and sports commentator Ray Didinger on the announcement of his retirement from NBC Sports Philadelphia and 94.1 WIP SportsRadio and congratulating him on an exciting and legendary career serving as a Philadelphia sports media icon for fifty-three years.
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WHEREAS, Ray Didinger was born in Philadelphia and raised in Folsom, Pennsylvania and graduated from St. James High School in 1964, and went on to college at Temple University where he received a B.S. in Communications in 1968; and
WHEREAS, While enrolled at Temple University, Ray hosted a sports radio show on WRTI (90.1), a public FM radio station, and also served as the station's Sports Director; and
WHEREAS, Ray Didinger began his sports writing career in 1969, covering the National Football League for The Philadelphia Bulletin and The Philadelphia Daily News and doing so for more than twenty-five years. During his career, Ray was named Pennsylvania Sportswriter of the Year five times by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association; and
WHEREAS, In 1971, Ray Didinger authored the first of his twelve books, entitled, On God's Squad, followed by other books about pro football including The Eagles Encyclopedia in 2005 with Robert S. Lyons and The Ultimate Book of Sports Movies with his radio co-host Glen Macnow in 2009, and wrote his own memoir, Finished Business: My Fifty Years of Headlines, Heroes, and Heartaches, in 2021; and
WHEREAS, In 1995, Ray Didinger won the Dick McCann Memorial Award (now named the Bill Nunn Jr. Award) presented by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA), which added his name to the writer's honor roll at the Pro Football Hall of Fame; and
WHEREAS, Ray Didinger is also well-known for his work with NFL Films, which earned him six Emmy awards as a writer and senior producer; among his projects were the weekly series "NFL Films Presents;" the film "Football America" for Tur...
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