TV Career
Nicknamed "Woodie", Broun joined CBS in 1966 where he worked for 20 years. He served as a color commentator on a wide variety of sporting events, including Thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown, and also produced featurettes for the Saturday edition of the CBS Evening News. Broun was noted for his eloquent speaking manner, his trademark handlebar moustache, and the colorful and garish sport coats he wore while reporting.
Broun's Saturday features took him to various points in the world and reporting on various sports. One of his frequent subjects was heavyweight boxer Joe Frazier, whom he profiled multiple times over a period of six years from his initial rise as a professional to the death of his trainer in 1973. Among his other exploits included taking a lap in a racing sports car with Stirling Moss, following Olympic sprinter Jim Hines as he attempted to forge a professional football career, tracking Lou Brock as he attempted to break Maury Wills' single-season stolen base record, and following the games of Dempsey Hovland's Texas Cowgirls barnstorming basketball team as they took on male teams and won.
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