LOS ANGELES -- Chick Hearn, who made "slam dunk" and "air ball" common basketball expressions during his 42-year broadcasting career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died Monday night. He was 85. Hearn, ...
He had a voice that could enrapture an entire living room—and an arena of thousands. He had a basketball vocabulary that transcended sport. Chickisms are what his words and phrases are still called; ...
LOS ANGELES -- Chick Hearn, recovering from open heart surgery, missed the Los Angeles Lakers' game Thursday night, ending the announcer's string of consecutive games at 3,338. The 85-year-old ...
In celebration of the legendary Hall of Fame broadcaster Chick Hearn, the Los Angeles Lakers, alongside Shannon Hearn, recognized two exceptional Broadcast Journalism students from USC’s Annenberg ...