Transcript: John Madden Retires From NFL Broadcasting

STEVE INSKEEP
NPR Morning Edition
04-17-2009
John Madden Retires From NFL Broadcasting

Host: STEVE INSKEEP
Time 10:00-11:00 AM


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STEVE INSKEEP, host:

It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep.

NFL Hall of Fame coach John Madden has announced that he is retiring as a football broadcaster. Just like that bam - he's gone. You probably know him even if you never watch football.

His retirement came as a surprise because John Madden is still regarded as one of the best. NPR's Mike Pesca looks back at his broadcasting career.

MIKE PESCA: Football once came outlined against the blue-gray October sky. John Madden took the blue-gray and turned it into a bam, pow. Alongside CBS ...

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