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'''John McLaughlin Forney''' (born June 4, [[1927]], Los Angeles, California; died July 31, [[1997]], [[Birmingham]]) was a radio personality and broadcaster, best known as "the voice of the Crimson Tide." | '''John McLaughlin Forney''' (born [[June 4]], [[1927]], Los Angeles, California; died [[July 31]], [[1997]], [[Birmingham]]) was a radio personality and broadcaster, best known as "the voice of the Crimson Tide." | ||
During the 1948 Alabama State Fair, he hosted an interview program titled "Let's Go to the Fair," broadcasting from a WAPI-WAFM booth at the fairgrounds. | During the 1948 Alabama State Fair, he hosted an interview program titled "Let's Go to the Fair," broadcasting from a WAPI-WAFM booth at the fairgrounds. | ||
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He is buried in Elmwood Cemetery. | He is buried in Elmwood Cemetery. | ||
[[Category:1927 births]] | |||
[[Category:1997 deaths]] | |||
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[[Category:Alabama Sports Hall of Fame]] | |||
Latest revision as of 03:42, 18 January 2021
John McLaughlin Forney (born June 4, 1927, Los Angeles, California; died July 31, 1997, Birmingham) was a radio personality and broadcaster, best known as "the voice of the Crimson Tide."
During the 1948 Alabama State Fair, he hosted an interview program titled "Let's Go to the Fair," broadcasting from a WAPI-WAFM booth at the fairgrounds.
Forney was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.
He is buried in Elmwood Cemetery.