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Jim Henderson (born July 29, 1947) is an American sportscaster based in New Orleans. He is the radio voice of the New Orleans Saints and also works as a football analyst for WVUE-DT.〔Dave Walker, ("Jim Henderson's semi-retirement to include working for WVUE-TV" ), ''Times-Picayune'', August 5, 2012.〕 Before that, he worked for WWL-TV from May 1, 1978 to January 31, 2012.〔("Jim Henderson to retire as WWL-TV sports director" ), ''The Houma Courier'', January 4, 2012.〕 ==Biography== Henderson began reporting on Little League baseball games in his native Rochester, New York. After receiving his bachelor's degree in English from the State University of New York at Cortland, Henderson went on to achieve a Masters in Radio and Television at Syracuse University.〔Dave Walker, ("WWL sports director, Jim Henderson has finally gotten to see pigs fly" ), ''Times-Picayune'', February 7, 2010.〕 Henderson began his sports reporting career with the sports director position at a Panama City station, then became a sports reporter in Atlanta.〔Josh Weinfuss, ("Henderson's flair on air punctuates New Orleans' rise" ), ''The News Herald'' (Panama City), February 6, 2010.〕 Henderson joined Channel 4 (WWL-TV in New Orleans) on May 1, 1978 when he was offered a job as a sportscaster, succeeding exiting Lloyd "Hap" Glaudi.〔 Henderson and news anchors Garland Robinette and Angela Hill helped WWL become the nation's top-rated local news affiliate, a place it continues to hold to this day. Henderson is a 13-time winner of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association's Sportscaster of the Year Award, an award conferred by sports journalists from all over Louisiana. Henderson regularly traveled to the Super Bowl, The Masters, and the Major League Baseball All-Star Game because of his work as a reporter for CBS Newspath. Henderson is currently the play-by-play announcer on Saints radio broadcasts, formerly teaming with former Saints quarterback Archie Manning. Henderson and Manning broadcast Saints games to listeners (and preseason TV viewers) from 1986 to 1997, with the exception of the 1990 season (when Henderson called regional NFL telecasts on CBS). Henderson currently teams with former Saints running back Hokie Gajan on radio. Henderson was at the microphone for both of the Saints' NFC Championship Game appearances, in 2006 and 2009, as well as their appearance in Super Bowl XLIV. In August 2012, six months after retiring from WWL, Henderson joined rival station WVUE-DT, owned by Saints owner Tom Benson, as an analyst and commentator for the Saints.〔〔("Legendary voice of the Saints Jim Henderson joins Fox 8 sports" ), WVUE-DT, August 6, 2012.〕 Henderson has residences in both Poplarville, Mississippi, and Mandeville, Louisiana. He is married and has two grown children. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jim Henderson (sportscaster)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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