Yahoo Sports reports: Longtime baseball play-by-play commentator John Sanders has died. Sanders grew up in Kansas, getting his start at WIBW-TV in Topeka. He then moved to KMBC-TV in Kansas City. At KMBC, Sanders worked Kansas City Chiefs preseason telecasts from 1970-75. In 1978, Sanders moved to KDKA-TV as the weekend sports anchor. He eventually became the station’s…
sports | sports | Yahoo Sports | June 12, 2026 6:00 PM
Longtime MLB broadcaster John Sanders dead at 83
Longtime baseball play-by-play commentator John Sanders has died. Sanders grew up in Kansas, getting his start at WIBW-TV in Topeka. He then moved to KMBC-TV in Kansas City. At KMBC, Sanders worked Kansas City Chiefs preseason telecasts from 1970-75. In 1978, Sanders moved to KDKA-TV as the weekend sports anchor. He eventually became the station’s…
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