Dec 23, 2016 ... While he was in Berlin for the 1936 Olympics, Ted Husing did more than just broadcast the Games. ... Legendary sports broadcaster Ted Husing helped his cousin's family escape Nazi Germany. ... "He became very popular, very quickly, because he was so different, he was so innovative," Socolow says.
Oct 22, 2012 ... Mitt Romney said he balanced the budget of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. We checked ... As we analyze Romney's claim, it's important to understand that there is not one budget for the Olympic Games -- there are two. ... "Romney saved the Salt Lake City Olympics by regaining political support.
Jan 13, 2012 ... Ten years after the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, there's still some debate about Mitt Romney's claim that he helped "save" the games — and about ... "We have a franchise player here," said Mike Leavitt, Utah's Republican governor at the time, as he nominated Romney to step into the top Olympic ...
Feb 12, 2012 ... Romney has also said in campaign ads that he left his job at Bain to “go off and help save the Olympic Games,” remarks he has echoed in various public forums. Nonetheless, Garff, the former Salt Lake City Olympics chairman, said “it was fairly obvious” to those around him that political ambition at least ...
Jul 1, 2016 ... HOUSTON -- Standing prominently inside the University of Houston athletic department's Hall of Honor is a life-size bronze statue of Carl Lewis, the figure dressed in a USA track uniform with four Olympic medals draped around the neck. Given Lewis' glorious achievements -- "One of the greatest athletes of ...
Says he "helped save" the Olympic games.