Jack Horner (journalist)

Gordon John "Jack" Horner (1913?–January 10, 2005) was a noted sports journalist who worked in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market of Minnesota. He participated in the first modern television broadcasts of KSTP channel 5, appearing on the first fully electronic telecast in the state on December 7, 1947 (others had appeared on the mechanical TV station W9XAT in the 1930s). When the station began regular broadcasts in April 1948, he provided play-by-play for a televised baseball game between the Minneapolis Millers and a team from Louisville.

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1913 - January 10 - 2005 - Sports - Journalist - Minneapolis-St. Paul - Minnesota - Television - KSTP - December 7 - 1947 - Mechanical TV - W9XAT - 1930s - 1948 - Baseball - Minneapolis Millers - Louisville

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He largely retired from broadcasting in the late 1960s, spending time working for the local Chamber of ]].

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