What is Jim Donovan?
{{infobox person |name = Jim Donovan |image = Jim Donovan 2011 (cropped).jpg |birth_name = James Francis Donovan III |birth_date = {{birth date|1956|7|17}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ruiter |first1=Daryl |title=Former WKYC TV, Browns radio broadcaster Jim Donovan passes away |url=https://www.audacy.com/q104/former-wkyc-tv-browns-broadcaster-jim-donovan-passes-away |access-date=27 October 2024 |work=Audacy |date=26 October 2024}}</ref> |birth_place = [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]], U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2024|10|26|1956|7|17}} |death_place = [[Cleveland, Ohio]], U.S. |occupation = TV sports anchor<br>TV [[news anchor]]<br>[[NFL]] radio announcer |awards = Three-time [[Lower Great Lakes Emmy Award]] winner }} '''James Francis Donovan III''' (July 17, 1956 – October 26, 2024) was an American [[Sports commentator|sportscaster]] and newscaster for WKYC-TV. He was the sports anchor for the station before becoming sports director. He is also the radio voice of the [[Cleveland Browns]]. He also called [[Cleveland Indians]] telecasts. For one season, he called games for the Vermont Reds, an affiliate of the [[Cincinnati Reds]]. For SportsTime [[Ohio]], Donovan hosts various Browns shows such as ''The Berea Report'', ''Sunday Strategy'', and ''Browns Red Zone''. He was also sports anchor at WEZF-TV. Donovan also worked at [[NBC]] Sports for their coverage of the [[NFL]], [[1994 World Cup]], and the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] and [[1996 Summer Olympics]] for soccer and swimming. Donovan, his wife Cheryl, and daughter Meghan lived in [[Hinckley, Ohio]]. Donovan died from [[chronic lymphocytic leukemia]] in [[Cleveland, Ohio]], on October 26, 2024, at the age of 68.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Easterling |first1=Chris |title=Former Cleveland Browns announcer, WKYC anchor Jim Donovan dies at 68 |url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/pro/browns/2024/10/26/jim-donovan-obituary-browns-announcer/75864949007/ |website=Akron Beacon Journal |access-date=October 26, 2024 |date=October 26, 2024}}</ref> ==References=