NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Don West (sportscaster)

Donald "Don" Ronald West (born June 20, 1963) is an American professional wrestling color commentator and television personality. In the late 1990s, West achieved a degree of fame for his loud, energetic, abrasive sales pitches on late night television, with his persuasive style turning him into a minor pop culture figure. Since 2002, West has worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, providing color commentary alongside Mike Tenay during episodes of TNA Impact! and TNA pay-per-views, He also appears on the Nashville, Tennessee WNSR radio station ^[3] Look up pound in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Kg redirects here. ... is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ... Nashville redirects here. ... is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... For the NES video game, see Pro Wrestling (video game). ... A color commentator (colour commentator in Canada), sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the play-by-play announcer by filling in any time when play is not in progress. ... A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized in a society. ... Popular culture (or pop culture) is the widespread cultural elements in any given society that are perpetuated through that societys vernacular language or lingua franca. ... Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett in May 2002. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the television program. ... Each month, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling holds a pay-per-view event. ... Nashville redirects here. ... WNSR is a Nashville-area radio station operating on the AM frequency of 560 kHz. ... A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ...

Career

West was born in Chicago. He graduated from Purdue University, where he majored in sports broadcasting. ^[2] For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ... Purdue redirects here. ... An academic major, major concentration, concentration, or simply major is a mainly a U.S. and Canadian term for a college or university students main field of specialization during his or her undergraduate studies. ... The broadcasting of sports events is the coverage of sports on television, radio and other broadcasting mediums. ...

Shop at Home Network

West initially became involved with television shopping when he applied for a job with the Shop at Home Network as the host of a sports memorablia show, Sports Collectibles. Despite his degree in sports broadcasting (and the fact that his brother Dale was the chief financial officer of the Shop at Home Network), West was rejected on the basis of his "scrabbly voice". In 1991, West began selling knives on television, and in March 1993, he was finally given the job with the Shop at Home Network that he had applied for. Between 1993 and 2001, sales rose from $3 million USD to $150 million USD. In addition to sports memorabilia, West also pitched products such as Beanie Babies and Pokémon collectibles. ^[2] The Shop at Home Network, more commonly known as just Shop at Home, is a television network in the United States that has been owned by The E.W. Scripps Company since 2002. ... CFO redirects here. ... USD redirects here. ... Teddy Beanie Baby A Beanie Baby is a stuffed animal filled with plastic pellets, or beans, rather than stuffing (see PVC). ... The official PokÃ©mon logo. ...

Between November 1996 and March 1997, Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan parodied West and his co-host, Eddy Lewis, on three episodes of Saturday Night Live. ^[4] ^[2] John William Ferrell (born July 16, 1967)[1] is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated American comedian, actor, voice actor, and writer who first established himself as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, and has since gone on to a successful film career, starring in the comedies A Night... Christopher Lee Kattan (born October 19, 1970) is an American comedian, best known for his work on Saturday Night Live. ... SNL redirects here. ...

West amicably left the Shop at Home Network in 2001, and began hosting a sports talk show on the WNSR radio station. ^[2] A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ...

In 2000, West was contacted by World Championship Wrestling booker Vince Russo, who invited him to join the company. West declined the offer in favor of "the sure thing" (WCW was purchased by its chief competitor, the World Wrestling Federation, in March 2001). ^[2] For the Australian professional wrestling promotion, see World Championship Wrestling (Australia). ... A booker, as the term is used in professional wrestling, is a person who puts matches together and determines basics about their content, such as relative overall length, who the eventual victor will be, and many of the moves which will be made during the match; in other words, the... Vincent Michael Russo (born January 24, 1961) is an American writer of Italian origin, known for working for American professional wrestling companies, most notably the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... March 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December March 3 - A U.S. Air Force Materials Command C-23 Sherpa transport crashes during stormy weather in the U.S. state of Georgia, killing 21. ...

According to the December 9, 2007 episode of Shop At Home's "The Sports Room" show with hosts Kevin Hite and Shawn Leflar, Don West will be a guest host on the December 16, 2007 episode of "The Sports Room" show. Host Kevin Hite made the announcement, to the dismay of co-host Shawn Leflar.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

In 2002, West was hired by Jeff Jarrett, who had been introduced to West by Vince Russo, to serve as the color commentator for his newly-formed professional wrestling promotion, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. West made his professional wrestling debut on June 19, 2002, commentating on the inaugural TNA pay-per-view alongside Ed Ferrara and Mike Tenay. Ferrera departed TNA in August 2002, reducing the commentary team to Tenay and West. ^[2] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (2444 Ã— 1833 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (2444 Ã— 1833 pixel, file size: 1. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Lockdown 2007 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view from Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. ... For the former Assistant Secretary of Energy for Fossil Energy, see Jeffrey D. Jarrett. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett in May 2002. ... is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Edward Ferrara (sometimes incorrectly spelled Ferrera) is a writer, most notably for storyline work for WWF and WCW, often alongside Vince Russo. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... August 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December // See also: Afghanistan timeline August 2002 Israeli-Palestinian conflict: A Palestinian suicide bombing claims 9 lives, near Safed; there is a shooting attack in Jerusalem, claiming 2; there is an attack upon a settler family, killing...

Aside from commentating, West accompanies Jeremy Borash on the YouTube-based show TNA Today, where he promotes new TNA merchandise and special packages, called 'Don West's Insane Daily Deals'. Jeremy Borash (born May 28, 1977 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American professional wrestling play-by-play commentator, announcer, booker, video producer and website designer. ... YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ...

References

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Shop at Home Network

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

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