Gerard Edward Sandusky (born September 5, 1961) is an American sports broadcaster. He works as the sports director at

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, and does radio play-by-play for the

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of the

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Early life

Sandusky is the son of John Sandusky, who played in the NFL for the

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and

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, and who later was an assistant coach for several NFL teams, and head coach for the

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. He is a 1983 graduate of

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, where he played football and basketball.

Career

Sandusky began his career as a sportscaster for WSVN-TV in

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. He joined WBAL-TV in 1988. In addition to his duties with the Ravens, Sandusky broadcasts Towson University basketball games. Previously, he hosted the pre-game show for

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broadcasts. Sandusky is also the owner of The Sandusky Group, a media and communications consulting firm. He and his wife Lee Ann founded the Joe Sandusky Fund, which operates through the

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and raises money for scholarships to financially needy youngsters in the Baltimore area. The fund is named after Sandusky's late brother, a football player at the

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, who died of

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caused by

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in 1978 at the age of 19. His most noted

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is "''The hay's in the barn''" which he uses whenever the Ravens secure a victory.Sandusky, Gerry. "The Hay’s in the Barn," The Sandusky Group, LLC, Friday, December 6, 2013.
/ref> His explanation of its origin: In 2014, Gerry Sandusky authored his first book, ''Forgotten Sundays: A Son's Story of Love, Loss and Life from the Sidelines of the NFL''. With a foreword by

Head Coach John Harbaugh, ''Forgotten Sundays'' is Gerry Sandusky's coming-of-age story about a son's relationship with his father. It is his story of love, loss, acceptance and living in the shadow of the NFL. On May 24, 2014, Sandusky introduced the book at a public book signing event at Greetings & Readings of Hunt Valley in Baltimore County. He is not related to former

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assistant football coach and convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky. On July 25, 2018, he appeared on ''

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'' as one of the guests in a segment about people who get harassing tweets because they have a similar name to someone infamous and get mistaken for this person.Twitter Lashes Out at the Wrong Michael Cohen , The Daily Show
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah / YouTube. July 28, 2018.

References

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