Stan Barron (January 21, 1921 – November 27, 1984) was an American sports broadcaster. Barron, a native of

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, and having previously worked in Joplin, Missouri, is best known for his work in

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, where he spent 32 years of his career, from 1952 until his death. He joined the staff of WKBW-AM 1520 in 1952, when the station was still a full-service network station, and was part of the inaugural on-air staff when WKBW launched a television station ( channel 7) in 1958. In 1965, Barron moved from WKBW to WBEN Radio and TV (mostly for AM 930 but also occasionally

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), trading places with Tom Jolls, who coincidentally went from WBEN to WKBW at the same time. At WBEN, Barron hosted the AM station's evening

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show "Free Form Sports" as part of the Stan Barron show and was the color commentator (with

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doing play-by-play) for the

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. In addition, Barron held lead play-by-play duties for University of

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, Niagara University men's basketball,

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, AHL Buffalo Bisons hockey, and

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baseball at various points in his career. Barron, a major baseball fan, helped orchestrate the return of the baseball Bisons to Buffalo in 1979. Barron died at the end of November 1984 after a battle with thyroid cancer. He had been forced to retire after the Bills preseason because of his illness. For his efforts, Barron is a member of the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame and the Buffalo Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame.2004 inductees of the Buffalo Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame
. Retrieved October 25, 2015.

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