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'''Dick Crippen''' is a former sports and weatherman anchor in the [[Tampa Bay area|Tampa Bay]], [[Florida]], television market. Crippen began his career at [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate (Now [[CBS]]) [[WTSP|WLCY-TV]] Channel 10 in 1965 as one of the station's first on-air personalities. In 1981, he left for rival [[WFLA-TV]]. He anchored the evening sportscasts until the late 1990s. In the late 1970s through 1984 he was the public address announcer for [[Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–93)|Tampa Bay Rowdies]] home soccer games at [[Tampa Stadium]]. He also served as the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]' radio play-by-play announcer for the first half of the 1978 season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bucpower.com/crawford2.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2019-10-15 |archive-date=2007-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928040322/http://www.bucpower.com/crawford2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Crippen has done play-by-play work on the Water Channel's ''American Powerboat Television'', [[ESPN]]'s coverage of Unlimited Hydroplane Circuit, as well as [[NASCAR]]'s Motor Racing Network.<ref>[http://www.waterchannel.com/shows/detail/51.html The Water Channel] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060502162325/http://www.waterchannel.com/shows/detail/51.html |date=2006-05-02 }}</ref>

He also hosted an hour-long weekly sports show called ''Bay Sports with Dick Crippen'' on the [[Spectrum Sports (Florida)|Spectrum Sports]] cable channel. The show aired on Wednesday evenings at 8&nbsp;pm and repeated on Friday and Sunday nights at 8&nbsp;pm. The show ended when Spectrum Sports folded in 2017.

Crippen now works in community development and as senior advisor for the [[Tampa Bay Rays]] baseball team. Dick is also a popular speaker speaking on sports, motivation and broadcasting. He is a popular host of many local events, including athletic ceremonies at the [[University of South Florida]].

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==External links==
* [http://www.sptimes.com/2005/08/12/Sports/Crippen_gets_more_tim.shtml Crippen gets more time to tell his tales]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070206175056/http://www.big13.net/Other%20Hosts/wlcy_commander_astro.htm Dick Crippen became "Commander Astro" on Channel 10's SPACE STATION]
* [http://tampabay.devilrays.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=tb Crippen Senior Advisor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831212446/http://tampabay.devilrays.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/front_office.jsp?c_id=tb |date=2006-08-31 }}
* [http://www.catch47.com/Bay_Sports.html Bay Sports with Dick Crippen]
* [http://teddwebb.com/showcase/where_are_they_now/dick_crippen.html Dick Crippen-Where are they now?]

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