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He is most notable for his work on <a href="/wiki/Golf" title="Golf">golf</a> coverage, though he also directed coverage of the <a href="/wiki/Winter_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Winter Olympics">Winter Olympics</a>, the <a href="/wiki/US_Open_(tennis)" title="US Open (tennis)">United States Open Tennis Championships</a>, <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college</a> and <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">professional American football</a>, <a href="/wiki/Auto_racing" title="Auto racing">auto racing</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_Racing" title="Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing">Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He died at his Florida home after suffering from <a href="/wiki/Lung_cancer" title="Lung cancer">lung cancer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-PGAobituary_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PGAobituary-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shortly before his death, Chirkinian was elected to the <a href="/wiki/World_Golf_Hall_of_Fame" title="World Golf Hall of Fame">World Golf Hall of Fame</a>; he was inducted posthumously.<sup id="cite_ref-Induction_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Induction-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Frank_Chirkinian&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chirkinian was born in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Golf_coverage">Golf coverage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Frank_Chirkinian&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Golf coverage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chirkinian was known as the "father of televised golf" for the impact he had on golf broadcasting.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He came to the attention of <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> after he impressed with his direction of the 1958 <a href="/wiki/PGA_Championship" title="PGA Championship">PGA Championship</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Recruited by the network, who had no one with expertise in the relatively new field of golf broadcasting, he went on to be executive producer of CBS's golf coverage from 1959 until 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-CBS_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBS-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Chronicle_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chronicle-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his time at CBS, he was nicknamed "The Ayatollah" for his brusque, uncompromising approach to directing broadcasts.<sup id="cite_ref-GolfDigest_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GolfDigest-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chirkinian was particularly well regarded for the coverage of the <a href="/wiki/Masters_Tournament" title="Masters Tournament">Masters Tournament</a> that he oversaw for four decades, working closely with the authorities at <a href="/wiki/Augusta_National_Golf_Club" title="Augusta National Golf Club">Augusta National</a> to ensure they were satisfied.<sup id="cite_ref-GolfObserver_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GolfObserver-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Chirkinian was responsible for a number of innovations in the filming and presentation of golf. He made sure that as many microphones as possible were placed around the golf course to pick up the sounds of the tournament and golfers' conversations, rather than having commentators talk over silent footage.<sup id="cite_ref-PGAobituary_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PGAobituary-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He showed as many golf shots as possible, cutting quickly from player to player to keep up the pace of the broadcast, unafraid of focusing on the game's stars.<sup id="cite_ref-PGAobituary_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PGAobituary-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Chronicle_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chronicle-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The use of multiple cameras was introduced during Chirkinian's tenure, including high-angle cameras mounted in trees and on <a href="/wiki/Blimp" title="Blimp">blimps</a> for the first time.<sup id="cite_ref-Chronicle_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chronicle-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Chirkinian said that he was most proud of being the first to display golfers' scores relative to par, rather than cumulatively, making it simpler to work out how they were faring relative to the rest of the field.<sup id="cite_ref-PGAobituary_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PGAobituary-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most of all, Chirkinian thought it important to allow coverage to focus on golfers and the shots they made, and was critical of recent innovations<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AUDIENCE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AUDIENCE"><span title="An editor has requested that an example be provided. (November 2013)">example needed</span></a></i>]</sup> in golf broadcasting that he saw as distracting and unnecessary.<sup id="cite_ref-PGAobituary_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PGAobituary-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NYT_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_media">Other media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Frank_Chirkinian&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Other media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chirkinian appeared as himself in the <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Costner" title="Kevin Costner">Kevin Costner</a> film <i><a href="/wiki/Tin_Cup" title="Tin Cup">Tin Cup</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honors_and_awards">Honors and awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Frank_Chirkinian&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Honors and awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chirkinian won four <a href="/wiki/Emmy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Emmy Award">Emmys</a> and two <a href="/wiki/Peabody_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Peabody Award">Peabody Awards</a> during his career.<sup id="cite_ref-Chronicle_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chronicle-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2007 he was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Sports_Lifetime_Achievement_Award" title="Sports Lifetime Achievement Award">Sports Lifetime Achievement Award</a> and inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame.<sup id="cite_ref-SBHOF_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SBHOF-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time of his death, he was scheduled to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame on May 9, 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-PGAobituary_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PGAobituary-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WGHOF_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WGHOF-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the induction ceremony, a message Chirkinian videotaped shortly before his death was broadcast to the assembled golfing luminaries.<sup id="cite_ref-Induction_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Induction-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 4,</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Sports+Broadcasting+Hall+of+Fame&rft.atitle=Frank+Chirkinian&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportsvideo.org%2Fportal%2Fhof%2Farticles%2Fpublish%2FFrank_Chirkinian.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFrank+Chirkinian" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-WGHOF-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-WGHOF_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110214141456/http://www.pgatour.com/2011/r/02/10/chirkinian-wghof/index.html">"TV pioneer Chirkinian inducted into World Golf Hall of Fame"</a>. <a href="/wiki/PGA_Tour" title="PGA Tour">PGA Tour</a>. February 10, 2011. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.pgatour.com/2011/r/02/10/chirkinian-wghof/index.html">the original</a> on February 14, 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Masters_Tournament" title="Masters Tournament">The Masters</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1956_Masters_Tournament" title="1956 Masters Tournament">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Masters_Tournament" title="1957 Masters Tournament">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Masters_Tournament" title="1958 Masters Tournament">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Masters_Tournament" title="1959 Masters Tournament">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Masters_Tournament" title="1960 Masters Tournament">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Masters_Tournament" title="1961 Masters Tournament">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Masters_Tournament" title="1962 Masters Tournament">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Masters_Tournament" title="1963 Masters Tournament">1963</a></li> <li><a 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