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Ken Squier | |
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Born | Kenley Dean Squier April 10, 1935 Waterbury, Vermont, U.S. |
Died | November 15, 2023 Stowe, Vermont, U.S. | (aged 88)
Occupation | Sportscaster |
Known for | Commentator on MRN, CBS Sports and TBS for NASCAR races |
Kenley Dean Squier (April 10, 1935 – November 15, 2023) was an American sportscaster and motorsports editor from Waterbury, Vermont. From 1979 to 1997, he served as the lap-by-lap commentator for NASCAR on CBS, and was also a lap-by-lap commentator for TBS from 1983–1999. Squier was the first announcer to give lap-by-lap commentary for the Daytona 500 in 1979. He coined the term "The Great American Race" for the Daytona 500 and helped introduce the Australian-developed in-car camera for the 1982 running of the event.[1] He lived in Stowe, Vermont until his death.
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