1. William Weber was an American television sports commentator best known for his work on TNT and NBC NASCAR broadcasts.
19 Facts About Bill Weber
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Bill Weber was the lead announcer for Champ Car World Series events and other auto racing series on NBC and worked as an illusionist in St Petersburg, Florida.
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Bill Weber was born the second-eldest of four children, 2 boys and 2 girls.
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Bill Weber's career began at WISH-TV in Indianapolis as a sports reporter while a student at Butler University.
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In 1987, Bill Weber left television to work on the Miller Brewing Company's Unlimited Hydroplane Racing program as a media relations consultant.
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Bill Weber spent time working for TNN as part of the Inside NASCAR.
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Bill Weber signed on with the ESPN and ESPN2 cable networks in 1994 as a pit-road reporter, and as a contributing reporter on RPM 2Night from 1996 until 2000.
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In 2001, Bill Weber was tapped as pre-race host and pit reporter for NBC and TNT's coverage of NASCAR.
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For part of the 2004 season, Bill Weber replaced Allen Bestwick as lap-by-lap announcer when Bestwick broke his leg during a charity ice hockey game in Rhode Island.
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Bill Weber was one of NBC's play-by-play announcers for its regional coverage of the Arena Football League.
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On July 30,2006, TNT announced that Bill Weber would continue as voice of NASCAR on TNT even after contracts with NBC come to an end at the conclusion of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season.
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The NBC and TNT partnership continued with Bill Weber hosting coverage of the North American International Auto Show for NBC, and both Bill Weber and Dallenbach assigned to NBC's Champ Car World Series events in April 2007.
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In 2009, while in New Hampshire to cover the NASCAR Sprint Cup race, Bill Weber was suspended by TNT and was not allowed to call the race or appear on the air.
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On July 1,2009, TNT and NASCAR announced that Bill Weber would be replaced by Ralph Sheheen for the final two races of TNT's 2009 schedule.
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Bill Weber was on the call for several notable races as lap-by-lap announcer.
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Later that season, Bill Weber called Johnson's first Cup Series championship at the Ford 400, the first of five consecutive titles for Johnson.
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Bill Weber called the July Daytona race in 2005,2007, and 2008.
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Bill Weber's voice was heard on a commercial for Acorn Stairlifts and driver James Jakes during IndyCar Series races in April 2014.
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Bill Weber was survived by his wife of 24 years, Teresa.