RIP to the great Arthur “Bud” Collins, whose work covering tennis for decades included the likes of NBC, Tennis Channel, PBS, CBS, and ESPN, who died at 86. The historian and icon of the sport authored a number of books, including “Bud Collins’ Tennis Encyclopedia,” and last fall the USTA named its Grand Slam tournament’s press room the “Bud Collins U.S. Open Media Center” in a move to honor him. “With the rest of our industry and tennis fans everywhere, we at Tennis Channel are saddened by the passing of our friend and colleague Bud Collins, the game’s most passionate, pioneering voice, and the gentleman who introduced this great sport to so many over the decades,” said Tennis Channel President Ken Solomon. “Our network, televised tennis and sports coverage in general owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to Bud’s effortless blending of traditional newsprint storytelling with a then nascent television medium as it gained ever increasing importance on the American cultural landscape. In doing so he elevated tennis to a previously unimaginable plane of awareness and enjoyment for fans the world over.”
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