[{"id":8091,"permalink":"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/2023\/11\/07\/longtime-supercross-announcer-art-eckman-dies-at-81\/","title":"Longtime Supercross Announcer Art Eckman Dies at 81","content":"Art Eckman, longtime Supercross and Motocross announcer has passed away at the age of eighty-one. Eckman spent decades as the voice of both Supercross and Motocross on television. Eckman was also the announcer for the weekly <em>Moto World <\/em>show.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8092\" src=\"https:\/\/dirtsportsworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ArtEckman-Headshot-Web-1024x591.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"369\" \/>\r\n\r\nEckman was born in Salem Oregon in 1942. Eckman\u2019s announcing career spanned more than 55 years. Eckman announced everything from Football, Basketball, Baseball Golf, Moto and many other motorsports. Eckman graduated from Washington State University\u2019s Edward R Murrow College of Communication and began a career working in a local newsroom. Shortly after, Eckman announced basketball for the Houston Rockets doing play-by-play. Eckman continued to announce other sports including Unlimited Hydro Boat racing\r\n\r\nArt Eckman is survived by his wife, Donna Haines Eckman, as well as two daughters, Christine Eckman and Kara Eckman Mecke along with Kara\u2019s husband Ralph Mecke and their two children, Alastair and Cedric Mecke.","excerpt":"Art Eckman, longtime Supercross and Motocross announcer has passed away at the age of eighty-one. Eckman spent decades as the voice of both Supercross and Motocross on television. Eckman was also the announcer for the weekly Moto World show. Eckman was born in Salem Oregon in 1942. Eckman\u2019s announcing career","date":"November 7, 2023 23:53","categories":[{"id":25047609,"title":"Moto","slug":"moto"},{"id":25047612,"title":"News","slug":"news"}],"tags":[{"id":25049463,"title":"announcer","slug":"announcer"},{"id":25049462,"title":"Art Eckman","slug":"art-eckman"},{"id":25047621,"title":"motocross","slug":"motocross"},{"id":25047620,"title":"supercross","slug":"supercross"},{"id":25049464,"title":"television broadcaster","slug":"television-broadcaster"}]}]{
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