Andy Griffith News & Bio
| Name: | Andy Griffith | | Hometown: | Mount Airy, NC | | High School: | Mount Airy | | Born: | June 1, 1926 | | Died: | July 3, 2012 | | Notes: | Actor |
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What It Was, Was FootballBefore the gospel albums, before that famous whistled theme song, there was a comedy record. In 1953, just down the road from his UNC alma...
Sat Sep 12, 2020
Carolina Insider Podcast: Former UNC AD Dick Baddour, ACC Network launches, and MoreFormer UNC AD Dick Baddour joins Jones Angell and Adam Lucas to receive his Poddy for "Best Interview" in 2017, tell the story of when...
Fri Aug 23, 2019
The launching of Andy Griffith's career
Andy Griffith grew up in Mount Airy during the Great Depression and graduated from UNC. In the early ‘50s he was a music and drama...
Wed Nov 21, 2018
Video: What It Was, Was Football - NC College Teams Archive Edition
Andy Griffith's famous comedy monologue was released 65 years ago this week. It was a WRAL sports tradition for longtime WRAL photographer Jay Jennings to...
Thu Nov 15, 2018
November 14, 1953: Andy Griffith's "What It Was, Was Football" is released
On November 14, 1953 ,the Colonial label in Raleigh, N.C. released Andy Griffith’s monologue “What It Was, Was Football.” Colonial was owned by...
Wed Nov 14, 2018