▁television ▁and ▁radio , ▁becoming ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁smooth ▁delivery ▁and ▁bar it one ▁voice . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁Sch enk el ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁to ▁second - gener ation ▁imm igr ant ▁parents ▁on ▁their ▁farm ▁in ▁Bi pp us , ▁Indiana . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁six ▁children . ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁broadcast ing ▁career ▁at ▁radio ▁station ▁W BA A ▁while ▁studying ▁for ▁a ▁pre med ical ▁degree ▁at ▁Pur due ▁University ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ph i ▁S igma ▁K appa ▁frat ern ity . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁the ▁Korean ▁War . ▁He ▁worked ▁in ▁radio ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁at ▁W L BC ▁in ▁M unc ie , ▁Indiana . ▁and ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁television , ▁in ▁Prov idence , ▁Rh ode ▁Island , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁began ▁announ cing ▁Harvard ▁football ▁games . ▁For ▁six ▁years ▁he ▁did ▁local ▁radio ▁and ▁called ▁the ▁Thor ough bre d ▁horse ▁races ▁at ▁Nar rag ans ett ▁Park . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁Sch enk el ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁the ▁Du Mont ▁Television ▁Network , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁broadcast ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants ▁football ▁and ▁hosted ▁Du Mont ' s ▁Box ing ▁From ▁Eastern ▁Park way ▁( 1 9 5 3 - 1 9 5 4 ) ▁and ▁Box ing ▁From ▁St . ▁Nicholas