Hank Goldberg
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[edit] Biography
Hank Goldberg (also known as The Hammer) (born July 4, 1940) is a radio and television personality based in Miami, Florida, USA.
He previously was the color commentator for the Miami Dolphins football games for 610 WIOD AM, and hosted his own afternoon drive show on the station. In 1992, following weeks of Hurricane Andrew aftermath that dominated all the local market stations, Goldberg opted to interview Dolphins coach Don Shula and talk football. His reasoning was to allow listeners that were tired of the morbid aftermath talk looking to move on or for a distraction a different subject. He was then immediately fired by the station and replaced by former Dolphin Jim Mandich. Goldberg then moved to 560 WQAM, which had recently changed over to an all-sports format.
Goldberg is currently the host of an afternoon-drive show on 560 WQAM radio in Miami, which airs from 4 to 7 pm weekdays. During the football season, and before certain major horse racing events, he also appears nationally on ESPN television.
During the ESPN segments, he analyzes the odds for football games and horse races and makes predictions based on them.
On his radio show, he created the verb form of the word bobbitt, for "cutting off" callers he disagreed with. It is a veiled reference to the actions of Lorena Bobbitt on her husband John Wayne Bobbitt.
