MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — A Central Michigan football and basketball radio broadcaster has died in a car crash.
Don Chiodo was 54-years-old.
READ MORE: Belle Isle Park Reopens Giant Slide FridayPolice say Chiodo died in a crash Wednesday on M-46 in Gratiot County, just a few days before CMU plays for the Mid-American Conference football championship in Detroit.
“Don was an important part of our athletics family and his passing is a great loss,” said CMU athletic director Michael Alford. “Don was one of the fiercest advocates for all our programs and had a passion for telling the great stories of our student-athletes.”
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Chiodo, a 1990 CMU graduate, was a 10-year veteran of the Chippewa Sports Network. He had a long career in broadcasting and also worked as a financial adviser.
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