NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 11: John Sterling attends the 8th annual Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation Gala at Pier 60 at Chelsea Piers on November 11, 2010 in New York City.
Birth Name: John Sloss
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Date of Birth: July 4, 1938
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Ancestry/Genealogy: John Sterling is an American retired sportscaster. He is most commonly known as the play-by-play announcer of the New York Yankees from 1989-2024.
John Sterling was the son of Carl Henry Sloss and Gladys Chodrov. Both of John Sterling’s parents were born Jewish even though his father was buried in a Pennsylvanian Catholic cemetery. This is likely due converting in a later marriage.
His paternal grandparents were Julius H. Sloss (the son of Sophia and Henry Sloss) and Betty Waldeck. Betty was German Jewish and Julius’ parents were German Jewish as well.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135873415/carl_henry_townsend-sloss (John Sterling’s fathers obituary)
https://forward.com/culture/474269/100-years-of-baseball-on-radio-a-century-of-jewish-announcers-mel-allen/
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