Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ari Wolfe


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The result was keep (effectively withdrawn). --BDD (talk) 23:24, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

Ari Wolfe

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A sportscaster, nothing notable. It's only source is a dead link. WisconsinBoyClevelandRocks228844 (talk) 21:19, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Here's a live one. No comment on notability, however. bd2412  T 21:48, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
 * I am going to disagree with you on him not being notable. Ari Wolfe has called games for NFL Network and currently calls games for CBS Sports Network (including the Arena League as noted in this on-air talent announcement) and ESPN Networks. He called college football on NBC Sports Network, meaning he has 4 major networks to his credit (NFL Network, CBS Sports Network, NBC Sports Network, & ESPN). If you consider that BTN is owned by FOX, and you look at the fact that Wolfe also calls games for them, then you see that Wolfe has called sports for every major sports provider in the US. Not many people can say that. He was one of the voices of ESPN's Women's Tournament first round coverage. He is the voice of Olympic table tennis on NBC (as noted here) and also calls women's ice hockey, canoeing, and slalom for Universal Sports. He has also called called for Mtn. (as noted here) and is the main voice of the Mountain West Digital Network. He is the play-by-play voice of Minnesota Vikings pre-season games (as noted here) and was the host of Louisville Cardinals football and basketball talk shows (as noted here). Having 5 major networks and 2 major teams behind him qualifies him for notability. And in case you didn't notice, I just provided 5 additional references that can be used. The page merely needs to be edited, not deleted. Bigddan11 (talk) 22:09, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Well, I can respect your opinions. I understand him working for the NFL Network and I can suggest that you would improve the article. WisconsinBoyClevelandRocks228844 (talk) 00:35, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
 * And Bigdan11, I do believe that if you work for five networks such as the CBS Sports Network, Big Ten Network, and other networks may qualify for notability. You should remember on Articles for deletion/Robbie Bullough when you disagreed with DGG; you also stated that BYU TV is considered a national television network. WisconsinBoyClevelandRocks228844 (talk) 00:47, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Though that article was deleted, there was some question whether the network range of BYU on systems like DirecTV might conceivably be sufficient for it to be a national network. I expressed the view that an announcer for a major network might be notable, and a prominent enough announcer I think would be. Whether this particular individual is prominent enough is something I do not consider myself qualified to determine.  DGG ( talk ) 01:31, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
 * The big difference between Ari Wolfe and Robbie Bullough comes in the number of stations he has been on and the types of networks he has been on. Bullough works for a national network, but BYUtv isn't a major sports network. The last statement on the Robbie Bullough deletion page said that if he worked on one of the major sports networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, ESPN, or FOX), then he would have been qualified enough to meet the notability guidelines. Wolfe has worked with CBS, NBC, ESPN, and BTN (FOX), so I'd say he passes that statement of being notable. There is also the events that Wolfe has done. Wolfe has been the voice of the Arena Football League since the league returned in 2010. He has stayed with the league across NBC Sports Network, NFL Network, and now CBS Sports Network. He has called the Arena Bowl on both NBC and last year on CBS. Then there's the entire factor of Wolfe being an Olympic announcer. Would you not consider the Olympics to be a notable event? Wolfe is employed by NBC to cover an Olympic event. Before he was employed by NBC to do the Olympics, he covered both Summer and Winter Olympic events for Westwood One (Water Polo and Basketball if you want to get specific). I would think that any announcer who has covered the Olympics would meet the notability guideline. Wolfe also covers college football, men's college basketball, women's college basketball, and college baseball in addition to the events I mentioned that he does for Universal Sports. I don't know of many announcers who are employed by CBS, NBC, and ESPN simultaneously, but Wolfe is. I'd say he meets the notability guidelines more than 90% of the announcers that are on Wiki.Bigddan11 (talk) 02:27, 10 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Keep He is an Emmy award winner. per WP:ANYBIO criterion #1: "The person has received a well-known and significant award or honor, or has been nominated for one several times." Also, there are other citations -, , , that can be incorporated into the article (I will soon do so if no one else does) to establish his notabilty.--JayJasper (talk) 19:53, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
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 * Frankly I also have to say keep. I misunderstood the AfD and didn't read it properly. I'll look for some sources some point unless someone else has one. WisconsinBoyClevelandRocks228844 (talk) 18:28, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Keep per JayJasper.  Green CKE  00:13, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
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