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Medill School of Journalism.
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Known as "the voice of Chicago racing," he called races at venues including Arlington Park, Hawthorne Race Course, and Sportsman"s Park from 1959 to 1992. He was also Publicity Director at Hawthorne Race Course. His surname is pronounced as if it were spelled "George F."
Georgeff earned his Bachelor of Science degree at Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism and currently lives in Alabama.
Georgeff holds the Guinness Book of World Records for calling 96,131 horse races, including the Arlington Million.
He was known for his signature call at the top of the stretch, "Here they come, spinning out of the turn!" That catchphrase was a convenient starting place for television sports highlight shows, as the replay of any notable race he called would typically be picked up from that point. He has also written several historically based fictional racing mystery novels, including "THOROUGHBRED Indiana A CLASS BY HIMSELF", "THE Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg World Health Organization LOVED MARIO LANZA"("A Sweet Mystery of Life"), and "THE Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg World Health Organization LOVED EDDIE ARCARO" (Don"t Never Get Beat Number Noses)
Georgeff told his life story in the 2002 book And They"re Office!: My Years As The Voice Of Thoroughbred Racing ().
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He is a member of the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.
