By james art LINCOLN — Longtime broadcaster Steve Roth died Friday. He was 69.
Roth provided play-by-play of the Nebraska high school wrestling state championships for Nebraska Public Media telecasts for more than 20 years and the volleyball state finals for a time.
A graduate of Elgin Pope John and UNL, Roth got his start in broadcasting in Spencer, Iowa, then was sports director at KWBE from 1978 to 1987 and then KLIN until 1993, when he became spokesman for the Nebraska Soybean Association.
A celebration of life will be at 11 a.m. Nov. 3 at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home, 5200 R St.
Survivors include children Amelia and Mason Roth and sister Pat Harper.