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'''Leslie Mark (“Les”) Shapiro''' (March 4, 1956 – January 29, 2022) was an American sports media figure, an anchor for [[CBS Sports]], and a host of the [[ESPN]] radio talk program, in [[Denver]], Colorado.<ref>{{cite web|last=Saunders |first=Dusty |url=http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_15562708 |title=Les Shapiro gets new sports radio gig |publisher=The Denver Post |date=July 21, 2010 |accessdate=March 8, 2015}}</ref>  He was the play-by-play voice of the [[Bradley University]] athletic teams in [[Peoria, Illinois]], before obtaining the post of sports anchor on the Denver [[CBS]] affiliate, CBS4, and later the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox TV]] affiliate, both of which featured him as the voice of the [[Denver Broncos]].  He was a frequent master of ceremonies for charitable events in the Denver area.<ref>{{cite web|title=Recently seen on "Have You Met"|url=https://www.blacktie-colorado.com/have-you-met/archive-detail.cfm?id=249|url-status=dead|accessdate=June 15, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102172956/https://www.blacktie-colorado.com/have-you-met/archive-detail.cfm?id=249|archivedate=November 2, 2013}}</ref>  One of his two sons is a free-lance film producer and song writer in [[Los Angeles]].
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'''Leslie Mark (“Les”) Shapiro''' (March 4, 1956 – January 29, 2022) was an American sports media figure, an anchor for [[CBS Sports]], and a host of the [[ESPN]] radio talk program, in [[Denver]], Colorado.<ref>Hauser, Jeff (2022), “Les Shapiro, Colorado sports broadcast legend, passes away at 65,” January 30;
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<ref>{{cite web|last=Saunders |first=Dusty |url=http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_15562708 |title=Les Shapiro gets new sports radio gig |publisher=The Denver Post |date=July 21, 2010 |accessdate=March 8, 2015}}</ref>  He was the play-by-play voice of the [[Bradley University]] athletic teams in [[Peoria, Illinois]], before obtaining the post of sports anchor on the Denver [[CBS]] affiliate, CBS4, and later the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox TV]] affiliate, both of which featured him as the voice of the [[Denver Broncos]].  He was a frequent master of ceremonies for charitable events in the Denver area.<ref>{{cite web|title=Recently seen on "Have You Met"|url=https://www.blacktie-colorado.com/have-you-met/archive-detail.cfm?id=249|url-status=dead|accessdate=June 15, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102172956/https://www.blacktie-colorado.com/have-you-met/archive-detail.cfm?id=249|archivedate=November 2, 2013}}</ref>  One of his two sons is a free-lance film producer and song writer in [[Los Angeles]].
    
==Early life==
 
==Early life==
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