Shelby Lyman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Shelby Lyman

Date of Birth: 22-Oct-1936

Place of Birth: Brooklyn Jewish Hospital and Medical Center, New York, United States

Date of Death: 11-Aug-2019

Profession: writer, teacher, chess player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Shelby Lyman

  • Shelbourne Richard Lyman (October 22, 1936 – August 11, 2019) was an American chess player and teacher known for hosting a live broadcast of the 1972 World Chess Championship for the PBS television station Channel 13 in Albany, New York, New York.
  • This broadcast became the highest-rated public television program ever at that time, far surpassing viewership expectations.
  • He was also taught sociology at the City College of New York for three and a half years.
  • Shortly after the 1972 World Championship ended, he began writing a syndicated column about chess for Newsday; at its peak, this column was published in 82 newspapers around the world.
  • He later hosted a two-hour broadcast covering the World Chess Championship 1986.
  • This segment was recorded at WNYE-TV in Brooklyn and aired on 120 public television stations.

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