Jim Henderson to retire, but will remain calling Saints games

01-04-2012, 10:41 AM

Capping a nearly 34-year career as Louisiana's preeminent sportscaster and a local broadcasting icon, sports director Jim Henderson has announced his decision to retire from WWL-TV in February.

"All good things must come to an end, and for me, that's my career here at Channel 4 that has encompassed nearly 34 years," Henderson wrote in an email to his WWL colleagues.

Henderson said he intends to stay on as the radio play-by-play announcer for the New Orleans Saints, a job he has held since 1982, but will retire in February from his post at Channel 4.

Jim Henderson to retire as WWL-TV sports director | wwltv.com New Orleans

RockyMountainSaint · 01-04-2012, 11:46 AM

Wow. I figured "Hondo" would be on wwl forever.

Happy that he will still call games but I will miss his commentaries on the news.

Halo · 01-04-2012, 02:15 PM

Glad he's staying. He's a legend...

Danno · 01-04-2012, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by Halo

Glad he's staying. He's a legend...

And IMO, he could have probably had a major network gig if he wanted.

pumpkindriver · 01-04-2012, 11:02 PM

Whew, I would be crushed if he stopped calling our games. I love our crew. Henderson & Gajun=Best radio broadcast pair ever!!!

QBREES9 · 01-04-2012, 11:05 PM

All good things must come to end. The TV world just lost a great one. Love him or hate him Jim was always very good.

Michigan_SF · 01-05-2012, 12:32 AM

I can finally hear his radio calls on WWL online and I love it. So glad he's still going to do that.

Marlboro Man · 01-05-2012, 01:29 AM

Sad to see him step down. I've listened to Jim for most of my life. Glad he's still calling the games though, it just wouldn't be the same without him.

foreverfan · 01-05-2012, 07:30 AM

Another Pig has flown.

44Champs · 01-05-2012, 07:45 AM

Originally Posted by foreverfan

Another Pig has flown.

Damn FF, could you please attach your avatar as a file? I can barely see that bikini

01-04-2012, 10:41 AM	#1
Threaded by WhoDat!656 SaintsWillWin Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 6,710 Rating: (0 votes - average) Capping a nearly 34-year career as Louisiana's preeminent sportscaster and a local broadcasting icon, sports director Jim Henderson has announced his decision to retire from WWL-TV in February. "All good things must come to an end, and for me, that's my career here at Channel 4 that has encompassed nearly 34 years," Henderson wrote in an email to his WWL colleagues. Henderson said he intends to stay on as the radio play-by-play announcer for the New Orleans Saints, a job he has held since 1982, but will retire in February from his post at Channel 4. Jim Henderson to retire as WWL-TV sports director \| wwltv.com New Orleans Share Share this post on Digg Reddit! Twitter! Facebook!
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RockyMountainSaint Mmm That Smell! Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Bucktown Brah! Posts: 2,147	Wow. I figured "Hondo" would be on wwl forever. Happy that he will still call games but I will miss his commentaries on the news. Share Share this post on Digg Reddit! Twitter! Facebook!

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