William "Bill" T. Harrington (born September 29, 1925 in Lynn, Massachusetts

Lynn, Massachusetts

Lynn is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 89,050 at the 2000 census. An old industrial center, Lynn is home to Lynn Beach and Lynn Heritage State Park and is about north of downtown Boston.-17th century:...

, died February 14, 1998 in Boston, Massachusetts) was an American

United States

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 sportscaster

Sportscaster

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, children's television host, and news reporter for WHDH

WEEI

WEEI is a sports radio station in Boston, Massachusetts, that broadcasts on 850 kHz from a transmitter in Needham, Massachusetts, and is owned by Entercom Communications. The station is one of the top-rated sports talk radio stations in the nation. Studios are located in Brighton, Massachusetts...

 and TV and WCVB-TV

WCVB-TV

WCVB-TV, channel 5, is a television station located in Boston, Massachusetts, owned by Hearst Television and affiliated with the ABC Television Network. WCVB-TV's studios and transmitter are co-located in Needham, Massachusetts. WCVB is also one of six Boston television stations seen in Canada by...

 in Boston.

Sportscasting

Harrington was a sportscaster at WHDH radio from 1953-1967. He was Johnny Most

Johnny Most

John M. "Johnny" Most was an American sports announcer, known primarily as the raspy radio voice of the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association from 1953 to 1990....

's color commentator on Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics

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 games from 1953-1956 and the radio play-by-play announcer for the Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins

The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...

 1964-1967.

Children's television

In 1960, Harrington was hired by WHDH-TV to play Commander Jet on Commander Jet's Comedy. Harrington also played Nozo the Clown, the brother of Bozo the Clown

Bozo the Clown

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. Nozo was used to fill in for Bozo when Frank Avruch was unable to appear on the show.

Harrington was married to fellow Boston television personality Jean D'Allaire, who played "Miss Jean" on the Boston version of Romper Room

Romper Room

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.

News reporting

He worked as a news reporter and state house correspondent for WHDH

WEEI

WEEI is a sports radio station in Boston, Massachusetts, that broadcasts on 850 kHz from a transmitter in Needham, Massachusetts, and is owned by Entercom Communications. The station is one of the top-rated sports talk radio stations in the nation. Studios are located in Brighton, Massachusetts...

 radio, WHDH-TV and WCVB-TV

WCVB-TV

WCVB-TV, channel 5, is a television station located in Boston, Massachusetts, owned by Hearst Television and affiliated with the ABC Television Network. WCVB-TV's studios and transmitter are co-located in Needham, Massachusetts. WCVB is also one of six Boston television stations seen in Canada by...

during the 1970s and 1980s. He left reporting to become a media consultant.