Wednesday, December 11, 2013

  Longest broadcast of a goal with one respiration: Ilie Dobre sets world record (VIDEO)

BUCHAREST, Romania -- Ilie Dobre, sport commentator at Radio Romania News, (Romania's National State Radio), broadcasted a 1minute 8 seconds-long goal shout during the soccer game between national teams of Romania and Hungary of the World Qualification preliminary round on 6 September 2013, (goal scored by player Ciprian Marica), setting the new world record for the Longest broadcast of a goal with one respiration, according to the World Record Academy: www.worldrecordacademy.com/ .

  Photo: Ilie Dobre, sports commentator for the Radio Romania News (Romania's National State Radio) sets the new world record for the Longest broadcast of a goal with one respiration. ( enlarge photo )

The Guinness World Record for the most people singing live on a radio broadcast is 3,885 and was achieved by The Biggest Band (UK) at Wembley Arena, London, UK, on 8 July 2011.

  Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the longest-running radio programme by the same host; it is Folksong Festival, hosted by Oscar Brand (Canada, b 7 February 1920) which was first broadcast on 9 December 1945 on WNYC Radio and continues to do so today airing on Saturday evenings from 10-11pm on AM 820.

  He has broadcasted live soccer matches fron the national league, european matchs, games played at final tournaments, World and European Championships.

  "I'm doing this for about 30 years, over 1300 games, " said Ilie Dobre.

  "I listened soccer matches broadcasted live at radio and Tv in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Mexic, Spain, Portugal, Italy, England, Germany, Egypt and I noticed that their commentators can't match my brodacast of a goal."

   Ilie Dobre also published over 40 sport-related books and holds the record for the Most books published by a Radio Sports commentator .

  Dobre said he never have had any problems with his voice, simply because he "doesn't smoke, don't drink alcohol and cold water."