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(Pioneering  Louisiana radio and television journalist who covered sports play-by-play, human interest features, and  travel reports)​

(Pioneering  Louisiana radio and television journalist who covered sports play-by-play, human interest features, and  travel reports)​

|birth_date=August 30, 1924

|birth_date=August 30, 1924

|birth_place=Near [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Louisiana]]<br>

|birth_place=Near [[Alexandria, Louisiana]]<br>

Resided after 1967 in [[Shreveport]], Louisiana

Resided after 1967 in [[Shreveport]], Louisiana

|death_date=June 7, 2020 (aged 95)

|death_date=June 7, 2020 (aged 95)

|death_place=[[Baton Rouge]], Louisiana​

|death_place=[[Baton Rouge]], Louisiana​

|resting_place=​Burial site withheld in obituary​

|resting_place=​Burial site withheld in obituary​

|spouse=Nancy Seifert Erwin (married 1956-2008, her death)​

|spouse=Nancy Seifert Erwin (married 1956–2008, her death)​

'''Two children'''<br>​​

'''Two children'''<br>​​

Thomas Barry Erwin, Jr.<br>​

Thomas Barry Erwin, Jr.<br>​

Kathleen "Kathy" Erwin Doyle<br>​

Kathleen "Kathy" Erwin Doyle<br>​

Two grandchildren​<br>​

Two grandchildren​

|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]​​

|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]​​

|branch=[[United States Navy]]

|branch=[[United States Navy]]

|rank=Sonar operator

|rank=Sonar operator

|battles=South Pacific Theater of Oprations

|battles=South Pacific Theater of Oprations

|serviceyears=1943-1945}}​​

|serviceyears=1943–1945

}}

 

'''Thomas Barry Erwin, Sr.''' known as '''Tom Erwin''' (August 30, 1924 -- June 7, 2020), was a [[radio]] and [[television]] broadcaster in [[Louisiana]].

'''Thomas Barry Erwin, Sr.''' known as '''Tom Erwin''' (August 30, 1924 -- June 7, 2020), was a [[radio]] and [[television]] broadcaster in [[Louisiana]].