- Born
- Died
- Birth nameBernard Saverio Diliberto Jr.
- Nicknames
- The Mouth of the South
- Buddy D
- The Big Daddy of Sports
- Buddy Diliberto was born on August 18, 1931 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He died on January 7, 2005 in Metairie, Louisiana, USA.
- Sports commentator in newspapers and on TV and radio in New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Popular New Orleans sports radio/TV/print reporter who popularized the practice of fans wearing bags over their heads to lament their team's poor performance.
- Became sports director/anchor at New Orleans' NBC affiliate WDSU-TV Channel 6 between 1980 and 1990.
- Served as sports director/anchor for former New Orleans' ABC (now FOX) affiliate WVUE-TV Channel 12/Channel 8 from 1966 to 1980.
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