Geoffrey Mason dies at 85; TV producer coordinated ABC’s coverage of hostage crisis at 1972 ...
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By Joe Reedy | Associated Press Geoffrey Mason, who had a five-decade career in sports television and was best known as the coordinating producer for ABC’s coverage of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games hostage crisis, has died. He was 85. ESPN said Mason died Sunday in Naples, Florida. He died of natural causes, according to his family. RELATED: What to watch: Gripping ‘September 5’ puts you in middle of Olympics hostage crisis “Geoff was a giant visionary in television, never seeking credit. He preferred leading and mentoring teams, connecting people to projects, and was devoted to people and recovery of all sorts. He was a great teacher and mentor to everyone who came in his orbit,” former...