Wayne (Wendel) Cody (September 4, 1936 – June 7, 2002) was an American popular radio and television sportscaster who spent the bulk of his career in Seattle, broadcasting on KIRO and KIRO-TV.
Cody attended East High School where he was an average student but enjoyed music and drama class.
Cody met Judy Carter (1943- ) who is related to Lynda Carter, in Danville, Illinois, when he was working at the local Radio Station (WDAN) [2] and television station WICD Channel 24 owned by Adam Young Television who also owned Channels 33 and 3 in Champaign-Urbana.
Wayne Cody and Judy Carter were married in 1963 and two years later set off for Hollywood on the advice of his friend Dick Van Dyke who was also from Danville.
Cody moved back to the midwest and became the radio play-by-play announcer for the Indiana Pacers of the American Basketball Association.
Soon after he moved to Ohio and became the traveling public relations spokesman for the Professional Bowler's Association which was headquartered in Akron.
He was also the original sideline reporter for the Seattle Seahawks radio network with play-by-play announcer Pete Gross, Steve Raible and game analyst Don Heinrich.
He was Nicknamed the "Mound of Sound" by Brent Musburger of CBS Sports, because of both his rich voice and his large size.
The bearded and rotund Cody, who estimated his own weight at 325 pounds (147.4 kg), vitalized the sports scene in Western Washington for more than 20 years.