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Harry Kalas, a true Hall of Famer.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
PHILADELPHIA _ You don't have to make people forget Frank Sinatra to sing a special tune.
The instrument does not have to be tuned by Pablo Casals to make mellifluous, memorable notes.
Some people just have to speak to make music.
Harry Kalas makes such music.
In my lifetime, I consider only two baseball broadcasters to be so special that they could stand hundreds of feet away, in a crowded room, without being seen, but be instantly recognizable. One is the Los Angeles Dodgers' Vin Scully. The other is Harry Kalas.
Now, like Scully, Kalas takes a backseat to no broadcaster of this or any other era. Harry Kalas has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
The official distinction _ the Ford C. Frick award _ is reserved for members of the hall's broadcast wing. It is the hardware that supposedly immortalizes ...
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- Harry Kalas, a true Hall of Famer.
- Newspaper article from: The Philadelphia Inquirer (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) February 1, 2002 700+ words
...just have to speak to make music. Harry Kalas makes such music. In my lifetime...Dodgers' Vin Scully. The other is Harry Kalas. Now, like Scully, Kalas takes...broadcaster of this or any other era. Harry Kalas has been elected to the Baseball...
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Kelley, B.G. July 25, 2002 700+ words
...ball ... is ... outta here!" Harry Kalas, whose stentorian voice and classic...can't wax enthusiastic about Harry Kalas without mentioning his late, longtime...The other important fact about Harry Kalas: He protects the mother tongue...
- Harry Kalas sells with the on-the-field play, not the flash.
- Newspaper article from: The Philadelphia Inquirer (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) July 25, 2002 700+ words
...ball ... is ... outta here!" Harry Kalas, whose stentorian voice and classic...can't wax enthusiastic about Harry Kalas without mentioning his late, longtime...The other important fact about Harry Kalas: He protects the mother tongue...
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Fitzpatrick, Frank July 27, 2002 700+ words
...the long-ago date when a young Harry Kalas, his blond crew-cut Brill...be the least bit surprised that Harry Kalas became a legendary baseball broadcaster...blond kid with the impish smirk: "Harry Kalas ... Future Sports Announcer...
- Harry Kalas, from son of a preacher man to Hall of Fame.
- Newspaper article from: The Philadelphia Inquirer (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) July 27, 2002 700+ words
...the long-ago date when a young Harry Kalas, his blond crew-cut Brill...be the least bit surprised that Harry Kalas became a legendary baseball broadcaster...blond kid with the impish smirk: "Harry Kalas ... Future Sports Announcer...
- Broadcaster Harry Kalas headed to Hall of Fame.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Brookover, Bob January 31, 2002 700+ words
...Richie Ashburn and By Saam. Word of Harry Kalas' selection came Thursday from Dale...National Baseball Hall of Fame. Kalas, as the recipient of this year...the shower when the call came," Kalas said. "My wife, Eileen, told...
- Broadcaster Harry Kalas headed to Hall of Fame.
- Newspaper article from: The Philadelphia Inquirer (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) January 31, 2002 700+ words
...Richie Ashburn and By Saam. Word of Harry Kalas' selection came Thursday from Dale...National Baseball Hall of Fame. Kalas, as the recipient of this year...the shower when the call came," Kalas said. "My wife, Eileen, told...
Source: HighBeam Research, Harry Kalas, a true Hall of Famer.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)