Way back when....how many of you listened to Ernie Harwell call Detroit Tigers games on 760 WJR every now and then? That radio signal boomed into Ohio.
Well this is a hell of a story. Wow:
Court files show the estate of legendary Detroit Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell and his wife, Lulu, has been sucked dry.
www.freep.com
It has nothing to do with our thread topic but damn I stumble into some stuff reading.
FYI, my favorite baseball announcer was Marty Brennaman. Panache. That's what he had. He connected with 700 WLW fans. And because WLW has a strong signal I enjoyed that radio station in Meadowlake Estates.
And before y'all bring up Tom Hamilton, he's ok but not Marty IMO. But Tom should get mucho love from Ohio sports fans, deservedly so.
In our beloved HS sports the WQKT crew were better than WHBC and I will stand with that.
Bill Caples WTIG Massillon deserves love and so did Rudy Pie in Akron.
WJER always has covered The Valley of the IVC and Dover/Philly well and how many Tuscarawas County fans impersonated Matt Ritzert's radio voice?
These gentlemen helped make the game fun.
You didn't have to be the best technical announcer. Did you have passion?
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@Mikefln I liked Myron and Bill Hillgrove. Lanny was ok with some really bad baseball teams. I'd drink heavily, too, with the Buccos.