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2004 Art James, game show host/announcer, ", The Who, What, Where Game, ", dies at 74

2003 Rod Roddy, announcer, The Price Is Right, dies at 67

1998 Harry Caray, Cubs baseball announcer, dies at 77

1997 George Fenneman, announcer, 'You Bet Your Life', dies at 77

1992 NY Jet announcer Marty Glickman retires at 75

1992 Kelly Saunders is 1st female baseball announcer for the Baltimore Orioles

1992 Art Hannes, announcer, dies of a respiratory ailment at 72

1991 Andre Baruch, Radio/TV announcer dies at 83

1990 Bernard Cowan, TV announcer, dies of kidney disease at 68

1987 Milton J. Cross, born in New York City, TV announcer, Met Opera Auditions of the Air

1985 Johnny Olsen, TV announcer (Price is Right), dies at 75

1984 Ken Carpenter, TV announcer (Lux Video Theater), dies at 84

1984 Ken Williams, TV announcer (Video Village), dies at 69

1984 Lou Crosby, TV announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 72

1983 Radio Moscow announcer Vladimir Danchev praises Afghanistan Muslims standing up to Russia; he is removed from the air

1982 Bill Baldwin, announcer, dies at 69

1982 Don Wilson, TV announcer (Jack Benny Show), dies at 81

1982 Rex Marshall, TV announcer (Circuit Rider, Herman Hickman Show), dies

1981 Harry Von Zell, TV announcer (Burns and Allen), dies at 75

1975 William Lundigan, announcer (CBS Mystery Theater), dies at 61

1975 Arthur Treacher, TV announcer (Merv Griffin Show), dies at 81

1975 Ray Morgan, announcer, I'd Like to See

1975 Milton J Cross, TV announcer (Met Opera Auditions), dies at 87

1973 Frank Knight, TV announcer (Chronoscope), dies at 79

1971 Bill White becomes 1st black baseball announcer (New York Yankees)

1970 Del Moore, actor/announcer (Cal-Bachelor Father), dies at 53

1968 Westbrook Van Voorhis, announcer (March of Time), dies at 64

1967 Martin Block, TV announcer (Chesterfield Supper Club), dies at 64

1962 Tom Shirley, actor/TV announcer (They're Off), dies at 62

1958 Edd Hall, TV announcer, Jay Leno's Tonight Show

1958 Bill Goodwin, TV announcer (Burns and Allen), dies at 47

1956 Phil Rizzuto signs as New York Yankee radio-TV announcer

1956 Walter Herlihy, announcer (Music at Meadowbrook), dies at 42

1948 Terry Bradshaw, NFL quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers/announcer, CBS, FOX

1939 Jackie Stewart, Scotland, driver/sports announcer, 27 Grand Prix

1938 L H Perquin, Dutch radio announcer, dies at 73

1935 Gary Owens, announcer, Laugh-in

1934 Bill White, U.S., 1st baseman, Cards, announcer, Yankees, President, NL

1932 Ned Jarrett, auto racer/announcer, 50 Grand National victories

1924 Bill Wendell, born in New York City, TV announcer, Late Night With David Letterman

1920 Harry Caray, baseball announcer, Chicago Cubs

1919 George Fenneman, born in in Peking, China, TV announcer, 'You Bet Your Life'

1918 Don Pardo, Westfield Massachusetts, TV announcer, Jeopardy, SNL

1917 Dennis James, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, wrestling announcer/TV host, PDQ

1912 Durward Kirby, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, TV announcer, Garry Moore Show

1912 Del Sharbutt, Cleburne, Texas, TV announcer, Your Hit Parade

1910 Bill Goodwin, born in San Francisco, California, announcer, Jolson Story, Burns and Allen

1910 Johnny Olson, TV announcer, Price is Right

1908 Walter L "Red" Barber, Mississippi, sports announcer, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees

1906 Harry Von Zell, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, TV announcer, Burns and Allen

1904 John Derrick Mordaunt Snagge, bBC news announcer/commentator

1894 Arthur Treacher, born in Brighton, England, announcer, Merv Griffin Show


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