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    Rest in peace, Harry Kalas

    Monday April 13, 2009 4:20 PM By Ken Davidoff

    How sad to hear this news. Hall of Fame Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas died today, while preparing for a broadcast at Nationals Stadium.

    For me, Harry was synonmous with "cable TV." When my family, living in central New Jersey, got a cable hookup in 1980, we suddenly had access to Channel 29. And that meant we could watch Phillies games in addition to the Yankees, Mets, NBC's Saturday...

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