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Skip Caray, 68, Atlanta Braves Voice Known for His Biting Wit, Is Dead
Source: The New York Times

The NYT reports: Skip Caray, a sportscaster whose nasal tone and sometimes playful, sometimes sardonic commentary on radio and television made him familiar to fans as the voice of baseball's Atlanta Braves, died Sunday at his home in Atlanta. He was 68.

Charlie Jones, 77, Pioneer Sportscaster, Is Dead
Source: The New York Times

The AP reports: Charlie Jones, the deep-voiced sportscaster whose career as a play-by-play announcer dated to the beginning of the American Football League in 1960, died Thursday at his home in La Jolla, Calif. He was 77.

Jim McKay, ABC Sportscaster, Dies at 86
Source: The New York Times

The NYT reports: Jim McKay, the genial ABC sports broadcaster who hosted 10 Olympic Games for the network over 28 years and the celebrated sports anthology series "Wide World of Sports" for its first 25, died Saturday at his country estate in the horse country of Monkton, Md.

Ex-Isle GM Milbury will join NBC's hockey team
Source: Newsday.com

He plans to move off Long Island with his family after a dozen years in residence, probably to his native Boston area, and will begin appearing as an NHL studio analyst for NBC in January. Why TV?

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