Harry Kalas

What strikes me about Harry Kalas is the rarity of his loyalty. Calling Phillies games from 1971 until his death in 2009, he essentially became the audio identity of a franchise for nearly four decades, and that Frick Award was well earned. I find something deeply moving in a broadcaster who never retired but worked right up to the end, as if the booth and the man were inseparable. To me he represents a vanishing breed of homegrown announcers whose voices carried generations of fans through both heartbreak and glory. Cities remember voices like his long after the scores fade.

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Name (English)

Harry Kalas

Name (Japanese)

ハリー・カラス

Reading

はりー・からす

Born

March 26, 1936 – April 13, 2009

Origin

Naperville, Illinois, United States

Occupation

sports commentator

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rat

High school

Naperville Central High School

University

University of Iowa

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry%20Kalas
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4354593

Tags

• Illinois
• sports commentator

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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