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Caray succeeded longtime Cubs broadcaster Jack Brickhouse, a beloved announcer and Chicago media fixture. The timing worked in Caray's favor, as the Cubs ended up winning the National League East division title in 1984 with WGN-TV's nationwide audience following along.
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Mar 19, 2023 · Amid a cloud of rumor and innuendo, Anheuser-Busch effectively fired Harry Caray as their St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster on October 9, 1969. Caray, a St. Louis native who attended Webster Groves High School, had been the Cardinals’ play-by-play man even longer than Anheuser-Busch had owned the team, dating back to 1945, when Griesedieck ...
Jan 1, 2012 · In November 1981 it was announced that Harry Caray would be the new voice of the Cubs. With Caray working the first and last three innings on television (and the middle three on radio), the games were telecast on superstation WGN, which was seen in 30 million homes by the late 1980s.
Oct 27, 2021 · Legendary baseball broadcaster Harry Caray's larger-than-life personality crossed over into mainstream pop culture. Here's his untold truth.
- Jeff Somers
In 1982 Harry was named the “Voice of the Chicago Cubs” on both WGN-TV and Radio. He immediately connected with Cub fans. As big as he had been in the 1950s and ’60s on Cardinals Radio, Harry became bigger – gigantic, even – with the Chicago Cubs.
Harry Caray is best known as the broadcasting voice of the Chicago Cubs. Before he moved to the Windy City though, he was just another St. Louis boy who loved baseball. He grew up poor in the heart of St. Louis but went on to capture the hearts and minds of sports fans all over the country.
Feb 19, 1998 · -- Obituary: the death of baseball broadcaster Harry Caray. He worked in baseball for more than 50 years, most recently for the Chicago Cubs. Caray died yesterday after suffering a heart...
