PRINTER'S NO. 2181
No. 264 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY STACK, JUNE 28, 2002
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 28, 2002
A RESOLUTION
1 Congratulating Harry Kalas on receiving the Ford C. Frick Award.
2 WHEREAS, Harry Kalas began his broadcasting career in 1961 as
3 Sports Director of KGU radio and was the play-by-play announcer
4 for the Hawaii Islanders of the Pacific Coast League and the
5 University of Hawaii; and
6 WHEREAS, Harry Kalas handled play-by-play and was an original
7 member of the Houston Astros broadcast team from 1965 to 1970;
8 and
9 WHEREAS, While in Houston, Harry Kalas also did play-by-play
10 for the University of Houston football team as well as the
11 Southwest Conference basketball game of the week; and
12 WHEREAS, Harry Kalas left the Astros after the 1970 season
13 and began broadcasting Philadelphia Phillies games in 1971; and
14 WHEREAS, Harry Kalas has been a household name to
15 Philadelphia Phillies fans for more than 30 years; and
16 WHEREAS, Harry Kalas has broadcast more than 5,000 Phillies
17 games, with multiple radio and television outlets picking up his
1 broadcasts; and
2 WHEREAS, Harry Kalas has been honored 17 times as
3 Pennsylvania Sportscaster of the Year by the National
4 Association of Sportscasters and Sportswriters; and
5 WHEREAS, Harry Kalas has received two Mid-Atlantic Emmy
6 Awards as Sportscaster of the Year and a national Emmy Award for
7 his narration of the syndicated show, "Inside the NFL"; and
8 WHEREAS, His powerful, soothing voice and passion for the
9 games he broadcasts have made Harry Kalas one of the most
10 recognizable voices in American sports; and
11 WHEREAS, Besides his duties with the Philadelphia Phillies,
12 Harry Kalas broadcasts professional and college football games
13 on nationwide radio; and
14 WHEREAS, Harry Kalas has been elected to receive what is
15 widely considered the highest award a broadcaster in baseball
16 can receive, the Ford C. Frick Award, which is awarded to
17 individuals who have made major contributions to baseball
18 broadcasting; and
19 WHEREAS, This highly selective award recognizing the true
20 legends of baseball broadcasting is being presented to Harry
21 Kalas at the annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Sunday,
22 July 28, 2002, in Cooperstown, New York; and
23 WHEREAS, Following the award ceremony, Harry Kalas's name is
24 being placed in a section of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
25 which honors outstanding baseball writers and broadcasters;
26 therefore be it
27 RESOLVED, That the Senate congratulate Harry Kalas on
28 receiving the Ford C. Frick Award and wish him continued success
29 in broadcasting.
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