I am writing to you with a special poem that I have composed to commemorate the 15-year anniversary of the passing of Ernie Harwell, beloved voice of the Detroit Tigers. (Editor's note: Harwell died ...

DETROIT --He was the nicest man I ever knew. He was Ernie Harwell. It's hard to believe but Ernie died five years ago today -- or, if you are reading this on Tuesday, five years ago yesterday. We knew ...

DETROIT Beloved by generations of fans who grew up listening to his rich voice, Southern cadence and quirky phrases on the radio, Harwell died after a months-long battle with cancer. A Hall of Famer, ...

Ernie Harwell was humble. He was genuine. He was thoughtful. In other words, he was just about everything that Mitch Albom is not. Which makes it all the more painful that Albom is doing this: ...

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Baseball lost a great one today with the news coming out tonight that Ernie Harwell died today. He was 92. He lived a full life and will always be known as one of the greatest to ever work behind a ...

TORONTO (AP) – After 55 years of broadcasting big league baseball and a season full of honors, Ernie Harwell nearly got one last going-away present in his final game. In the ninth inning yesterday, ...

For 42 years, Ernie Harwell was the play-by-play announcer of the Detroit Tigers and as much a part of summer as crickets or the bells of ice cream trucks. His warm, resonant voice and clear, ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Vin Scully spoke Tuesday about Ernie Harwell, the legendary Detroit ...

I knew this day was coming since September. It actually came later than I thought it would, based on all we heard about his diagnosis. But neither its inevitability nor its delay softens my sorrow.

Weekend Edition guest host Don Gonyea has this remembrance of famed Detroit Tigers' play-by-play announcer Ernie Harwell, who opened every spring season by reading a section of the Scriptural's Song ...