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Date Posted: 18:02:50 11/07/08 Fri
Author: Oldies Dave
Subject: Re: KDKA early log page & letter from Harold W. Arlin
In reply to: Ed Weigle 's message, "KDKA early log page & letter from Harold W. Arlin" on 04:50:05 11/07/08 Fri

Harold Arlin was either the first person to call a baseball game on KDKA or one of the first. Harold's grandson, Steve Arlin, was pitching for San Diego in the early 1970s. Bob Prince invited Harold Arlin back to Pittsburgh and let him call a couple of innings with his grandson pitching.


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>I posted a link to these items here a few years ago,
>but I thought it might interest new
>visitors--especially considering the headline picture
>of KDKA's historical landmark plaque. Here is a scan
>of a 1923 program log page, from the very early days
>of KDKA radio; also, a letter from pioneer annnouncer,
>Harold W. Arlin, acknowledging a North Caroolina
>listener who sent the staff a crate of peaches. The
>orginals are framed and hang in my home, here in
>Venice, Florida (right next to a framed original
>signature of Guglielmo Marconi). Enjoy!
>
>Ed Weigle

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