Ernie Harwell
Chronology
| 1918 | Born on January 25 in Washington, Georgia |
| 1930s | Lands first job as a sports reporter and writer for Sporting News |
| 1940 | Lands first job as a sports radio announcer, at WSB in Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1941 | Marries wife Lulu |
| 1940s | Serves four years in the United States Marines |
| 1948 | Broadcasts for the baseball major leagues for the first time, for the Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 1950 | Becomes a radio broadcaster for the New York Giants |
| 1951 | Broadcasts the first U.S. coast to coast broadcast of a major sporting event |
| 1954 | Becomes radio sportscaster for the Baltimore Orioles |
| 1960 | Becomes radio sportscaster for the Detroit Tigers |
| 1992 | Tigers fire Harwell, begins broadcasting games for the California Angels |
| 1992 | Tigers rehire Harwell as broadcaster |
| 1993 | Resumes broadcasting for Tigers |
| 2002 | Broadcasts final home game on September 22 |
| 2002 | Retires after season's last game |
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