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Allen, Mel

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Allen, Mel

 orig. Melvin Allen Israel

(born Feb. 14, 1913, Birmingham, Ala., U.S.—died June 16, 1996, Greenwich, Conn.) U.S. sports broadcaster. As lead announcer for the New York Yankees baseball team (1940–64), he was known for his congeniality and his catchphrase “How about that!” He hosted the television program This Week in Baseball (1977–95). In 1978 Allen and Red Barber became the first broadcasters elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.


Allen, Mel (b. Melvin Allen Israel) (1913–  ) sports broadcaster; born in Birmingham, Ala. He was the broadcaster of New York Yankees games from 1939 to 1964, during which time his mellow drawl gained him the nickname "Voice of New York." He was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1978.


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