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Elephant Rumblings: Ken Korach nominated for Hall of Fame broadcaster award

Legendary longtime Oakland Athletics broadcaster Ken Korach is one the 10 finalists for the Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2024 Ford C. Frick Award, which rewards one person each year who exemplifies excellence in baseball broadcasting. Melissa Lockhard wrote a great piece today for The Athletic paying tribute to his career and impact. If you want to learn even more about his background and fascinating path to becoming the lead radio voice for the Oakland A’s, read his 2019 book “If These Walls Could Talk: Oakland A’s”, which he co-authored with former longtime A’s beat writer Susan Slusser.