Former Detroit Tigers broadcaster Paul Carey dies at 88 (Yahoo Sports)

Former longtime Detroit Tigers broadcaster Paul Carey has died. Nancy Carey says her husband died Tuesday at their home in the Detroit suburb of Rochester and had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart disease. In a statement, the Tigers say Carey was ''a consummate professional who had one of the most distinctive and classic broadcast voices.'' He was Ernie Harwell's radio broadcast partner from 1973-91 and was behind the microphone during the Tigers 1984 World Series championship season.