KPLU Local News
(2010-11-12)
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Art Thiel: Friends and Strangers Mourn Death of Dave Niehaus
In this May 1, 1999, file photo, longtime Seattle Mariners broadcaster Dave Niehaus sits in his booth at the Kingdome before a baseball game. Niehaus, the Hall of Fame broadcaster who called Mariners' games from their first season through this year, died Wednesday at age 75.
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"I have never been so sad to lose someone I never met." The words of one Mariner fan on Facebook at a memorial page for the team's radio announcer Dave Niehaus. His death this week from a heart attack has affected a lot of people in the Pacific Northwest in the same way. Sports commentator Art Thiel knew Dave Niehaus very well, and tells KPLU's Kirsten Kendrick what the Hall of Fame broadcaster was like, when the microphone was off.
Safeco Field will be open to the public Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. for an informal memorial for Dave Niehaus. The Mariners say plans for a more formal celebration of his life and legacy are in the works. © Copyright 2012, KPLU
