Arnold H. Harris (22 May 1934 – 6 October 2001) was the producer/director of
WGN-TV's
Chicago Cubs television broadcasts for 37 years from 1964 until his death.
Harris was born and died in
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...
. He joined WGN in 1956 while attending
Drake University
Drake University is a private university in Des Moines, Iowa. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, including professional programs in business, law, and pharmacy. Drake's law school is among the 25 oldest in the United States.
His ...
. After his death at age 67 in 2001, the Cubs placed a flag of honor on the roof of
Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field is a Major League Baseball (MLB) stadium on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is the home of the Chicago Cubs, one of the city's two MLB franchises. It first opened in 1914 as Weeghman Park for Charles Weeghman's Chicago ...
.
External links
Baseball takes a loss with passing of legend, pioneer (to login page ASU Webdevil), published 10 October 2001, accessed 28 April 2006
-Ron Wesley Maly blog published 11 October 2001, accessed 2 May 2008; Rauer was a Drake U classmate of Harris; Maly was a longtime Des Moines Register editor and 4x Iowa sportswriter of the year;
1934 births
2001 deaths
People from Chicago
Television producers from Illinois
American television directors
Drake University alumni
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