Overview
- Audacy confirmed Wednesday that Harry Donahue died at 77 after a battle with cancer.
- Donahue joined KYW Newsradio as a freelancer in 1974, became an anchor in 1979, and spent 35 years as a morning-drive and sports mainstay before retiring in 2014.
- He served as the play-by-play voice for Temple football and men’s basketball across parts of five decades, beginning with football in 1984 and basketball in 1987.
- His broader career included calling USFL Philadelphia Stars games, 15 years at NFL Films, hosting Inside Golf, and occasional broadcasts for Eagles preseason, A-10 basketball, and the 76ers, with his voice featured in the film Invincible.
- Honors included induction into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame (2000), KYW Newsradio Hall of Fame (2014), and Temple Basketball Ring of Honor (2020), as colleagues and Temple Athletics shared remembrances on a day Philadelphia also mourned WMMR’s Pierre Robert.