Longtime Braves broadcaster Skip Carey is no more. He was 68. He passed away a week before his 69th birthday which falls on August 12. Sources from his home said that he went for a nap in his Atlanta home and never woke up. A peaceful demise without troubling anyone. May God bless his soul.The son of famous Cubs voice Harry Caray and father of Braves broadcaster Chip Caray was not in good health for past one year. However, due to his willpower and God’s grace he continued calling home games for the Braves’ Peachtree TV and their radio network
Skip Carey who was drawn into
the world of broadcasting by his father remained as the voice of Atlanta Braves for 33 long yearsBraves manager Bobby Cox said, "We've all lost a very good friend. For me, he was a good buddy -- at the park and away from the park. We always had a lot of great laughs. He will be very sorely missed." link
Braves President John Schuerholz said in a statement, "Our baseball community has lost a legend today. The Braves family and Braves fans everywhere will sadly miss him. Our thoughts are with his wife Paula and his children." Link
Caray came to broadcasting naturally as the son of Harry Caray, the former Chicago Cubs Hall-of-Fame play-by-play announcer. Skip began his broadcasting career at KMOX-Radio in St. Louis, Mo., as host of a 15-minute high school sports show and as a sportscaster for high school basketball games. He later joined his father as a col
or commentator for University of Missouri football. Link
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