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A legendary voice of the hardwood, David Halberstam, passed away at 74 after a battle with brain cancer. Known for his poetic, eloquent play-by-play during his six seasons calling Miami Heat games from 1992–1998, Halberstam’s career was forever marked by a controversial 1997 comment about enslaved people at Thomas Jefferson’s estate — a remark that led to a $2,500 fine and an apology, ultimately ending his Heat tenure after that season. Before Miami, he anchored St. John’s basketball for a decade and was one of only five radio announcers in Heat history. Beyond broadcasting, Halberstam built a long career in sports management, including as GM of Westwood One Sports, and later became a writer, educator, and founder of sportsbroadcastjournal.com. Colleagues remember him not just as a master of radio storytelling, but as a warm, witty, and deeply passionate man who lived his life through the love of sports and words.

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