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TV Sports: In Kubek, Hall Honors an Authentic Voice

Dec. 9, 2008
Tony Kubek, a former Yankees shortstop, was named the winner of the Ford C. Frick Award, which the National Baseball Hall of Fame presents annually to a broadcaster.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler