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Shocker: Rory Markas, Broadcaster for L.A. Angels and USC Basketball, Dead at 54 OC Register
Rory Markas, the popular broadcaster for the L.A. Angels professional baseball team and the USC Trojan basketball team, has died, according to a number of media reports.
Says the Orange County Register newspaper, "Markas, 54, died Monday night at his home in Palmdale [Calif]. The cause of death was unknown, although Markas did have serious health problems in November 2008 when a blood clot on his brain required surgery and left him hospitalized for some time."
During his career Markas had also been a broadcaster for the Milwaukee Brewers, the Los Angeles Clippers as well as being a sports anchor at KTTV, the Fox outlet in Los Angeles.
--Chuck Ross
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I listened to him on radio the night the angels won the series in 2002. I remember him saying "The long wait is over" where he described the angels past troubles and triumphs of 40 years. That he was a good announcer is an understatement. He was an orator and a professor of baseball. He made me a believer in the sport. He made it real. I will always remember him.
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