By the KYW Newsradio Staff
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Legendary morning news anchor Harry Donahue began his well-deserved retirement today, capping a 40+ year career at KYW Newsradio 1060.
Donahue bid farewell to his Delaware Valley listeners during the closing moments of his final daily broadcast, receiving applause a short time later from dozens of colleagues gathered in the KYW Newsradio newsroom for an informal party in his honor.
PHOTO GALLERY: A Fond Farewell for Harry Donanue
Then, he gave a brief interview to CBS-3 reporter Walt Hunter.
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Listen to the on-air tribute for Harry Donahue (runs 8:27)…
AccuWeather’s Eliot Abrams has a poem for Harry Donahue (runs 1:24)…
