Ten selected for Frick Award ballot
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COOPERSTOWN – The 10 finalists for the 2007 Ford C. Frick Award have been selected, and the ballot features three candidates chosen by fans in an exclusive online vote conducted in November at www.baseballhalloffame.org. The remaining seven broadcasters were chosen by a research committee from the Cooperstown-based museum. The 10 finalists for the award, with the winner to be announced on Feb. 22, are: Tom Cheek, Dizzy Dean, Ken Harrelson, Bill King, Tony Kubek, France Laux, Denny Matthews, Graham McNamee, Dave Niehaus and Joe Nuxhall. Throughout the month of November, more than 75,000 fan votes were cast exclusively at the Hall of Fame’s website – the fourth consecutive year that fans have had a part of the balloting process – with King (11,943), Nuxhall (8,049) and Harrelson (6,795) selected by fans for the ballot through the online vote. The final ballot, also containing seven selections from a Hall of Fame research committee, features a mix of pioneers, early radio stars and current-day broadcasters. Five of the 10 candidates are living.
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