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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Richard "Dick" Flavin, an iconic voice of Fenway Park, has died at the age of 86 on Wednesday.
Flavin, of Quincy, was an American poet and author known as the Poet Laureate of the Boston Red Sox. He worked as the team's public address announcer for day games.
The Boston Red Sox took to Twitter writing, "Dick Flavin was a fixture on Boston TV, a familiar face and voice at Fenway, and our own beloved poet laureate. Our hearts are with the Flavin family. His words and warmth will always be part of the organization."
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Flavin was nationally known for his television commentary that won seven new England Emmy Awards. He was also a member of the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Flavin watched the Red Sox through some historic moments and was the author of the New York Times bestseller, Red Sox Rhymes: Verses and Curses, a collection of sixty-four poems celebrating the team's humorous moments.
Flavin was also a former WBZ-TV journalist and playwright.
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