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| Bill Campbell Passes at 91, Chinatown Arrest Made, Delaware DayCare Child Found With Heroin, |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 10/07/14 2:27 am | updated: 10/07/14 2:31 am |
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Bill Campbell, long known as "the Dean" of Philadelphia sportscasters, passed away Monday at the age of 91. His career spanned eight decades. Most recently, he had been a contributor to KYW Newsradio and CBSPhilly.com. Campbell was still in high school when he kicked off his broadcasting career as a radio announcer in Atlantic City, in 1940. In 1946 he became sports director for WCAU Radio and, later, WCAU-TV. During his career, Campbell did play-by-play for four professional sports teams in the city (Eagles, Phillies, Sixers, and Philadelphia Warriors) along with the Big Five and Penn Relays. Campbell called Eagles' games from 1952 to 1966, highlighted by the teams' only championship in 106-. Campbell was the Phillies' play-by-play broadcaster from 1962 to 1971. (or lowlight) was the historic 1964 collapse. Campbell's most memorable work may have come on the hardwood. As the voice of the 76ers and Warriors, he witnessed Wilt Chamberlain's larger-than-life career. On March 2, 1962, Campbell's voice was the only one to paint the picture of Chamberlain's historic 100-point game in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Campbell has been honored as Broadcaster of the Year by The National Sports Broadcasters Association. He received the Philadelphia Sportswriters award for outstanding service in 1989. In 2005, Campbell received the prestigious Curt Gowdy Media Award at the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame. He is a member of the Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Sports Halls of Fame, and was the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia's "Person of the Year" in 2008.
Philadelphia police say an arrest has been made in connection with a sexual assault and robbery in the city's Chinatown neighborhood. Police say Brandon Menley, 29, of Philadelphia, is facing charges following the attack. It happened at about 8 a.m. Sunday inside an art gallery in the 100 block of N. 9th Street, and the suspect was caught on surveillance video. Investigators say the female victim offered the suspect $600 to stop the attack, but he refused and continued with the sexual assault. The suspect then stole the $600 from the victim before running out through a rear door.
SEE ALSO: Police Question Person in Chinatown Assault (video)
Delaware State Police say a woman has been arrested after they say her four-year-old daughter brought heroin into a daycare and began passing it out to other children. The girl unknowingly brought the small bags of heroin into the Hickory Tree Child Care Center in Selbyville in a backpack that her mother allegedly gave her after her backpack was ruined by a family pet. Upon thinking the packets were candy, police say the girl began passing them out to her classmates. Police say a total of 249 bags of heroin weighing 3.735 grams was located in the backpack. The mother of the girl, identified by police as Ashley R. Tull, 30, of Selbyville, was taken into custody shortly after being interviewed.
Sports
Celtics 98 76ers 78
MLB
Nationals 4 Giants 1
Weather, October 7
Partly Cloudy. High 74 in Center City.
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