death_date birth_place nationality birth_date article_title name occupation
november 13 , 2001 asheville , north carolina american august 8 , 1925 frank messer
 wallace frank messer sportscaster
frank messer

wallace frank messer -lrb- august 8 , 1925 - november 13 , 2001 -rrb- was an american sportscaster that was best known for his 18 seasons announcing new york yankees baseball games , and as the recognizable emcee voice of various yankee stadium festivities during a three decade span .
