{"id":130511,"date":"2026-05-04T08:20:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/yankees-radio-icon-john-sterling-dead-at-87-130511"},"modified":"2026-05-04T08:20:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:20:32","slug":"yankees-radio-icon-john-sterling-dead-at-87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/yankees-radio-icon-john-sterling-dead-at-87-130511","title":{"rendered":"Yankees radio icon John Sterling dead at 87"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/mlb\/new-york-yankees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Yankees<\/a> radio legend John Sterling has died, WFAN Sports Radio in New York announced on Monday. He was 87.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are devastated to hear about the passing of John Sterling, a WFAN and Yankees radio icon whose voice was synonymous with an entire generation of Yankee fandom,&#8221; the radio station wrote on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Sterling suffered a heart attack in January and was said to be in good spirits. He retired from broadcasting in April 2024 after 64 years in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1989, Sterling has been gracing the New York airwaves as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/nfl-mvp-upset-yankees-new-radio-announcer-taking-series-off-you-just-dont-do-that\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voice of the Yankees<\/a>, and that has included the multiple World Series titles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is high, it is far, it is gone!&#8221; is something Yankees fans have heard for decades, and Sterling usually followed it up with specific calls for each player, including, &#8220;It\u2019s an A-bomb from A-Rod&#8221; for Alex Rodriguez and &#8220;Here comes the Judge!&#8221; for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/aaron-judge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aaron Judge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/yankees-radio-icon-john-sterling-dead-87\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/yankees-radio-icon-john-sterling-dead-87 <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Yankees radio legend John Sterling has died, WFAN Sports Radio in New York announced on Monday. 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