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Howard Finkel, Legendary WWE Ring Announcer, Dies at 69

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Howard "The Fink" Finkel, the WWE's first and longest-lasting employee who was best known as an iconic ring announcer, has died.

He was 69. "WWE is saddened to learn that Howard Finkel has passed away at age 69. WWE extends its condolences to Finkel’s family, friends and fans," the company behind live wrestling matches on USA and Fox said Thursday in a statementon its website.

No cause of death was given by the WWE, but Finkel reportedly suffered a serious stroke in 2018 and had been in ill health. Born on June 7, 1950, in Newark, New Jersey, Finkel debuted as a ring announcer at Madison Square Garden in 1977 before being hired by the WWF, the predecessor to the WWE, on April 1, 1980.

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