Longtime KYW Newsradio Anchor Harry Donahue Dies At 77

CBS Philadelphia

October 30, 2025

Longtime KYW Newsradio anchor Harry Donahue died Wednesday after a bout with cancer, Audacy announced. He was 77 years old.

Donahue joined KYW Newsradio as a freelance reporter in 1974 and became an anchor in 1979, where he started a 35-year career as a morning drive and sports anchor and became one of the most recognizable voices in Philadelphia.

Donahue, a Philly native who went to St. Joseph's Prep, was also a fixture in the city's rich sports scene. He was the TV and radio voice of Temple football and basketball for more than two decades, and did play-by-play for the Philadelphia Stars, the city's USFL team, in the 1980s.

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