{"id":1541,"date":"2026-06-02T23:06:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T23:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1541"},"modified":"2026-06-02T23:06:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T23:06:16","slug":"former-heat-radio-voice-david-halberstam-dies-reports-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1541","title":{"rendered":"Former Heat radio voice David Halberstam dies, reports say"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>MIAMI  \u2014 David Halberstam, the Miami Heat\u2019s original radio play-by-play announcer, has died after a yearlong battle with brain cancer, according to multiple reports. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1539\">Google wants to flood South Florida with millions of mosquitoes \u2015 but these fight disease<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Halberstam, 74, spent nearly five decades working in sports broadcasting and management. <\/p>\n<p>He served as the Heat\u2019s radio play-by-play voice from the franchise\u2019s inaugural seasons in 1992 through 1998, helping introduce the expansion team to South Florida fans.<\/p>\n<p>Before joining the Heat, Halberstam was the play-by-play announcer for St. John\u2019s men\u2019s basketball from 1982 to 1992. His Wikipedia states that he later moved into sports media management, serving as executive vice president and general manager of Westwood One Sports from 2002 to 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1537\">Jury selection continues in fatal boat crash trial of South Florida real estate mogul George Pino<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Halberstam was succeeded as the Heat\u2019s radio voice by Mike Inglis, who later passed the role to current broadcaster Jason Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>Halberstam in 2011 joined the Nova Southeastern University Sharks Athletics family as its Men\u2019s Basketball play-by-play announcer. <\/p>\n<p>In addition to his broadcasting career, Halberstam was also an author and longtime sports executive.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1535\">Man accused of Miami Beach high-rise murder appears in court, seeking bond<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Latest headlines from:<\/div>\n<div>\nMiami-Dade<br \/>\nBroward<br \/>\nFlorida Keys<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary><span>Cities<\/span><span>\u25be<\/span><\/summary>\n<div>\n<div>\nMiami<br \/>\nFort Lauderdale<br \/>\nCoral Springs<br \/>\nDavie<br \/>\nDeerfield Beach<br \/>\nDoral<br \/>\nHialeah<br \/>\nHollywood<br \/>\nHomestead<br \/>\nLauderhill<br \/>\nMiami Beach<br \/>\nMiami Gardens<br \/>\nMiramar<br \/>\nPembroke Pines<br \/>\nPlantation<br \/>\nPompano Beach<br \/>\nSunrise<br \/>\nTamarac\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Halberstam, the Miami Heat\u2019s original radio play-by-play announcer, has died after a yearlong battle with brain cancer, according to multiple reports. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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