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- ↑ Byrne, Gay (13 February 2010). "The chameleon of Montrose". The Irish Times . Dublin. Archived from the original on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ↑ Spratt, Gerry (11 April 2012). "Ralph Barbieri let go by KNBR - Sports Events". Blog.sfgate.com. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ↑ Cox, Jim (2008). This Day in Network Radio: A Daily Calendar of Births, Debuts, Cancellations and Other Events in Broadcasting History. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-3848-8.
- ↑ "The voice of Dick Tracy dies at 85". The Deseret News. 8 May 1984. p. A 3. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ↑ Dunning, John. (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3.
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