Posted by chicagomedia.org on February 11, 2009 at 07:28:27:
LET'S CARAY ON: The 11th annual worldwide toast to the late, great Harry Caray will be bigger than ever. This year's theme -- 101 -- marks the years since the Cubs' last World Series win, and the savvy Harry Caray's restaurant CEO Grant DePorter has organized fans in all 50 states and 101 foreign countries to raise a glass in Harry's honor and memory at 7 p.m. Feb. 19, the 11th anniversary of his passing. Along with 101 Harry Caray impersonators gathering at Harry's first restaurant at Kinzie and Dearborn, Roe Conn will toast Harry on his WLS-AM (890) radio show between 5 and 7 p.m. on the 19th by playing many of the recorded messages to Harry's memory from 101 celebs, including Will Ferrell, Brian Williams, Randy Jackson, Jim Belushi, Ernie Banks, James Denton, John Mahoney, Bob Costas, Gilbert Gottfried, Bill Kurtis, Joe Mantegna, Ryne Sandberg, Ben Vereen and Bobby Hull.
(Bill Zwecker, Chicago Sun-Times)