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Remembering Max Falkenstien: Celebration of Life Set for Saturday to Honor Late KU Broadcaster

By Greg Echlin
Published August 22, 2019 at 2:50 PM CDT
KU sports broadcasters Max Falkenstien (left) with Bob Davis. (Photo from Kansas Athletics)
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Max behind the mic. Max Falkenstien spent decades broadcasting KU football and basketball games. (Photo by KU Athlectics)
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Last month, longtime Kansas Jayhawk broadcaster Max Falkenstien died at the age of 95. This weekend, Falkenstien's family, in conjunction with KU Athletics, will host a celebration of his life. The free event will be held Saturday at the Lied Center in Lawrence. KPR's Greg Echlin has more.

The celebration of life for Max Falkenstien begins at 2 p.m., Saturday (August 24, 2019), at the Lied Center in Lawrence.

Play-by-play highlights provided courtesy of the Jayhawk Radio Network.

Learn more about Max.
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Greg Echlin
Greg Echlin is the sports reporter for KPR and KCUR. Ever since he set foot on the baseball diamond at Fernwood Park on Chicago's South Side, Greg Echlin began a love affair with the world of sports. After graduating from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, he worked as a TV sports anchor and a radio sportscaster in Salina, Kansas. He moved to Kansas City in 1984 and has been there since covering sports. Through the years, he has covered multiple Super Bowls, Final Fours and Major League Baseball's World Series and All-Star games. With his high metabolism rate, Greg is able to enjoy a good meal and stay slim when he's not running around on the sports scene. He loves desserts, even making them. Cheesecakes, pies and parfaits are the most common around the Echlin household.
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