June 13, 2005

Boston Red Sox public address announcer Carl Beane received his 2004 World Series ring earlier this month in a ceremony by Fenway’s Green Monster.  Carl has ties to Willimantic, as he did the morning show on WXLS and WNOU in Willimantic for a few years around 1980 (before WILI owned the FM frequency).  Carl is a good friend of WILI’s Wayne Norman, and was an in-studio guest on the Wayne’s morning show in 2004.  Carl provided these pictures from his special day.  He died in 2012.

The Ring

Carl’s ring in the special box

All the boxes lined up by “The Monster”

Carl with Red Sox owners John Henry (L), Tom Warner, and Larry Lucchino

Each ring is personalized

Looks darn good, Carl!

Carl’s Red Sox ring (L) and Wayne Norman’s 1999 UConn NCAA championship ring