August 03

Born in 1851, Malmgren launched Bohusläningen in 1878, championing free press and social reform. He served on the Uddevalla city council, advocating for education and infrastructure improvements. An eccentric figure, he built the fairy-tale style Villa Elfkullen, which became a local landmark. Malmgren's editorials and political activities left a lasting imprint on regional journalism and civic life. His legacy endures through the newspaper he founded, still published today.

Born in 1851 in Hanover, Berliner emigrated to the United States and revolutionized sound recording technology. He developed the first microphone and improved the phonograph into the gramophone, using flat discs instead of cylinders. In 1895, he founded the Berliner Gramophone Company, launching the commercial music industry. His innovations paved the way for recorded music as we know it, influencing communication and entertainment worldwide. Berliner’s inventions remain foundational to modern audio technology.

Harry Christopher "Skip" Caray was born in 1939 into a family of prominent broadcasters. He began his career calling games for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago White Sox. In 1976, he joined the Atlanta Braves broadcast team on TBS, where his dry wit and signature catchphrases endeared him to fans nationwide. Caray's conversational style helped popularize Braves games during the cable television era. He received multiple broadcasting awards and mentored many up-and-coming commentators. Caray continued calling games until shortly before his death in 2008 and was posthumously inducted into the Braves Hall of Fame.