Merrill Reese, a Blue Bell resident and the voice of the Philadelphia Eagles for 47 years, has been inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame Montco Chapter.

From his biography:

Reesee is the longest-serving play-by-play broadcaster in National Football League (NFL). He has been inducted into the Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame. His current broadcast partner is former Eagles wide receiver Mike Quick, who joined Reese in the booth in 1998. Aside from Charlie Swift and Herb Adderley, Reese has previously been joined in the booth by Jim Barniak (1978–82), Bill Bergey and Stan Walters (1984–97) for games broadcast on 94 WIP Radio. Mr. Reese has also appeared on WCOJ, WPOZ, WBCB and is co-owner of 1490 WBCB (AM) in Levittown, Pennsylvania. Mr. Reese is also a former radio DJ.