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Baltimore's Storyteller Gilbert Sandler Dies At 95

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- A man known for his old stories about Baltimore died Wednesday from a battle with cancer.

Gilbert Sandler, 95, was featured in The Baltimore Sun and on WYPR-FM regularly for his nostalgic stories about the city.

"His stories were funny, entertaining and hopeful. He himself was a delight. We loved to kid and laugh," Anthony Brandon, WYPR manager, told the Sun.

According to the Sun, Sandler ran an advertising agency before writing for The Evening Sun.

Gilbert Sandler
Gilbert Sandler. Photo by The Baltimore Sun.

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