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Texas Rangers Eric Nadel’s 10th Birthday Benefit show features Cas Haley, Daphne Willis

Texas Rangers Hall of Fame radio announcer Eric Nadel will host his 10th annual Birthday Benefit concert at the Kessler Theater on June 2. The show features Cas Haley and Daphne Willis and benefits Grand Halliburton Foundation.
Texas Rangers Hall of Fame radio announcer Eric Nadel will host his 10th annual Birthday Benefit concert at the Kessler Theater on June 2. The show features Cas Haley and Daphne Willis and benefits Grand Halliburton Foundation. AP

The 10th anniversary Eric Nadel Birthday Benefit concert is scheduled for June 2 at The Kessler Theater in Dallas.

The benefit supports the work of Grand Halliburton Foundation, a local nonprofit that provides mental health education, training, and support to North Texas teens and families.

Nadel turns 71 on May 16. The Hall of Fame radio announcer has been calling Rangers games since 1979.

Tickets are available at prekindle.com.

Paris, Texas, singer-songwriter Cas Haley is headlining with singer-songwriter Daphne Willis opening. Willis is one of the co-founders of the benefit show.

Haley is a former runner-up on America’s Got Talent and the winner of the 2020 national Chart Your Course songwriting contest.

Haley’s song “Every Road I’m On” was selected among more than 1,600 entries. He won a new Lincoln Corsair and was featured in a Lincoln commercial along with Matthew McConaughey. Haley writes songs with his wife Cassy and tours with his bass player son Eben and fiddle player daughter Nolah.

This story was originally published April 14, 2022 at 6:46 PM.

Stefan Stevenson
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Stefan Stevenson was a sports writer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from 1997 to 2022. He covered TCU athletics, the Texas Rangers and the Dallas Cowboys.
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