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Beloved longtime Braves radio broadcaster Jim Powell will no longer call games for Atlanta

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ATLANTA — If you've been around Braves baseball in the last decade or more, then you know the iconic voice of longtime radio broadcaster Jim Powell.

Unfortunately for loyal Braves radio listeners, Powell penned a letter to fans on social media Thursday announcing that he had called his last game in Atlanta.

In the letter, Powell said that it had "been an honor to broadcast so many great games in my own hometown." Powell is a University of Georgia graduate and a Roswell native. He went on to talk about the relationships that he had made with his peers and the fans.