- Ernie Harwell was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1998.
- Recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award (presented to a broadcaster for major contributions to baseball) in 1981.
- While he was awarded the Ford Frick Award by the Hall of Fame, he (and all other recipients) is not considered a member of the Hall (contrary to the mini-biography above).
- Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Vol. 130, pp. 190-193. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.
- Inducted into the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame in 1991.
- Bob Scheffing joined him in the broadcast booth for the 1964 season.
- Announced that he has inoperable cancer. (September 2009)
- Inducted into the Michigan Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015 (inaugural class).
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