Braves announcer Skip Caray back on the air after angioplasty

ATLANTA - Atlanta Braves announcer Skip Caray is back in the booth Thursday, about two-and-a-half weeks after having angioplasty to clear an artery. <br> <br> Caray joined regular partner Joe Simpson for the radio broadcast of the Braves&#39; game against the Florida Marlins. He had the procedure done July 8 -- a week after fellow Atlanta broadcaster Don Sutton returned from surgery to remove a cancerous kidney. <br> <br> Caray credited Sutton for his decision to have a body scan that revealed an artery that was 96 percent blocked. The blocked artery put him at risk for a heart attack. The growth on Sutton&#39;s kidney was detected through a body scan. <br> <br> During an angioplasty, a tiny balloon is inflated in the artery to open blood flow. The procedure was performed by Doctor Charles Wickliffe at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. <br> <br> Caray is the son of the late Chicago Cubs&#39; broadcaster Harry Caray. He&#39;s in his 27th season in the Braves&#39; booth.