Kell had a relaxed, easy-going "country gentleman" style of announcing.
In contrast to Harwell, who opened his radio broadcasts with "Hiya, Tiger fans!",
Kell traditionally opened his broadcasts with "Good afternoon, everyone!"
or "Good EVE-ning, everyone!"
When paired with Larry Osterman on Tigers telecasts in the late 1960s and early '70s, the opening was often "Thank you, Larry, and good afternoon, everyone."

Kell was also known for particular colloquialisms in his style, such as always referring to a high pitch near the batter's eyes as being "up in his wheelhouse", or a hard-hit home run being "tommyhawked" into the stands.
 A hard line drive caught by a fielder was described, “He hit it like a bullet - but right at ‘eem!”
A particularly good catch was exemplified by "Speared by (Aurelio) Rodríguez!
Whale of a play!"
 
His home run call was simple but delivered with rising pitch: "A long drive...way back...and gone!”
A long homer was followed by, “Whoa, he hit it a mile!"
The game-ending out, whether it meant a Tiger win or loss, usually merited a decrescendo: "Fly ball to center field...this should be the ball game... it is."
Kell also relayed stories of his Hall of Fame career in the same folksy style.
A favorite story of his was about the incident when his jaw was broken by a line drive off the bat of Joe DiMaggio. "
I got up, made the play at third, then passed out."
He would also recount his early career interactions with the Hall of Fame owner and 50+ year manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, Connie Mack, whom he always referenced respectfully as “Mr. Mack”.

In 2009, the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association gave Kell its highest individual honor, an honorary lifetime membership.
The association was founded in 1948 by pioneer Tigers announcer Ty Tyson.
Kell had a relaxed, easy-going "country gentleman" style of announcing. In contrast to Harwell, who opened his radio broadcasts with "Hiya, Tiger fans!", Kell traditionally opened his broadcasts with "Good afternoon, everyone!" or "Good EVE-ning, everyone!" When paired with Larry Osterman on Tigers telecasts in the late 1960s and early '70s, the opening was often "Thank you, Larry, and good afternoon, everyone."
Kell was also known for particular colloquialisms in his style, such as always referring to a high pitch near the batter's eyes as being "up in his wheelhouse", or a hard-hit home run being "tommyhawked" into the stands.  A hard line drive caught by a fielder was described, “He hit it like a bullet - but right at ‘eem!” A particularly good catch was exemplified by "Speared by (Aurelio) Rodríguez! Whale of a play!"  
His home run call was simple but delivered with rising pitch: "A long drive...way back...and gone!” A long homer was followed by, “Whoa, he hit it a mile!" The game-ending out, whether it meant a Tiger win or loss, usually merited a decrescendo: "Fly ball to center field...this should be the ball game... it is." Kell also relayed stories of his Hall of Fame career in the same folksy style. A favorite story of his was about the incident when his jaw was broken by a line drive off the bat of Joe DiMaggio. "I got up, made the play at third, then passed out." He would also recount his early career interactions with the Hall of Fame owner and 50+ year manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, Connie Mack, whom he always referenced respectfully as “Mr. Mack”.
In 2009, the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association gave Kell its highest individual honor, an honorary lifetime membership. The association was founded in 1948 by pioneer Tigers announcer Ty Tyson.
George Kell