Category: Announcers
Pat Hughes: From #2 in Milwaukee to #1 in Chicago; Popularity of Cubs’ radio voice is swelling
Pat Hughes’ colleagues around baseball will tell you unhesitatingly that he is friendly, likable and […]
Everett Fitzhugh: Professional Hockey’s only African-American play-by-play announcer
While the Stanley Cup will land somewhere with pomp and ceremony, Everett Fitzhugh is just […]
Will Marv Albert be the First Network Play-by-Play Announcer to Call Games in his 80s?
The Voice of the NBA turns 77 next month.
Verne Lundquist; a Hearty Laugh and Natural Warmth that Might Never be Replaced
Whether he marveled or shuddered, emoted or agonized, Verne Lundquist was never about shtick or […]
Jerry Schemmel: Rockies’ Radio Voice and Survivor of Deadly United Airlines Crash Tests Life’s Limits
11 month old girl that Schemmel pulled from the wreckage of the ’89 crash died of a drug overdose in ‘09
In his 45th Season, the Reds’ Marty Brennaman is Taking it One Year at a Time
Succeeding a popular Al Michaels in ’74, Brennaman didn’t feel accepted immediately.
Jim Rome: Pioneer Network Sports Talk Host Stresses Knowledge and Uniqueness
Rome started his career by selling office equipment.
Bulls’ Voice Chuck Swirsky Talks his Career and Breaks Down NBA Playoffs
Swirsky doesn’t think talkies should infuse themselves into sports shows.
Like the Rest of Us, Announcers Deal with Issues Too
It’s not always rosy. It just appears that way!
The Bruising Battle of the Blazers’ Brian Wheeler: From Abuse, To Obesity and A Sidelining Ailment
Some say Wheeler, 56, is the NBA’s best radio voice but he continues to fight an uneasy condition.
Warner Wolf: ‘Let’s Go to The Video Tape’
The New York and DC sports broadcasting legend found the humor in sports. He might have been the first.