Tag: Ford Frick Award
Curt Smith: Cubs’ Pat Hughes named 2023 Ford C. Frick Award recipient; Will be honored next summer at HOF
In 1982, Hollywood released a sublime film, My Favorite Year, starring Peter O’Toole as […]
Chronology of Vin Scully on what would have been his 95th birthday, after his death last August
No better way to remember baseball’s best voice ever, Vin Scully, than identifying his accomplishments […]
Curt Smith profiles Frick’s 2023 top ten, MLB is most transparent of all sports’ ballots; Winner named in Dec
It is striking how many broadcasters of the four major sports—baseball, basketball, football, and […]
Baseball HOF releases names of the 10 nominees for the Ford Frick 2023 Ballot; Quite a competitive list
Ten of the National Pastime’s most beloved voices have been named as the finalists […]
Historian Curt Smith says changes make HOF’s Ford Frick Award even better; Ballot goes from 8 to10
Perhaps sport’s most prestigious individual radio/TV honor is the Ford C. Frick Award, presented […]
In 1962, Gene Elston brought an easygoing sound to Texas when the NL expanded to Houston
Today continues our look at radio/TV Voices of all of baseball’s 10 post-season […]
White Sox: The Old Commander, Bob Elson, was as identified with Chicagoans as the club itself
Today our series continues about radio/TV Voices of all of baseball’s 10 post-season teams by […]
Best known for his NFL work, Al Michaels will be honored Saturday by the MLB HOF with the Frick Award
In 1783, Edmund Burke rose in the House of Commons to praise a colleague. […]
Ken Harrelson, a baseball voice for 42 seasons, 33 with the Chisox; will be honored Saturday by the HOF
On July 24, Ken Harrelson will receive the 2020 National Baseball Hall of […]
Al Michaels wins HOF’s Ford Frick Award; Did 8 World Series on network TV, Also Voice of Reds and Giants
Al Michaels has won the 2021 Ford Frick Award which is emblematic of baseball […]
It’s time to vote! Baseball HOF lists 8 star-studded voices on the ballot of the 2021 Ford Frick Award
On Election eve, the National Baseball Hall of Fame announced its nominees for the […]