Tag: Pat Hughes

Chicago Cubs’ Pat Hughes is confident that fans and players will embrace the Pitch Clock

By David J. Halberstam 03/07/2023 1

Pat Hughes is beginning his 43d year in the big leagues. He began with […]

Curt Smith: Cubs’ Pat Hughes named 2023 Ford C. Frick Award recipient; Will be honored next summer at HOF

By Curt Smith 12/08/2022 1

In 1982, Hollywood released a sublime film, My Favorite Year, starring Peter O’Toole as […]

Pat Hughes: Following in footsteps of Cubs’ broadcast giants like Harry Caray and Jack Brickhouse

By Curt Smith 04/12/2022 1

To many, the Chicago Cubs are the real America’s Team. As the 2022 regular […]

Winning is fun; Losing isn’t; Team announcers talk about how to handle losing seasons on-air

By Shane Purcell 06/10/2021 1

Winning is fun. Everyone has a blast. Winning fosters community. It promotes togetherness. There’s a sense […]

Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2020 Ford Frick Award: Voters must ponder a deep and glittering ballot

By David J. Halberstam 11/05/2019 1

Late last week, the National Baseball Hall of Fame released its ballot covering the […]

Cubs’ voice Pat Hughes: Scully, Costas and Bill King are my all-time Sportscasting Grand Masters

By David J. Halberstam 06/20/2018 0

In the second part of our series profiling Pat Hughes, the popular radio voice of […]

Pat Hughes: From #2 in Milwaukee to #1 in Chicago; Popularity of Cubs’ radio voice is swelling

By David J. Halberstam 06/13/2018 0

Pat Hughes’ colleagues around baseball will tell you unhesitatingly that he is friendly, likable and […]