Marty Brennaman
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| Born |
July 28, 1942 Portsmouth, Virginia |
| Occupation | Radio Announcer |
| Spouse(s) | Amanda Brennaman |
| Children | Thom, Dawn, and Ashley |
Franchester Martin "Marty" Brennaman (born July 28, 1942) is an American sportscaster and has been the radio voice of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds on the Cincinnati Reds Radio Network since 1974. Known for his opinionated, zealous, and sometimes contentious style, Brennaman has been named Ohio Sportscaster of the Year and Virginia Sportscaster of the Year multiple times. In 1999, Brennaman was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. He was awarded the Ford C. Frick Award by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000.
A native of Portsmouth, Virginia, Brennaman attended Randolph-Macon College and the University of North Carolina, graduating from the latter institution with a communications degree in 1965. He began his broadcasting career at WGHP-TV in High Point, North Carolina, and followed with stints in Salisbury, North Carolina and Norfolk, Virginia.
In 1971, Brennaman began his career as a baseball radio announcer for the Tidewater Tides (now Norfolk Tides), the then-New York Mets' affiliate in the International League (Class AAA).
In 1973, Virginia Tech Athletic Director Frank O. Moseley hired the leading sports broadcaster in Virginia, Marty Brennaman, as the new voice of the Hokies. Brennaman was the first Tech broadcaster to call both football and basketball, but he left VT in 1974 to become the broadcaster for the Cincinnati Reds.
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