On August 5, 1921, Pittsburgh hosted the first baseball game broadcast over the radio. Harold Arlin, a foreman at Westinghouse, announced the game over KDKA from a box seat next to the first base dugout at Forbes Field.[1][2][3] Throughout the 1920s and 1930s "occasional" games would be broadcast, until Rosey Rowswell became the first "Voice of the Pirates" in 1936.[4] While most of Roswell's early broadcasts were solo, he was joined by Pirates' co-owner Bing Crosby and his successor Bob Prince for games.[4] Prince took over as lead broadcaster in 1955 and held the position over the next 20 seasons. Prince gained a reputation for giving players nicknames and inventing catchphrases to describe the game; he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in August 1986.[5] After the Pirates fired Bob Prince and his sidekick Nellie King after the 1975 season, they hired Milo Hamilton away from Atlanta to be the lead broadcaster and brought Lanny Frattare from their minor league affiliate to be the second announcer. After Hamilton left after the 1979 season, Frattare held the position for 29 years—the longest tenure of any Pirates' broadcaster.[6] Upon Frattare's retirement after the 2008 season, Greg Brown took over the role as lead broadcaster.[7] Multiple people have held temporary positions as broadcasters, including former players Don Hoak, Dave Giusti, Willie Stargell, and Pittsburgh Penguins' broadcaster Mike Lange.[8]
WWSW-FM broadcast Pirates' games on the radio during the 1940s and 1950s until KDKA became the franchise's flagship station in 1955.[9] In 2006, the Pirates switched to WPGB in an attempt to reach younger age brackets; under the contract WPGB carried Pirates' games though the 2011 season.[10] Starting with the 2012 season, KDKA-FM took over as the flagship station of the Pirates Radio Network. As of 2016, the Pirates Radio Network has stations located in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and Maryland.
^ abcdBiertempfel, Rob (2008-10-02). . Memorable Calls. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
^ abCite error: The named reference Prince was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Lange, Blass cable 'casters". Latrobe Bulletin. Latrobe, PA. April 14, 1986. p. 13. Pittsburgh Penguins broadcaster Mike Lange and former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Steve Blass have been named as the announcers for the Pirates' 50-game cable television package.
^"Mike Lange Gone - Pirate Announcers Set For '88 Season". Latrobe Bulletin. Latrobe, PA. January 14, 1988. p. 12. Mike Lange...will not be a part of the Pirates' 1988 [announcing] crew.
"Pirates Broadcasters". All Time List. PittsburghPirates.com. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates are members of Major League Baseball MLB they have employed sportscasters to provide play by play and color commentary during games broadcast over the radio and on television Forbes Field wall 2006On August 5 1921 Pittsburgh hosted the first baseball game broadcast over the radio Harold Arlin a foreman at Westinghouse announced the game over KDKA from a box seat next to the first base dugout at Forbes Field 1 2 3 Throughout the 1920s and 1930s occasional games would be broadcast until Rosey Rowswell became the first Voice of the Pirates in 1936 4 While most of Roswell s early broadcasts were solo he was joined by Pirates co owner Bing Crosby and his successor Bob Prince for games 4 Prince took over as lead broadcaster in 1955 and held the position over the next 20 seasons Prince gained a reputation for giving players nicknames and inventing catchphrases to describe the game he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in August 1986 5 After the Pirates fired Bob Prince and his sidekick Nellie King after the 1975 season they hired Milo Hamilton away from Atlanta to be the lead broadcaster and brought Lanny Frattare from their minor league affiliate to be the second announcer After Hamilton left after the 1979 season Frattare held the position for 29 years the longest tenure of any Pirates broadcaster 6 Upon Frattare s retirement after the 2008 season Greg Brown took over the role as lead broadcaster 7 Multiple people have held temporary positions as broadcasters including former players Don Hoak Dave Giusti Willie Stargell and Pittsburgh Penguins broadcaster Mike Lange 8 WWSW FM broadcast Pirates games on the radio during the 1940s and 1950s until KDKA became the franchise s flagship station in 1955 9 In 2006 the Pirates switched to WPGB in an attempt to reach younger age brackets under the contract WPGB carried Pirates games though the 2011 season 10 Starting with the 2012 season KDKA FM took over as the flagship station of the Pirates Radio Network As of 2016 the Pirates Radio Network has stations located in Pennsylvania West Virginia Ohio and Maryland Contents 1 TV amp radio broadcasters 2 Footnotes 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksTV amp radio broadcasters editOpen the window Aunt Minnie here it comes crash Looks like she didn t make it Rosey Rowswell after a Pirates home run 11 You can kiss it goodbye Bob Prince after a Pirates home run 12 And the Buccos we had em all the way Bob Prince after a Pirates victory 12 Go ball get outta here Lanny Frattare after a Pirates home run 11 There are a reported 15 000 people at the game this afternoon If that s true then at least 12 000 of them are disguised as empty seats Jim Woods 13 There was nooooo doubt about it Lanny Frattare after a Pirates win 11 Clear the deck cannonball coming Greg Brown after a Pirates home run 14 Raise the Jolly Roger Greg Brown after a Pirates win 15 Broadcaster Years a ReferenceHarold Arlin 1921 16 Jimmy Murray 1934 16 Walter E Sickles 1934 16 Pat Patterson 1935 16 Tony Wakeman 1936 16 Regis Welsh 1936 16 Jimmy Dudley 1937 16 Claude Haring 1937 1963 1964 16 Rosey Rowswell 1938 1954 4 16 Jack Craddock 1936 1942 1947 16 Bob Prince 1947 1975 1985 17 Dick Bingham 1955 1957 16 Joe Tucker 1955 16 Paul Long 1957 1962 18 Jim Woods 1958 1969 19 Don Hoak 1965 1966 16 Nellie King 1967 1975 19 Gene Osborn 1970Milo Hamilton 1976 1979 20 Lanny Frattare 1976 2008 6 21 22 Nellie Briles 1979 1980 23 Dave Martin 1980 23 John Sanders 1981 1989 23 Dave Giusti 1982 16 Jim Rooker 1981 1993 23 Steve Blass 1983 2019 24 Willie Stargell 1983 1984 16 Alan Cutler 1986Mike Lange 1986 1987 25 26 Kent Derdivanis 1990 1993 11 Bob Walk 1994 present 24 Greg Brown 1994 present 27 John Wehner 2005 present 7 Tim Neverett 2009 2015 7 Joe Block 2016 present 28 Michael McKenry 2020 2021Kevin Young 2021 presentMatt Capps 2021 presentNeil Walker 2021 presentFootnotes edita Each year is linked to an article about that particular MLB season See also edit nbsp Baseball portalList of current Major League Baseball announcersNotes edit McCollister 2008 p 104 Leventhal Josh Jessica MacMurray 2000 Take Me Out to the Ballpark New York New York Workman Publishing Company p 53 ISBN 1 57912 112 8 Smith Curt 2005 Voices of Summer New York City Carroll amp Graf ISBN 0 7867 1446 8 a b c Finoli Ranier 2003 p 477 O Brien 1998 p 20 a b Pittsburgh Pirates play by play announcer Lanny Frattare to retire after 33 seasons Press release PittsburghPirates com 1 October 2008 Retrieved 1 October 2008 a b c Broadcasters Team PittsburghPirates com Archived from the original on 19 December 2008 Retrieved 29 December 2008 Finoli Ranier 2003 p 484 After 51 years KDKA out as Pirates flagship station ESPN com Associated Press 12 September 2006 Retrieved 30 January 2009 Pirates announce five year strategic partnership with Clear Channel Communications Press release PittsburghPirates com 2006 09 12 Retrieved 2009 03 01 a b c d Biertempfel Rob 2008 10 02 No doubt about it Lanny Frattare retires Memorable Calls Pittsburgh Tribune Review Archived from the original on 7 October 2008 Retrieved 1 March 2009 a b Cite error The named reference Prince was invoked but never defined see the help page McCollister 2008 pp 129 Cannonball Coming The Homerun Call That s Freaking Out Pittsburgh Pirates Fans All around Pittsburgh they are raising the Jolly Roger a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Broadcasters PittsburghPirates com Retrieved 2020 03 27 Finoli Ranier 2003 pp 478 9 Finoli Ranier 2003 pp 479 80 a b Finoli Ranier 2003 p 480 Finoli Ranier 2003 pp 480 1 Finoli Ranier 2003 pp 481 2 Robinson Alan 1 October 2008 Frattare retires after 33 seasons with Pirates Yahoo Sports Retrieved 1 October 2008 permanent dead link a b c d Finoli Ranier 2003 p 482 a b Finoli Ranier 2003 p 483 Lange Blass cable casters Latrobe Bulletin Latrobe PA April 14 1986 p 13 Pittsburgh Penguins broadcaster Mike Lange and former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Steve Blass have been named as the announcers for the Pirates 50 game cable television package Mike Lange Gone Pirate Announcers Set For 88 Season Latrobe Bulletin Latrobe PA January 14 1988 p 12 Mike Lange will not be a part of the Pirates 1988 announcing crew Finoli Ranier 2003 pp 483 4 Broadcasters MLB com References editFinoli David Bill Ranier 2003 The Pittsburgh Pirates Encyclopedia United States Sports Publishing L L C ISBN 1 58261 416 4 McCollister John 2008 The good the bad and the ugly Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Triumph Books ISBN 978 1 57243 982 5 O Brien Jim 1998 We Had Em All the Way Bob Prince and His Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pennsylvania James P O Brien Publishing ISBN 1 886348 03 0 External links editOfficial Pittsburgh Pirates Broadcasting page Pirates Broadcasters All Time List PittsburghPirates com Retrieved 2009 03 01 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Pittsburgh Pirates broadcasters amp oldid 1216569905, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
