Thom Brennaman
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Thom Brennaman (born September 12, 1963), is an American sportscaster, and the son of sportscaster Marty Brennaman.
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[edit] Career
After graduating from Anderson High School and Ohio University where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity, Brennaman called play-by-play for the Cincinnati Reds (along with his father) in the late 1980s. In the early 1990s he did Chicago Cubs broadcasts, and in 1994 he was hired by the Fox network to call National Football League and Major League Baseball games. He served as the first television voice for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and left after the 2006 season to join his father Marty in Cincinnati.
In 2006, Brennaman was appointed as Fox's lead play by play announcer for the Bowl Championship Series. In addition to calling the BCS National Championship Game, Brennaman called the 2007 Fiesta Bowl. On both broadcasts, Brennaman worked with former University of Wisconsin head coach Barry Alvarez, and former University of Tennessee defensive back and current broadcaster Charles Davis.
Prior to that, Brennaman had been the voice of the Cotton Bowl on Fox.
[edit] Move to the Cincinnati Reds
On October 3, 2006, the Cincinnati Reds owner, Robert Castellini announced[1] that Thom has signed a contract through the 2010 season to announce 45 Reds games on FSN and 45 games on the Reds Radio Network, flagship station being 700 WLW. His father's contract with the Reds is set to expire after the 2010 season and Marty has said that he wishes to retire following the 2010 season. In exchange for allowing Thom to break his contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Reds agreed to play a series of exhibition games in Phoenix, beginning in 2008.
[edit] Other ventures
Brennaman also performed play-by-play announcing for Microsoft Baseball 2001 for PC, All-Star Baseball 2002 with Bob Brenly, and All-Star Baseball 2003-2005 with Steve Lyons for Gamecube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox during the ballgame. He has also done college basketball announcing for CBS Radio and Fox Sports Net cable.
[edit] Famous Quotes
"Kent waits, IN THE AIR..WE GO TO ST. LOUIS..WITH HOUSTON IN FRONT THREE GAMES TO TWO."
"AND WE ARE GOING TO GAME SEVEN IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES."
"On the ground to second, and for the first time since 1987, the St. Louis Cardinals are going to the World Series."
"IN THE AIR LEFTFIELD, THE TIGERS...MARCH TO THE WORLD SERIES."
"Bounced fair down the right field line... Giambi on his way to 3rd, and they're going to wave him around... the throw misses the cutoff man SHOVELED INTO THE PLATE. OOOOUTTT AT THE PLATE! DEREK JETER WITH ONE OF THE MOST UNBELIEVABLE PLAYS YOU WILL EVER SEE BY A SHORTSTOP"
Boise State hook and lateral to tie the game :08 seconds to go:
" Down the middle...James...THE LATERAL....To the corner of the end zone...CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT!
Boise State statue of liberty play to win the game:
" Boise State for the win...they hand it off to Johnson....Boise State has won the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl....CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!
