Aaron Goldsmith

Aaron Goldsmith (born August 29, 1983) is an American sportscaster.

Since 2013 he has been a play-by-play announcer for the Seattle Mariners Radio Network,[1] working innings 3, 6 and 7 of each game. In the off-season he also provides play-by-play for college football on Sports USA Radio Network and Pac-12 basketball on Fox Sports 1.

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Goldsmith majored in history at Principia College in Illinois. After graduating, Goldsmith entered broadcast journalism at The Broadcast Center in St. Louis. Due to his history background, Goldsmith often found he was four years behind other students. It took 10 months for Goldsmith to graduate from The Broadcast Center.

Upon graduation, Goldsmith began play-by-play broadcasting as an intern for Gateway Grizzlies games. The year was 2007, and Goldsmith would provide 2-innings of play-by-play for each home game.[2] Goldsmith would follow this up with an unpaid internship with the Bourne Braves and then a similar position with the Portland Sea Dogs. In all cases, Goldsmith would be allowed to call select games or innings.[3] During these stints, Goldsmith often found himself starving after calling games and realized he didn't even have a dollar to his name.[1]

After a brief time with the Sea Dogs, Goldsmith worked as the play-by-play voice for the Frisco Roughriders. He would also serve as the team's manager of broadcasting and public relations. Goldsmith would remain with the RoughRiders for two seasons.[4] During his time with the RoughRiders, Goldsmith proposed to his wife, Heather, and she accepted.[1]

In 2012, Goldsmith was hired to be the play-by-play voice for the PawSox Radio Network. Goldsmith would provide play-by-play for every game that season, a first for himself. Goldsmith admits he joined the PawSox because of their history to produce big name announcers, but he knew that was no guarantee.[4]

Finally in 2013, Goldsmith joined the Mariners announcing team alongside Rick Rizzs. Goldsmith and his family now live in the Seattle area. Goldsmith's play-by-play style is often attributed to an adaptation of Vin Scully,[5] but Goldsmith attributes his style to his work with Eric Nadel and Dave O'Brien.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Mariners add Aaron Goldsmith to broadcast team: Aaron Goldsmith, 29, who broadcast games of the Class AAA Pawtucket Red Sox last season, will team with Rick Rizzs in the radio booth". Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Meet new Mariners broadcaster Aaron Goldsmith". Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Mariners tab Goldsmith as radio play-by-play man". Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Getting 'the call' to make the calls: Mariners tap PawSox's Goldsmith as radio broadcaster". Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  5. ↑ "M's rookie announcer Goldsmith has what it takes: But how far does describing the game go in a city where the franchise itself is the real story?". Retrieved August 16, 2013.