List of Nashville Sounds broadcasters

The press box at Herschel Greer Stadium, home of the Nashville Sounds from 1978 to 2014

The Nashville Sounds minor league baseball franchise has played in Nashville, Tennessee since its inception in the 1978 season. It was created as an expansion team of the Double-A Southern League, in which it competed through 1984.[1] The franchise moved to the Triple-A American Association in 1985 and then to the Triple-A Pacific Coast League in 1998.[1] This list, which is correct as of the 2015 season, documents radio stations and broadcasters that have presented Nashville Sounds games.

During the opening season of 1978, Sounds games were broadcast on WMTS 96.3 FM by announcer and station owner, Monte Hale. He died following the inaugural season, after which Bob Jamison was hired for the 1979 season. Jamison remained the voice of the Sounds through 1990 when he was hired as the radio broadcaster for the California Angels. For the 1991 season, the Sounds hired former Huntsville Stars and Iowa Cubs broadcaster Steve Carroll. After 1995, Carroll left to become the radio voice of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Philadelphia Flyers and, later, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

Steve Selby served as the voice of the Sounds from 1996 to 1999. Chuck Valenches, who began serving as assistant broadcaster in 1998, was the lead broadcaster from 2000 to 2009.[2] Stu Paul was the lead play-by-play announcer for the 2010 and 2011 seasons.[3] Jeff Hem has been the team's lead broadcaster since the 2012 season.[4] As of 2015, all Sounds home and road games are broadcast on WPRT 102.5 FM, or its sister station, WQZQ 94.9 FM.[5]

Broadcasters

Year Radio station Play-by-play Commentary Ref
1978 WMTS 96.3 FM Monte Hale Jay Colley [6]
1979 WKDA 1240 AM Bob Jamison[a] Jay Colley, Ty Coppinger [7]
1980 George Plaster [8]
1981 [9]
1982 Bob Gary [10]
1983 WLAC 1510 AM Rick Baumgartner [11]
1984 WSIX 980 AM [12]
1985 George Plaster [13]
1986 [14]
1987 Duncan Stewart [15]
1988 WKDA 1240 AM Chip Walters [16]
1989 WRLT 101.1 FM [17]
1990 WSIX 980 AM [18]
1991 WWTN 99.7 FM Steve Carroll [19]
1992 Mike Smithson [20]
1993 [21]
1994 [22]
1995 WAMB 1160 AM [23]
1996 Steve Selby
1997 Mike Capps
1998 WNSR 560 AM Chuck Valenches
1999 [24][25][26]
2000 Chuck Valenches [26]
2001 [26]
2002 WANT 98.9 FM Brad Golder, John Melton [27][28][29]
2003 Brad Golder, John Melton [28][29]
2004 Brad Golder, John Melton [28][29]
2005 WAMB 1160 AM John Melton, Pete Weber [29][30]
2006 WNSR 560 AM John Melton, Pete Weber, Willy Daunic [29][30]
2007 [29][30]
2008 John Melton, Pete Weber, Willy Daunic, Rich Tiner [29][31]
2009 Pete Weber, Rich Tiner [31]
2010 WGFX 104.5 FM Stu Paul — [3]
2011 — [32]
2012 WPRT 102.5 FM Jeff Hem — [33]
2013 — [4]
2014 — [34]
2015 Kevin Jarvis [5]

Notes

References

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Specific
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Weiss, Bill and Marshall Wright. "Historians Weiss, Wright Rank 100 Best Minor League Baseball Teams." Minor League Baseball. 2001. Retrieved on 24 January 2009.
  2. ↑ "Chuck Valenches." LinkedIn. Retrieved on 10 November 2009.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "New Flagship Station, Broadcaster For Sounds." Nashville Sounds. 12 January 2010. Retrieved on 12 January 2010.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Sounds Extend Relationship With "The Game"." Nashville Sounds. 11 January 2013. Retrieved on 5 April 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Sounds Extend Partnership With "The Game"." Nashville Sounds. 25 February 2015. Retrieved on 25 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Follow the Sounds at Home and on the Road." The Nashville Sounds 1978 Official Souvenir Program. 1978: 19.
  7. ↑ "Sounds on Radio." The Nashville Sounds 1979 Official Souvenir Program. 1979: 19.
  8. ↑ "Sounds on Radio." The Nashville Sounds 1980 Official Souvenir Program. 1980: 18.
  9. ↑ "Sounds on Radio." The Nashville Sounds 1981 Official Souvenir Program. 1981: 18.
  10. ↑ "Sounds on Radio." The Nashville Sounds 1982 Official Souvenir Program. 1982: 14.
  11. ↑ "Sounds on Radio." The Nashville Sounds 1983 Official Souvenir Program. 1983: 14.
  12. ↑ "Sounds on Radio." The Nashville Sounds 1984 Official Souvenir Program. 1984: 14.
  13. ↑ "Catch the Sounds on Radio." The Nashville Sounds 1985 Official Souvenir Program. 1985: 14.
  14. ↑ "Catch the Sounds on Radio." The Nashville Sounds 1986 Official Souvenir Program. 1986: 14.
  15. ↑ "Catch the Sounds on Radio." The Nashville Sounds 1987 Official Souvenir Program. 1987: 14.
  16. ↑ "Catch the Sounds on Radio." The Nashville Sounds 1988 Official Souvenir Program. 1988: 18.
  17. ↑ "Catch the Sounds on Radio." The Nashville Sounds 1989 Official Souvenir Program. 1989: 22.
  18. ↑ "Catch the Sounds on Radio." The Nashville Sounds 1990 Official Souvenir Program. 1990: 22.
  19. ↑ "Catch the Sounds on Radio." The Nashville Sounds 1991 Official Souvenir Program. 1991: 22.
  20. ↑ "Catch the Sounds on Radio." The Nashville Sounds 1992 Official Souvenir Program. 1992: 22.
  21. ↑ "Catch the Sounds on Radio." The Nashville Sounds 1993 Official Souvenir Program. 1993: 18.
  22. ↑ "Catch the Sounds on Radio." The Nashville Sounds 1994 Official Souvenir Program. 1994: 14.
  23. ↑ "Catch the Sounds on Radio." The Nashville Sounds 1995 Official Souvenir Program. 1995: 14.
  24. ↑ Patton, Maurice. "Minor Miracle". The Tennessean. 8 July 1999.
  25. ↑ Patton, Maurice. "Play-by-play Man Out as New GM Shakes Things Up". The Tennessean. 2 November 1999.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 Russell, Keith. "Deal puts five Sounds home games on TV." Nashville Business Journal. March 19, 1999. Retrieved on May 9, 2008.
  27. ↑ "Sounds Secure New Flagship Station." Nashville Sounds. 12 March 2002. Retrieved on 7 May 2008.
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 "Brad Golder." LinkedIn. Retrieved on 27 October 2009.
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.5 29.6 "Color Commentators." Nashville Sounds 2008 Media Guide. 2008: 182.
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 "Color Commentators." Nashville Sounds 2007 Media Guide. 2007: 198.
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 "Sounds on the Air." 2009 Nashville Sounds Media Guide. 2009: 182.
  32. ↑ "Sounds on the Air." Nashville Sounds 2011 Media Guide. 2011: 206.
  33. ↑ "Sounds Announce New Flagship Station." Nashville Sounds. February 15, 2012. Retrieved on March 26, 2012.
  34. ↑ "Sounds Extend Partnership With "The Game"." Nashville Sounds. 8 February 2014. Retrieved on 31 March 2014.
  35. ↑ "Bob Jamison." The Nashville Sounds 1984 Official Souvenir Program. 1984: 21.