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August 4, 2014
Longtime Atlanta Braves Broadcaster Pete Van Wieren Dies
Longtime ATLANTA BRAVES broadcaster PETE VAN WIEREN died SATURDAY morning (8/2) after a battle with lymphoma at 69. VAN WIEREN joined the BRAVES in 1976 from minor league baseball's TIDEWATER TIDES and called games for the team until his 2008 … more »
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October 2, 2013
Baseball Hall Of Fame Names 10 Finalists For Frick Award
BOSTON RED SOX radio play-by-play announcer JOE CASTIGLIONE, TORONTO BLUE JAYS French play-by-play voice and former MONTREAL EXPOS broadcaster JACQUES DOUCET, CHICAGO WHITE SOX analyst KEN HARRELSON, the late former OAKLAND A'S radio broadcaster BILL … more »
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August 15, 2011
Longtime Braves Pitcher, Broadcaster Ernie Johnson Sr. Dies
ERNIE JOHNSON SR., the former major league pitcher who became a longtime radio and television broadcaster for the MILWAUKEE and ATLANTA BRAVES, has died at 87, the team announced FRIDAY. JOHNSON, the father of TNT and NBA-TV sportscaster ERNIE JOHNSON … more »
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January 27, 2009
Don Sutton Rejoins Braves For Radio Duties
The ATLANTA BRAVES have made it official and are bringing Hall of Fame pitcher and former BRAVES TV broadcaster DON SUTTON back as a member of the team's radio crew. SUTTON was released from his contract with the WASHINGTON NATIONALS, where he was part … more »
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January 22, 2009
Report: Braves Ink Powell For Radio
The ATLANTA BRAVES have finalized a deal to hire MILWAUKEE BREWERS voice JIM POWELL as the team's new radio voice, reports the ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION's DAVID O'BRIEN. POWELL has been long rumored to be the BRAVES' choice to fill the seat left … more »
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October 21, 2008
Braves Voice Van Wieren Retires
Longtime ATLANTA BRAVES broadcaster PETE VAN WIEREN has announced his retirement. "THE PROFESSOR," known for his banter with longtime broadcasting partner SKIP CARAY (who died earlier this year) on TBS television and the team's radio outlets, … more »
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October 6, 2008
Georgia Radio Hall Of Fame Inducts '08 Class
This year's inductees into the GEORGIA RADIO HALL OF FAME, honored in a ceremony SATURDAY night in MARIETTA, GA, included the previously-announced ATLANTA BRAVES team of SKIP CARAY, ERNIE JOHNSON SR. and PETE VAN WIEREN, whose entry was announced earlier … more »
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August 4, 2008
Braves' Voice Skip Caray Dies At 68
Condolences to family and friends of longtime ATLANTA BRAVES radio and television voice SKIP CARAY, who died SUNDAY in ATLANTA at 68. CARAY (full name HARRY CHRISTOPHER CARAY JR.), who had been battling several illnesses for the past year, was the son of … more »
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April 14, 2008
Nominees For Georgia Radio Hall of Fame Announced
The list of candidates for induction into the GEORGIA RADIO HALL OF FAME has been announced; the honorees will be feted at the 2nd Annual Induction Dinner and Awards Program, OCTOBER 4th, 2008 at the MARIETTA Conference Center & Resort. Emcee for the … more »
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December 18, 2006
Caray, Van Wieren Get New Braves Deals
While CLEAR CHANNEL was moving ATLANTA BRAVES games from Active Rock WKLS (PROJECT 9-6-1)/ATLANTA to the newly-flipped WUBL (94.9 THE BULL, formerly WLTM (94.9 LITE FM)), the BRAVES were busy inking longtime voices SKIP CARAY and PETE VAN WIEREN to new … more »





