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Old Timers Banquet to Feature Marty Brennaman Voice of Cincinnati Reds since 1974 to retire at end of season
NASHVILLE, TN – September 10, 2019 – Marty Brennaman, Cincinnati Reds announcer, will be featured speaker at the 82nd annual Old Timers banquet, scheduled for Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at the Nashville Airport Marriott.
Marty Brennaman has spent over half a century in broadcasting. He joined the Cincinnati Reds radio team in 1974 and for 31 seasons (1974-2004) shared the 700 WLW radio booth with Reds Hall of Fame pitcher Joe Nuxhall.
Brennaman received the Ford C. Frick Award on July 23, 2000 in ceremonies at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. The award is presented each year by the Hall of Fame to a broadcaster "for major contributions to the game of baseball." Brennaman, Red Barber (WSAI, 1934-38) and Russ Hodges (WFBE, 1932) are the only Reds announcers ever to receive the Hall of Fame's prestigious broadcasting award.
In 2005, he was inducted into both the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame and the National Radio Hall of Fame. In 1999, he was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. In 2009 he was selected by the American Sportscasters Association as one of the Top 50 broadcasters of all time.
Brennaman has been named Ohio Sportscaster of the Year 16 times, most recently in 2009. He won the Virginia Sportscaster of the Year Award four times while broadcasting basketball games for the American Basketball Association's Virginia Squires, baseball games for the New York Mets' Class AAA affiliate in Norfolk and football games for both Virginia Tech and William & Mary. He has also broadcast games during the NCAA's men's basketball tournament, including 15 regional tournaments and 11 Final Fours.
Formed in 1938 by a group of local baseball enthusiasts, the Old Timers organization is one of the oldest such organizations in the United States, celebrating its 82nd year of existence in 2020. Banquet tickets will be available soon.
The Old Timers Baseball Association of Nashville is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and all contributions are tax-deductible