16 Facts About Chip Caray

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Harry Christopher "Chip" Caray III was born on February 27,1965 and is an American television broadcaster for Bally Sports Midwest coverage of St Louis Cardinals baseball.

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Chip Caray joined the Cardinals' broadcast team after leaving the Atlanta Braves, where he had served as the television play-by-play voice from 2005 to 2022.

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Chip Caray is the son of broadcaster Skip Caray and the grandson of broadcaster Harry Caray.

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Chip Caray graduated from the University of Georgia in 1987 with a degree in journalism.

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Chip Caray was the play-by-play broadcaster for the Orlando Magic of the NBA from 1989 to 1998.

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Chip Caray worked on baseball games for the Seattle Mariners of the American League from 1993 to 1995.

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Chip Caray was a broadcaster for the first edition of Major League Baseball on Fox in 1996.

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In 1998, Chip Caray was hired to work alongside his grandfather as broadcaster for the Chicago Cubs.

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Chip Caray became a broadcaster for TBS's college football coverage of the Big 12 and Pac-10.

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Chip Caray was criticized for making factual mistakes during postseason broadcasts on TBS.

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On December 21,2009, Fox Sports South and SportSouth announced that Chip Caray would be the play-by-play announcer for all 105 Braves games on the networks.

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On January 23,2023, it was announced that Chip Caray would become the play-by-play announcer for the St Louis Cardinals, taking over for longtime broadcaster Dan McLaughlin.

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Chip Caray's grandfather had begun his career as the voice of the Cardinals.

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Chip Caray's father, Skip, was the longtime broadcaster for the Atlanta Braves until he died in 2008.

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Chip Caray occasionally imitates his father with sarcastic comments made in a high, nasal voice.

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Chip Caray has a half-brother, Josh Chip Caray, who is the play-by-play announcer for the Rocket City Trash Pandas.