13 Facts About Lanny Frattare

Lanny Lawrence Frattare was born on March 23,1948 and is an American semi-retired sportscaster.

Lanny Frattare started his career in his home town as a radio disk jockey at the city's top rated station, WBBF.

Lanny Frattare moved to Pittsburgh and joined the Pirates major league broadcasting crew on radio and cable television in 1976.

Lanny Frattare started as Milo Hamilton's junior partner, calling just two innings of most games and serving as Hamilton's color man.

Lanny Frattare's role began to increase after Hamilton left following the 1979 season.

Lanny Frattare began sharing primary announcing duty with Greg Brown, as the Pirates evolved toward a transition that came with Frattare's retirement on October 1,2008.

Lanny Frattare announced he was retiring and would not return for the 2009 season.

Lanny Frattare was the lead announcer on the ESPN broadcast of the February 23,1985, college basketball game between Indiana University and Purdue University during which Indiana coach, Bob Knight, threw a chair across the court, a moment which was frequently replayed on television.

Lanny Frattare has two children and two grandchildren from his first marriage.

Lanny Frattare remarried to the former choir director of Upper St Clair High School, but they separated in late 2007.

In March 18,2009, Lanny Frattare joined Waynesburg University as an assistant professor in communications in the Department of Communication and the faculty adviser of the university radio station, WCYJ-FM, while doing some work with University Relations.

Lanny Frattare is a broadcaster with the TribLive High School Sports Network, providing play-by-play coverage and color commentary for WPIAL high school sporting events.

Lanny Frattare is currently the TV voice of the West Virginia Mountaineers home baseball broadcasts on ESPN+.