Franchester Martin Brennaman was born on July 28,1942 and is an American retired sportscaster, best known for his long tenure as the play-by-play voice of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds on the Cincinnati Reds Radio Network.
13 Facts About Marty Brennaman
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Marty Brennaman began his broadcasting career at WGHP-TV in High Point, North Carolina, and followed with stints in Salisbury, North Carolina and Norfolk, Virginia.
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In 1971, Marty Brennaman began his career as a baseball radio announcer for the Tidewater Tides, the then-New York Mets' affiliate in the International League.
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Marty Brennaman was the first Tech broadcaster to call both football and basketball, but he left VT in 1974 to become the broadcaster for the Cincinnati Reds.
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Marty Brennaman joined Joe Nuxhall on the Reds radio team in 1974.
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Marty Brennaman's trademark call of a Reds victory was coined during his second game with the team.
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On January 16,2019, Marty Brennaman announced he would retire following the 2019 season.
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In 2000, Marty Brennaman won the Ford C Frick Award, presented annually by the National Baseball Hall of Fame to a broadcaster "for major contributions to the game of baseball".
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In 1999, Marty Brennaman was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
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In 2005 Marty Brennaman was inducted into both the NSSA Hall of Fame and the National Radio Hall of Fame.
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On June 12,2007, Marty Brennaman made an on-air apology during the Cincinnati Reds Radio Network broadcast for a comment he had recently made comparing an upcoming road trip to the Bataan Death March.
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On February 5,2010, Marty Brennaman was chastised for commenting that Marshall University's president must be "queer" for softball at the university's baseball banquet and fundraiser.
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Marty Brennaman has a daughter, Ashley, from his second marriage.