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List of Chicago Cubs broadcasters

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Some notable broadcasters:

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[*] Ford C. Frick Award - Resource: MLB [1]

1920s-1940s

  • Hal Totten (1924-44)
  • Bob Elson (1928-41) [*]
  • Pat Flanagan (1929-43)
  • Ronald Reagan (1933-36)
  • Russ Hodges (1935-38)
  • Jimmy Dudley (1938-41)
  • Jack Drees (1938)
  • Charlie Grimm (1939-42; 1960)
  • Jack Brickhouse (1941-45; 1947-81) "Hey-hey!" "Weeeeee!" [*]
  • Bert Wilson (1944-55) "I don't care who wins, as long as it's the Cubs!"

    • 1950s-1970s

  • Bud Campbell (1950-53)
  • Harry Creighton (1951-56)
  • Gene Elston (1954)
  • Vince Lloyd (1954-86) "Holy mackerel!"
  • Milo Hamilton (1955-57; 1980-84) "Holy Toledo!!" [*]
  • Jack Quinlan (1956-64)
  • Lou Boudreau (1958-59; 1961-87) "Kiss it goodbye!"
  • Lloyd Pettit (1963; 1965-1966; 1969-1970)
  • Jim West (1971-1976)
  • Joe Wilson (1946-1952)

    • 1980s-1990s

  • Harry Caray (1982-97) "It might be... it could be... it is!" "Holy cow!" "Cubs win!" [*]
  • In 1987, Caray suffered a stroke during the offseason leading to his absence from the broadcast booth for most of the first two months of the season. To fill the void, a series of celebrity guest announcers appeared on the WGN telecasts in his place.
  • Steve Stone (1983-2000, 2003-2004)
  • Dewayne Staats (1985-1989)
  • Dave Nelson (1988-1989)
  • Ron Santo (1990-2010) "Boy, oh boy..."
  • Bob Brenly (1990-91 radio; 2005-2012 TV)
  • Thom Brennaman (1990-95)
  • Pat Hughes (1996-present) "This ball's got a chaaaance...GONE!" "Get out the tape measure, LONG gone!"
  • Dan Roan (1980s-present; substitute broadcaster and host of certain specials; WGN only)
  • Josh Lewin (1997)

    • 2000s

  • Andy Masur (1998-2006); secondary play-by-play and pre-post game host
  • Chip Caray (1998-2004) "Swung on and belted!" "Fisted!"
  • Joe Carter (2001-02) "Like a deer with headlights!"
  • Dave Otto (2001-02) "You gotta be some kind of strong..."
  • Len Kasper (2005-present) "Way back! It's outta here!" "They've gone back-to-back!"
  • Dan Plesac (2005-2008; substitute broadcaster; CSN Chicago only)
  • Cory Provus (2007-2008); secondary play-by-play and pre-post game host
  • Judd Sirott (2009-2014); secondary play-by-play and pre-post game host
  • Keith Moreland (2011-2013)
  • Jim Deshaies (2013-present)
  • Ron Coomer (2014-present)
  • Mark Grote (2015-present); pre-post game host; substitute play-by-play

    • References

    List of Chicago Cubs broadcasters Wikipedia
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