Team(s) Tampa Bay Rays | Name Todd Kalas Sports Baseball Siblings Brad Kalas | |
Born December 31, 1965 (age 58) ( 1965-12-31 ) People also search for Harry Kalas, Brad Kalas, Kane Kalas | ||
Parents Eileen Kalas, Harry Kalas | ||
2008 WS Gm1: Todd Kalas joins Harry Kalas on radio
Todd Harry Kalas (born December 31, 1965) is a television broadcaster for the Houston Astros. He is the son of the late longtime Philadelphia Phillies Hall of Fame and Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame broadcaster Harry Kalas.
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- 2008 WS Gm1 Todd Kalas joins Harry Kalas on radio
- Bob theisen interviewed by todd kalas
- Early life and career
- Tampa Bay Rays
- Houston Astros
- Non Rays related assignments
- Personal life
- References
Bob theisen interviewed by todd kalas
Early life and career
In 1988, Kalas graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in broadcast journalism. He moved to Tampa Bay as sports director at Vision Cable in Clearwater. He began his baseball career in 1991 with the Louisville Redbirds.
Before joining the Rays, he was on the radio broadcast team of the New York Mets for two years, and the television broadcast team of the Philadelphia Phillies for three years with his father.
Tampa Bay Rays
In 1998 Kalas joined the Rays' broadcasting team for their inaugural season and continued with the organization until 2016.
He worked on Fox Sports Florida and Sun Sports in his primary role as pregame and postgame host and in-game reporter, and also substituted as color commentator when needed.
He also filled in with play-by-play on both the Rays' television and radio networks.
Houston Astros
On December 22, 2016 Kalas was hired to be the Houston Astros play-by-play announcer.
Non-Rays related assignments
In the offseason, Todd Kalas works with Cox Sports Television in Louisiana, handling play-by-play duties for college football, basketball and baseball. He is a part of the University of South Florida basketball radio broadcast team. He also fills in as pregame host for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Personal life
Kalas is single and resides in the Houston area.
After his father Harry's death on April 13, 2009, Todd, along with his younger brothers Brad and Kane, threw out the first pitch at the first home game in Philadelphia four days later. Todd's ball was thrown to former Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt, who is also in the Philadelphia Baseball Hall of Fame.