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Hal Totten, Bert Wilson among Frick Award finalists
Edit Chicago Sun-Times 07 Oct 2015
Two former Chicago baseball announcers are among the 10 finalists for the Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2016 Ford C ... Other Chicago announcers to win. Bob Elson (1979), Jack Brickhouse (1983), Harry Caray (1989) and Milo Hamilton (1992). ....
Dick Enberg: From Armada to CMU to Cooperstown
Edit Detroit news 25 Jul 2015
Cooperstown, N.Y ... Scully's message was direct. "Enberg, there's no crying in Cooperstown!" ... It turns out that Patrick and the announcer for the White Sox, Bob Elson, they were off playing gin somewhere and they didn't come in until about five minutes before first pitch! ... The pitching match was a gem — Cleveland's Bob Feller against Detroit's Fred Hutchinson ... Frick Award as Ernie Harwell, Bob Uecker, Red Barber, Mel Allen and Scully ... ....
Dick Enberg Wins 2015 Ford C. Frick Award for Broadcasting Excellence (San Diego Padres)
Edit noodls 10 Dec 2014
... Tony Kubek, Denny Matthews, Tim McCarver, Jon Miller, Eric Nadel, Felo Ramirez, Vin Scully, Lon Simmons, Bob Uecker, Dave Van Horne and Bob Wolff, and historians/columnists Bob Costas (NBC/MLB Network), Barry Horn (Dallas Morning News), Ted Patterson (historian) and Curt Smith (historian) ... Bob Uecker ... Bob Elson ... Bob Murphy ... Bob Wolff ... Bob Prince....
Fans Cast Their Votes for Frick Award Ballot Candidates Starting Today (Cincinnati Reds)
Edit noodls 09 Sep 2014
... Kiner, Vince Lloyd, Ned Martin, Frank Messer, Al Michaels, Monte Moore, Gustavo Lopez Moreno, Bob Neal, Joe Nuxhall, Bill O'Donnell, Larry Osterman, Gary Park, Jack Quinlan, Pee Wee Reese, Phil Rizzuto, Jean-Pierre Roy, Herb Score, Duke Snider, Bob Starr, Joe Tait, Bill White and Jim Woods ... Bob Uecker ... Bob Elson ... Bob Murphy ... Bob Wolff ... Bob Prince....
Fans Cast Their Votes for Frick Award Ballot Candidates Starting Today (Texas Rangers)
Edit noodls 08 Sep 2014
... Kiner, Vince Lloyd, Ned Martin, Frank Messer, Al Michaels, Monte Moore, Gustavo Lopez Moreno, Bob Neal, Joe Nuxhall, Bill O'Donnell, Larry Osterman, Gary Park, Jack Quinlan, Pee Wee Reese, Phil Rizzuto, Jean-Pierre Roy, Herb Score, Duke Snider, Bob Starr, Joe Tait, Bill White and Jim Woods ... Bob Uecker ... Bob Elson ... Bob Murphy ... Bob Wolff ... Bob Prince....
Speaking up for late Cubs broadcaster Jack Quinlan for Hall
Edit Chicago Sun-Times 27 Jul 2014
Updated. July 26, 2014 5.47PM. Never mind the America’s Cup or the NFL draft ... Susie Quinlan dreams that the flavor lingers into next year, when her dad, Jack Quinlan, is eligible for the Ford C ... He would join Chicago icons Bob Elson, Jack Brickhouse, Harry Caray and Milo Hamilton (well, sort of) as Frick winners ... ‘‘He was my idol growing up,’’ Chicago radio fixture Bob Sirott said on a recent broadcast of his WGN mid-day program....
Speaking up for late Cubs broadcaster Jack Quinlan for the Hall
Edit Chicago Sun-Times 26 Jul 2014
Updated. July 26, 2014 12.06AM. Never mind the America’s Cup or the NFL draft ... Susie Quinlan dreams that the flavor lingers into next year, when her dad, Jack Quinlan, is eligible for the Ford C ... He would join Chicago icons Bob Elson, Jack Brickhouse, Harry Caray and Milo Hamilton (well, sort of) as Frick winners ... ‘‘He was my idol growing up,’’ Chicago radio fixture Bob Sirott said on a recent broadcast of his WGN mid-day program....
Bigot unwittingly sparked change Jake Powell's racist words started a dialogue in segregated baseball
Edit ESPN 22 Feb 2014
Asked by WGN radio announcer Bob Elson how he stayed in shape during the offseason, Powell told Elson that he was a policeman in his hometown of Dayton, Ohio, and "I beat n-----s over the head with my blackjack." ... Elson, the broadcaster who approached Powell for a radio interview after batting practice on July 29, 1938, was hardly a provocateur ... Elson....
Congratulations to Rangers broadcaster Eric Nadel for Ford C. Frick Award come from as far as Nigeria
Edit The Dallas Morning News 12 Dec 2013
ARLINGTON – Rangers rookie broadcaster Eric Nadel wasn’t sure if the ball popped down the left field line would drift into the stands or be caught. In his mind, the broadcaster was preparing to tell his audience in 1979 either “that ball is foul” or “that ball is caught.” ... 1 ... 2 ... 1979 – Bob Elson/Cubs, White Sox, Mutual Network ... 1986 – Bob Prince/Pirates ... 1994 – Bob Murphy/Mets. 1995 – Bob Wolff/Senators, NBC ... 2003 – Bob Uecker/Brewers, ABC....
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