After calling games for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Class AA; Southern League) since 2012, Tommy Thrall will join the Cincinnati Reds broadcast team in 2019. Thrall, who will be a part of the radio broadcasts, joins legendary Reds radio voice Marty Brennaman and the cast of Reds broadcasters for in-game and post-game coverage. (more…)
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2018 Outstanding Achievements in MiLB Broadcasting
To say there’s a deep pool of talent in Minor League Baseball and independent-baseball broadcasting circles is an understatement. Today we continue our year-end review with a look at some notable broadcasters who carry on the proud tradition of baseball from the booth. (more…)
Pensacola Legend Appleyard Joins Blue Wahoos Broadcast Team
By Ballpark Digest Editors on June 2, 2018 in At the Ballpark, Minor-League Baseball, The Front Office
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Class AA; Southern League) earned some good PR karma by signing 95-year-old John Appleyard, a prominent businessman and historian, to a five-year no-cut contract as a Sunday color radio commentator. (more…)
Personnel news in Pensacola, Frisco, Syracuse
We have personnel news to report from the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Class AA; Southern League), Frisco RoughRiders (Class AA; Texas League) and the Syracuse Chiefs (Class AAA; International League). (more…)