John "Jack" Corrigan is an American

United States

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 sports broadcaster and author. He is the radio announcer for the Colorado Rockies

Colorado Rockies

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 in Major League Baseball

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. Previously, he spent 18 years as the television announcer for the Cleveland Indians

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Early life and education

Corrigan grew up in the West Park

West Park, Cleveland

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 neighborhood on Cleveland's

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 west side. His large Irish-American

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 family attended nearby Catholic church, Our Lady of Angels, where he also attended grade school. He attended St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, where he played football, graduating in 1970.

He attended Cornell University

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, where he played wide receiver for four seasons. He graduated in 1974. He earned a master's degree in Speech from Kent State University

Kent State University

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. He wrote his master's thesis on NFL Films

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Broadcasting career

Corrigan started his broadcasting career in Youngstown, Ohio

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. He then moved on to Richmond, Virginia

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, before returning to Cleveland. He spent 18 years in the television booth for the Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians

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 from 1983, 1985-2001 on WUAB

WUAB

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 channel 43, which had given him had the longest tenure among television announcers in Indians history. Corrigan has since been surpassed by former Indians CF Rick Manning

Rick Manning

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 who started full time in 1990 and is still with the team.

From 1982-1988 (during the baseball off season) he was the TV voice of the Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers

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, whose games were on channel 43.

Signature calls

• It's touch 'em all time! (mistakenly interpreted it as "touch of old time." by some)

Author

In 2005, Corrigan wrote Warning Track, published by Peakview Press (May 25, 2005) ISBN 0976661500.

Personal life

Corrigan and his wife, Lisa, have two children, Megan and Mike. In 2006, he suffered two minor strokes, missing several games. He was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation.