List of Houston Astros broadcasters
Encyclopedia
Play by Play
- Gene ElstonGene ElstonGene Elston is a former Major League Baseball broadcaster, primarily with the Houston Astros.-Early life and career:A native of Fort Dodge, Iowa. Elston's first job in announcing was high school basketball in 1941. From there he progressed to minor league baseball starting in 1946...
(1962-1986) - Loel Passe (1962-1976)
- Guy Savage (1962-1963)
- Al HelferAl HelferGeorge Alvin Helfer was an American radio sportscaster.Nicknamed "Mr. Radio Baseball", Helfer worked six World Series, ten All-Star Games, and regular season broadcasts for several teams and the Mutual network...
(1962) - Mickey Herskowitz (1963)
- Harry KalasHarry KalasHarry Norbert Kalas was an American sportscaster, best known for his Ford C. Frick Award-winning role as lead play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball's Philadelphia Phillies...
(1965-1970) - Bob PrinceBob PrinceRobert Ferris Prince was an American radio and television sportscaster and commentator best known for his 28-year stint as the voice of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball club, with whom he earned the nickname “The Gunner” and became a cultural icon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Prince was...
(1976) - Dewayne StaatsDewayne StaatsDewayne Staats is the play-by-play commentator for the Tampa Bay Rays' television broadcasts . He is teamed with color commentary announcer Brian Anderson. He has previously worked with analysts Joe Magrane and Kevin Kennedy.-Biography:Growing up near St. Louis, Missouri in Wood River, IL, Staats...
(1977-1984) - Mike Elliott (1984)
- Larry Hirsch (1984)
- Jim DurhamJim DurhamJim Durham is an American sportscaster.Since 1995, he has called numerous National Basketball Association games for ESPN and ESPN Radio. Durham has spent more than 32 years calling NBA games on TV and radio; his previous assignments were with the Chicago Bulls, the Dallas Mavericks, TNT and TBS...
(1984-1985) - Milo HamiltonMilo HamiltonLeland Milo Hamilton is an American sportscaster, best known for calling play-by-play for seven different Major League Baseball teams since 1953...
(1985-Present) Home games only since 2006 - Jerry TrupianoJerry TrupianoJerome Michael "Jerry" Trupiano is an American radio sportscaster and the former color commentator voice of the Boston Red Sox...
(1986) - Bill Worrell (1986-1996, 2000-2003)
- Dave Hofferth (1987)
- Bill BrownBill Brown (broadcaster)Bill Brown is an American baseball announcer who has been with the Houston Astros since 1987. He is often called "Brownie" by his play by play partner Jim Deshaies. He has developed a reputation for being a solid broadcaster that often plays the part of the straight man to Deshaies' humorous asides...
(1987-Present) - Bruce Gietzen (1988-1990)
- Vince CotroneoVince CotroneoVince Cotroneo is a radio play-by-play announcer for the Oakland Athletics. He signed a two-year contract with the A's on January 13, 2006 to fill a void in the broadcast booth left by the sudden death of longtime lead announcer Bill King...
(1991-1997) - Brett DolanBrett DolanBrett Dolan is an American radio sportscaster and currently serves as the play-by-play announcer for the Houston Astros, which is a position he has held since 2006 along with fellow broadcasters Milo Hamilton and Dave Raymond...
(2006-Present) - Dave RaymondDave RaymondDave Raymond is a professional radio broadcaster for the Houston Astros Major League Baseball team. He graduated from Stanford University and worked for the San Francisco Giants and Baltimore Orioles before being hired by Houston in the winter of 2005.A native of Gering, Nebraska , Raymond is a...
(2006-Present)
Color Analyst
- Larry DierkerLarry DierkerLawrence Edward Dierker is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and manager. During a 14-year baseball career as a pitcher, he pitched from 1964–1977 for the Houston Colt .45s/Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals...
(1979-1996, 2004-2005) - Enos CabellEnos CabellEnos Milton Cabell, Jr. is a former third baseman and first baseman in Major League Baseball who played 15 seasons with the Baltimore Orioles, the Houston Astros, the San Francisco Giants, the Detroit Tigers, and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Cabell is a cousin of center fielder Ken Landreaux.Cabell was...
(1989-1994) - Alan AshbyAlan AshbyAlan Dean Ashby is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, and Houston Astros...
(1998-2005) - Jim DeshaiesJim DeshaiesJames Joseph "Jim" Deshaies , also known as "JD", is a former left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball and currently a TV commentator with the Houston Astros.- Major-league career :...
(1997-Present)
Spanish
- Rene Cardenas (1962-1977, 2007)
- Orlando Sanchez-Diego (1987-1992)
- Rolando Becerra (1987-1992)
- Francisco Ernesto Ruiz (1993-Present)
- Manny Lopez (1993)
- Danny Gonzalez (1994-1996)
- Alex TreviñoAlex TreviñoAlejandro Treviño Castro is a Mexican retired professional baseball catcher. Trevino played 13 seasons in the Major Leagues beginning with the New York Mets for four seasons , followed by the Cincinnati Reds for two full seasons before splitting the 1984 season between the Reds and the Atlanta...
(1997-Present) - Adrian Chavarria (2006-2007)
- Enrique Vasquez (2006)
Television
Over-the-air- KTRK-TVKTRK-TVKTRK-TV, channel 13, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, located in Houston, Texas...
(1962-1972) - KPRC-TVKPRC-TVKPRC-TV is the NBC affiliated television station based in Houston, Texas, and serving the Greater Houston television market. It has studios located in the Sharpstown district on the Southwest portion of the city, and has a transmitter site in unincorporated Fort Bend County near Missouri City...
(1973-1978) - KRIVKRIVKRIV, channel 26, is an owned-and-operated television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox, located in Houston, Texas. KRIV is co-owned with MyNetworkTV affiliate KTXH...
(1979-1982) - KTXHKTXHKTXH, digital channel 19 , is a MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station in Houston, Texas. It is owned by the Fox Television Stations, a division of the News Corporation, and is one-half of a duopoly with Fox network station KRIV .Along with programming from MyNetworkTV, the station also airs...
(1983-1997, 2008-present) - KNWS-TV (1998-2007)
Cable
- Home Sports Entertainment/Prime Sports Southwest/Fox Sports SouthwestFSN SouthwestFox Sports Southwest is a regional sports network that operates in all or parts of Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arkansas...
(1983-2004) - Fox Sports HoustonFox Sports HoustonFox Sports Houston is a regional sports network that covers sports in Houston, Texas. The network operates out of Downtown Houston....
(2005-Present)
Note: Fox Sports Houston was originally a sub-feed of Fox Sports Southwest from 2005 to 2008; however, the Houston feed became its own standalone channel as of January 2009.
Spanish language
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Radio
- KPRC (AM)KPRC (AM)KPRC is a talk radio station in Houston, Texas, branded as "The 950 - Radio MOJO". Started in 1925, it is the oldest station in the market...
(1962-1980) - KNTHKNTHKNTH AM is a news/talk radio station serving the Houston, Texas metropolitan area. It is owned by Salem Communications....
(1981-1982) - KRBE (1983-1984)
- KTRH (1985-1995, 1999-Present)
- KILT (AM)KILT (AM)KILT is a Sports/Talk formatted radio station in the Houston, Texas, metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by CBS Radio. KILT shares its call letters with sister station 100.3 FM, a country music station....
(1996-1998)