Ep. 11. Marty Brennaman, Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame Broadcaster

Today we discuss Marty Brennaman's amazing Hall of Fame broadcast career, including his early days and getting his start in baseball; Hank Aaron's 714th record tying home run; the 1975 World Series; why Pete Rose should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame; Ken Griffey Jr.'s milestone home runs, numbers 500 and 600; and why the city of Cincinnati is so special to him, among many other things. Thank you!

Host's note: You will hear an answer about Hank Aaron's 714th home run twice, due to a technical recording error from our interview. In an effort to not get cute with editing and miss anything, I left the repeat question and answer in here, as we had to begin the recording again from a hard stop.  I assume full responsibility for this ZOOM glitch and want to assure all that Mr. Brennaman is still very much with the program. The host we aren't so sure about!

Welcome! And thank you for joining us today on the Heroes and Icons podcast. I am your host, Greg Randolph. Please find me on Instagram @HeroesandIconspodcast to get updates for great shows like this and others. If you’re enjoying the podcast, please subscribe, rate, and share the show, I would appreciate that very much. 

We have another special guest today. If you are a baseball fan, especially of the Cincinnati Reds and the World Series, this gentleman needs no introduction. The National Baseball Hall of Fame inducted him as the Ford C. Frick Award Winner “for major contributions to the game of baseball” in 2000. He was hired by the Cincinnati Reds in 1974 to replace Al Michaels and alongside the legendary Joe Nuxhall they formed the beloved “Marty and Joe “ combination for several decades. Notable calls include being behind the mic in his first Reds game in 1974 to call Hank Aaron’s record tying 714th home run to tie Babe Ruth; hit number 4,192 in 1985 by Pete Rose to pass Ty Cobb on the all-time hit list; three World Series wins in 1975, 1976, and 1990; eight no-hitters, one of which was a Perfect Game by Tom Browning, and another was the only one thrown by Hall of Famer Tom Seaver, as well as milestone home runs numbers 500 and 600 by Ken Griffey Jr. In 2007 he had the privilege of calling a Reds game with his son Thom. He called his last game for the Reds on September 26, 2019. In 2019 he was also the first Reds non-player to be inducted into the Reds Hall of Fame. My guest today on the Heroes and Icons podcast is Marty Brennaman.

Please see links below for the DragonFly Foundation (and donate if so inclined), Marty's website ,  MartyBrennman.com,; and the amazing novel Game Six, by Mark Frost.

Special thanks: Amanda Brennaman

Thank you for listening! GR

The Dragonfly Foundation | Supporting Pediatric Cancer Patients & Their Families

Marty Brennaman LLC - Radio Broadcaster

Game Six: Cincinnati, Boston, and the 1975 World Series: The Triumph of America's Pastime: Frost, Mark: 9781401323103: Amazon.com: Books

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