Favorite Broadcasters when you were young?

[Exhibitman]

Vin Scully. I've never heard better.

[D. Bergin]

I grew up with Phil Rizzuto on color for the Yankees. Like Harry Carey, he was not an objectively good announcer, but he was certainly entertaining.

Bill White was a great announcer, as were Jim Kaat and Ken Singleton. Bobby Murcer was fun and used to raz Rizzuto all the time.

Tom Seaver was really, really good, but I think got canned after 1 season for being too critical of the home team.

I think Chuck Katon is the finest announcer I’ve ever heard on the Radio. He worked Whalers games, and we used to turn down the volume on the TV and play the radio feed instead, when we watched Whalers games.

You could literally see the passes in your head, and visualize the Hockey fights, whenever you listened to Katon working a game on the radio. It was amazing.

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Vin Scully. I've never heard better.

For baseball, definitely Vin Scully. For any sport Chick Hearn.

[JollyElm]

Bob Murphy, Lindsey Nelson and Ralph Kiner, of course.

Step right up and greet the Mets!!!!!

[gonzo]

A lot of great memories here!
I miss Mel Allen narrating This Week in Baseball.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odd0fIFvjSE

[bobbvc]

Jerry Coleman and Bob Chandler were great with the Padres in the 70's. And on into the 90's for that matter. Very nice approachable people as well.

[Touch'EmAll]

Dick Enberg and Don Drysdale doing Angels games. Ahh, the good 'ol days.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by rats60

For baseball, definitely Vin Scully. For any sport Chick Hearn.

Chick was amazing; I instantly think of Jello jiggling and eggs cooling, and also "Johnson to Worthy, slam dunk". Ditto Bob Miller, who did the Kings games. We had some of the best in the business in Los Angeles. Another whose calls I genuinely enjoyed was Jim Lampley on HBO boxing.

[Touch'EmAll]

Yes, Chick Hearn with Stu Lantz - my youth in SoCal with the Lakers !

[gonefishin]

Jerry Coleman is mentioned several times (Let's don't forget Ted Leitner) so:

"Let's Hang a Star on that One!"

or if you prefer Dizzy Dean (at least what I was told when I was a kid):

"He's kissing her on the strikes and she's kissing him on the balls!"

[gonefishin]

Wow - I almost forgot - Al Michaels is great to this day!