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Tommy Thrall

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Tommy Thrall
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Tommy Thrall is an American sportscaster, serving as the play-by-play radio announcer for the Cincinatti Reds on the Cincinnati Reds Radio Network and 700 WLW since 2020.[1]

Early Life and Career[edit]

Thrall grew up in Smithville, Missouri. His first stint as a broadcaster came as a senior at Smithville (Mo.), High School, covering the school's basketball team.[2] Thrall graduated with a Broadcasting degree at Northwest Missouri State in 2006[3], serving as the play-by-play voice for the Bearcats baseball team for Nothwest Missouri State's campus radio station KZLX-LP from 2004-06 and covering multiple sports.[4][5]

After college, Thrall broadcast for the independent Northern League Kansas City T-Bones from 2007 to 2008, before moving into the Minor Leagues as a broadcaster for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans in 2009[3]. He was hired in 2012 as the inaugural voice of the then-Reds Double-A affiliate Pensacola Blue Wahoos in 2017-18[6].

Cincinnati Reds[edit]

Thrall joined the Reds radio booth for six games at the end of the 2018 season. He alternated broadcasts with retiring play-by-play voice Marty Brennaman the following year before taking over exclusively in 2020.[7] Thrall made his official regular-season debut as the Reds' full-time radio broadcaster on July 24, 2020, a 7-1 opening day win over the 2020 Detroit Tigers season at home.[8]

In addition to his play-by-play duties, Thrall hosts a weekly offseason show on the Reds Radio Network, "Reds Hot Stove league."[9]

References[edit]

  1. "Reds on Radio Network Team". MLB.com. Major League Baseball.
  2. Rosecrans, C. Trent. "From high school parquets to major-league infields, Reds' Tommy Thrall, Padres' Jayce Tingler have enduring bond". The Athletic. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Thrall named Pelicans radio voice". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball.
  4. "KZLX and Bearcat Baseball Team Up". Bearcat Athletics. Northwest Missouri State Athletics. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  5. Kiesewetter, John. "Finally, Tommy Thrall Debuts As Radio Voice Of Reds". WXVU. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  6. Vilona, Bill. "After Broadcast Stardom With Blue Wahoos, Tommy Thrall To Replace Reds' Legend". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  7. Kay, Joe. "Marty Brennaman to retire Thursday after 46 years as Reds broadcaster". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  8. "Box Score of Game played on Friday, July 24, 2020 at Great American Ball Park". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  9. "Reds Hot Stove League | Cincinnati Reds". MLB.com. Major League Baseball.
Preceded by
Marty Brennaman
Cincinnati Reds Play-by-play Announcer
2020–present
Incumbent


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