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]
- ↑ "Reds on Radio Network Team". MLB.com. Major League Baseball.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Thrall named Pelicans radio voice". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball.
- ↑ "KZLX and Bearcat Baseball Team Up". Bearcat Athletics. Northwest Missouri State Athletics. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ Kiesewetter, John. "Finally, Tommy Thrall Debuts As Radio Voice Of Reds". WXVU. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ Vilona, Bill. "After Broadcast Stardom With Blue Wahoos, Tommy Thrall To Replace Reds' Legend". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ Kay, Joe. "Marty Brennaman to retire Thursday after 46 years as Reds broadcaster". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ "Box Score of Game played on Friday, July 24, 2020 at Great American Ball Park". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ "Reds Hot Stove League | Cincinnati Reds". MLB.com. Major League Baseball.
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Cincinnati Reds Play-by-play Announcer 2020–present |
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