The 2009 season marks Marty Brennaman's 45th season as a broadcaster. He joined the Reds radio team in 1974 and has been named Ohio Sportscaster of the Year 13 times, most recently in 2006.
Brennaman received the Ford C. Frick Award on July 23, 2000, in ceremonies at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Brennaman, Red Barber and Russ Hodges are the only Reds announcers ever to receive the Hall of Fame's prestigious broadcasting award.
He also is a member of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame, the National Radio Hall of Fame and the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
Thom Brennaman signed a four-year contract on Oct. 4, 2006, through the 2010 season. Thom broadcasts approximately 90 games for the Reds while continuing to serve as one of Major League Baseball's lead announcers on the Saturday Game of the Week and post-season telecasts for national television rightsholder FOX.
Jeff Brantley signed a four-year contract on Oct. 31, 2006, through the 2010 season. After he retired as a player following the 2001 season, Jeff joined ESPN as an in-game analyst and also as a studio analyst on the network's popular Baseball Tonight show. In March 2006, he broadcast several telecasts of the inaugural World Baseball Classic.
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