Pete Van Wieren, RIP

Brothers of Briar

Help Support Brothers of Briar:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
JimInks

JimInks

Well-known member
Joined
Aug 31, 2012
Messages
37,324
Reaction score
50,551
It's a very sad day for Braves' fans. For thirty-three years, Pete Van Wieren was a very welcome presence on Braves' radio and television broadcasts, and a good contrast to his long time partners Skip Caray and Ernie Johnson. Smart and funny with a good voice, he reached millions of homes every day for many years when the Braves games were about your only chance to watch a baseball game. I saw his first TV broadcast and I saw his last. From beginning to end, a class act who'll be greatly missed. RIP, Ol' Professor!

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/atl/pete-van-wieren-longtime-braves-broadcaster-dies?ymd=20140802&content_id=87601982&vkey=news_atl
 
A tip of my Nats cap. All of these baseball announcers and broadcasters that are retiring or passing away will be missed and in my opinion may never be replaced.
 
Top