Pete Van Wieren Announces his Retirement
by gondeee on Oct 21, 2008 10:17 AM EDT
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PrintVia the Braves press release:
Pete Van Wieren, a member of the Braves Hall of Fame has announced his retirement, ending his 33 years as a play-by-play broadcaster for the Atlanta Braves. He spent this past season doing radio exclusively for 94.9 the Bull, 640 WGST and the Braves Radio Network, but had been a part of the Braves broadcasts on TBS for many of those 33 years.
“This is something my family and I have been thinking about the last couple of years,” said Van Wieren. “It’s simply a desire to live my life without the restrictions of a baseball schedule. I want to thank the Braves, my broadcast partners and especially the fans for their support over the years.”
Since joining the Braves network in 1975, “The Professor” as he is known throughout baseball, has also covered the Atlanta Flames of the National Hockey League, the Hawks and the Atlanta Falcons NFL pre-season football. He also served as a sports reporter for CNN and served as a play-by-play announcer on TBS’s Big Ten Conference college football games.
His silky smooth voice will be missed.
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You think Pete was pissed they named the booth after just Skip?
Good grief, who the hell is gonna do radio now? Chip? For goodness sakes, not the Lemmer. I can see it now, Gant and the Lemmer doing play by play. Thanks for the memories Pete!
Where do i send my resume?
First interesting story
about the braves since june! I wonder how much pete was affected by watching skip (and larry munson) slip into that “crabby old over-the-hill guy who has to be dragged out of the booth kicking and screaming” mode?
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