Less than a season into what he has described as his “dream job,” Chris Kroeger is out as the Charlotte Hornets’ radio play-by-play announcer.
The Hornets announced Thursday afternoon that Kroeger is no longer with the team. Steve Martin, who retired from the radio play-by-play job at the end of last season, will fill in the rest of this season.
A Hornets spokesman declined to discuss why Kroeger is no longer with the team, citing company policy on personnel matters. Messages left by the Observer on Kroeger’s cell phone were not immediately returned.
Kroeger left as an afternoon-show host at WFNZ-AM 610, the Hornets’ flagship station, in June to succeed Martin, who called Hornets games on radio or television throughout the NBA’s existence in Charlotte.