Jeff Agrest
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Pat Hughes makes his living speaking extemporaneously to tens of thousands of listeners on Cubs radio broadcasts. So it’s interesting that reading a prepared speech at a private ceremony would make him nervous.
That was Hughes’ task Saturday, when he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as the recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting.
“Just that concept alone, speaking at the Hall of Fame, is enough to make your hand shake just a little bit,” Hughes said beforehand.