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Cubs radio voice Pat Hughes wins Ford C. Frick Award from Baseball Hall of Fame

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Pat Hughes throws a ceremonial first pitch before a game Sept. 10, 2022, the day he was inducted into the Cubs Hall of Fame.

Cubs radio voice Pat Hughes won the Ford C. Frick Award, which is presented annually by the National Baseball Hall of Fame to a broadcaster for “major contributions to baseball.” Hughes was a finalist in 2016 and 2020. He joins Jack Brickhouse (1983) and Harry Caray (1989) as Cubs announcers to win the award.

Hughes, 67, has called Cubs games for 27 seasons, starting in 1996. He was inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame in 2021 and the Cubs Hall of Fame this year.