The next voice you’ll hear with the Reds….

Living 379 miles from Cincinnati has always made the Reds on radio important to me.

I first started listening to WLW during the 1969 season when Jim McIntire was their broadcaster, along with Joe Nuxhall. I liked McIntire. I liked Al Michael even better when he came along in 1971.

And then along came Marty.

Marty Brennaman’s voice has been a fixture in my house for the last four decades. More than my brother, my cousins, my in-laws, virtually anyone that I know. For the better part of eight months, Marty is a constant presence in my house.

The first home run call my newborn daughter ever heard was when Marty broadcasted one hit by Chris Sabo in April 1991. Marty was in my truck when Pete Rose…