For the first time in 18 years, the Cardinals are shopping for a lead play-by-play announcer.
Telecaster Bally Sports Midwest and the team are seeking a successor to Dan McLaughlin, who departed last week after 24 seasons in the booth and 25 overall on the television broadcast crew. It was what was termed a "mutual decision" following his third arrest on a drunken driving charge in a little more than 12 years. The latest, with a felony charge for being a “persistent” offender, occurred Dec. 4 in Creve Coeur.
When his replacement is signed it will mark the first major hiring in one of the team's broadcast booths since John Rooney was brought in to replace Wayne Hagin on radio for the 2006 season.