Mike Shannon’s five decades in the Cardinals’ broadcasts booths is about to end, with the finish line arriving as early as Sunday to a one-of-a-kind career.
That’s when the Cards play their regular-season finale. Although they will be going to the postseason, Shannon, 82, will be back in the booth only if the Redbirds win their one-game wild-card showdown Wednesday with the Dodgers or Giants.
That game will be on the road, and the plan is for the team’s radio rotation to remain nearly the same for the playoffs as it is for the regular season — John Rooney and Ricky Horton on away games, Shannon and Rooney on home contests.