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Pat Hughes Honored with Frick Award at HOF Weekend<\/h2>\n

COOPERSTOWN, NY (Jul 22) \u2014 Pat Hughes, John Lowe, and Carl Erskine<\/strong><\/a> were honored at the Hall of Fame Awards Presentation Saturday afternoon as part of the 2023 Hall of Fame Weekend. Hughes, the radio voice of the Chicago Cubs<\/a>, earned the Ford C. Frick Award for \u201cexcellence in baseball broadcasting.\u201d Lowe earned the BBWAA Career Excellence Award for \u201cmeritorious contributions to baseball writing.\u201d Erskine was honored with the John J. \u201cBuck\u201d O\u2019Neil Lifetime Achievement Award. Given Erskine\u2019s advanced age of 96, his son Gary accepted the award on his behalf.<\/p>\n

Pat Hughes and His Beginnings in Broadcasting<\/h3>\n

Pat Hughes began his major league broadcasting career with the Minnesota Twins<\/a> in 1983 before joining the Milwaukee Brewers<\/a> radio team. He broadcast with 2003 Frick Award Winner Bob Uecker<\/a><\/strong> through the 1995 season. In 1996, he became the new radio voice of the Chicago Cubs and has remained there ever since. In 2016, Hughes gained the distinction of being the only Cubs broadcaster to ever call the final out of a Cubs World Series championship, since there was no radio for their other two titles in 1907 and 1908.<\/p>\n

Hughes said there is \u201cno way I ever could have gotten here by myself.\u201d He thanked his family, who were in attendance, as well as his late parents. His mother, an elementary school teacher, and his father, a college professor, \u201cstressed reading and learning and getting good grades in school,\u201d but also \u201cencouraged athletic competition.\u201d He wanted to make a living in sports, and his brother John got him started in broadcasting. John was taking broadcasting classes, \u201cdabbling in play-by-play,\u201d and encouraged Pat to do the same.<\/p>\n

Hughes told a story of how he got his start in broadcasting. He was \u201cplaying college basketball \u2014 or, more accurately, sitting on the bench most of the time.\u201d One game, \u201cout of sheer boredom,\u201d he started doing play-by-play of his own team during the game. He stopped because he \u201cdidn\u2019t want to be annoying,\u201d but one of his teammates said, \u201cPat, you\u2019re not that bad\u201d and encouraged him to continue.<\/p>\n

Building His Announcing Chops<\/h3>\n

Hughes made a \u201cdedicated commitment\u201d to announcing play-by-play for every game he could in football, basketball, baseball, interview shows, and sports wrap-ups. He listened to his own tapes, critiquing himself \u201charshly, eliminating forever\u201d whatever he didn\u2019t like hearing and \u201cdeveloping\u201d what he liked. He listened \u201cwith a different ear\u201d to professional announcers, trying to \u201cgain insights and ideas.\u201d These announcers included, among others, Russ Hodges, Lon Simmons, and Bill King, whom Hughes called \u201cthe Bay Area voices of my childhood.\u201d They also included John Facenda, \u201cthe masterful voice of NFL Films;\u201d Vin Scully; Al Michaels; Marty Brennaman; Bob Costas; Harry Caray; Jon Miller; Bob Uecker; and Al McGuire, who also taught Hughes how to hitchhike.<\/p>\n

Hughes thanked his production teams by name, along with his directors and ownership groups. After he had received the call from Cooperstown, Uecker was one of the first to send Hughes a congratulatory text. Hughes called him right back and said, \u201cBob, I am sure I learned more baseball from you than any other person.\u201d Uecker, without missing a beat, replied, \u201cI probably should have learned the game myself before I tried teaching it to you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Heading to Chicago<\/h3>\n
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COOPERSTOWN, NY (Jul 22) \u2014 Pat Hughes, radio voice of the Chicago Cubs and 2023 Ford C. Frick Award Winner, chats with members of the media after his afternoon press conference. (Photo by Evan Thompson\/Sport Relay)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When Hughes joined the Cubs broadcast team prior to the 1996 season, it was, in the words of Hughes, \u201ca big transition going from small market Milwaukee to major market Chicago.\u201d Cubs legend and Hall of Famer Ron Santo<\/a><\/strong>, whom Hughes called \u201ca very important person in my life,\u201d was his new partner. The night before their first Cactus League broadcast, Santo called him and said, \u201cPat, I know you’re nervous. Don’t be. You do the play-by-play; you’re going to be fine. I’ll do the color. We’re going to have fun. Okay, I’ll see you tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hughes said that as Santo spoke the words, he could feel the tension leave his body, and that Cactus League game began a wonderful 15-year partnership with tremendous chemistry. He said Ron and Harry Caray both \u201cwent out of their way\u201d to welcome him to Chicago. Earlier in the day, during the media availability, Hughes told about Caray coming over to the radio booth about three weeks into the season to say, on the air, \u201cI just want you to know everyone loves the work you’re doing. And you just keep on going, because you’re on the right path.\u201d Hughes said that getting validation from Harry Caray probably helped the fans embrace him, and it was something he\u2019ll never forget and will always be grateful for.<\/p>\n

Caray gave Hughes \u201cgood, practical advice\u201d about the profession. He said, \u201cPat, when you become a baseball announcer, you don\u2019t just sign up for the winning games and the exciting seasons. You sign up for everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Flaming Hairpiece<\/h4>\n

Hughes also shared a humorous story about Santo. This was the night Hughes found out Santo wore a hairpiece.<\/p>\n

The Cubs were playing the New York Mets<\/a> at old Shea Stadium in New York, on a cold April evening. In the visiting radio booth, right above our heads, was this old-fashioned electric heater, the kind that glowed bright orange when you turned it on. Ronnie and I stand for the national anthem. Halfway through the song, I smell something burning, and I hear sizzling, like bacon. Then I hear Santo say, \u201cShoot!\u201d I turned to look at him. Ron Santo\u2019s hairpiece is on fire. A blue flame was shooting out the top of his head. Smoke was everywhere! I didn’t panic; I kept my cool. Sort of. I took a glass of water and splashed it on his head. And then he said shoot a few more times.<\/p>\n

Now Ron Santo\u2019s a handsome man but also kind of vain about his appearance. His first thought was, \u201cHow does it look?\u201d I lied and said, \u201cIt doesn’t look that bad to me.\u201d It actually looked like a golfer, maybe Phil Mickelson, had taken a pitching wedge and whacked one right off the top of his noggin. There was a divot in the top of Santo\u2019s head. We both thought it was very fitting that the name of the Mets’ starting pitcher that night was Al Leiter<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pat Hughes in Closing<\/h3>\n

After thanking more people, including current broadcast partner Ron Coomer<\/strong><\/a>, he closed with a message to Cub fans. He said that if he was writing them a letter, it might read \u201cwhat an extraordinary group of people you are.\u201d Hughes thanked them for their \u201cunbelievable passion for the ballclub\u201d and for their support of him. They make him feel like he is part of their family, giving him invitations to \u201cgraduations, bar mitzvahs, and birthdays.\u201d He said they are not only \u00a0part of the atmosphere at Wrigley Field but \u201cpart of the ballgame itself,\u201d playing a role in a \u201cdramatic Cubs victory\u201d four or five times minimum per season.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a broadcaster,\u201d he concluded, \u201cI feed off your energy. Let me just say it has been my extreme privilege to be one of your announcers for these past three decades. And before my career ends, I hope I get at least one more chance to say something like (in his announcing voice) the Chicago Cubs win the World Series!\u201d<\/p>\n

Main Photo Credits:<\/h4>\n

COOPERSTOWN, NY (Jul 22) \u2014 Pat Hughes, the radio voice of the Chicago Cubs, delivers his acceptance speech after receiving the 2023 Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting. In the background are Jane Forbes Clark (left), Chairman of the Board of Directors of The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, and BBWAA President Shi Davidi. (Photo by Evan Thompson\/Sport Relay)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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