Robert Ford (sportscaster)
Robert Ford is an American sportscaster who is the lead voice of the Houston Astros, replacing Milo Hamilton and other announcers Dave Raymond and Brett Dolan.
Biography
[edit]Before moving up to the booth, Ford hosted the Astros' pregame and postgame radio shows. He performed the same role with the Kansas City Royals before coming to Houston. His other baseball play-by-play experiences came from the Binghamton Mets, Yakima Bears, and the Kalamazoo Kings. Outside of baseball, he called Binghamton Bearcats women's and select men's basketball. He also called select high school football and basketball games for WCDO. In 2003 and 2004, Ford was named Frontier League Broadcaster of the Year.[1]
Personal
[edit]Ford grew up in The Bronx and attended The Bronx High School of Science, before moving on to Syracuse University (S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications), from which he graduated with a bachelor's degree in broadcasting journalism in 2001. He is the son of music journalist and songwriter Robert Ford Jr. [2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Broadcasters". Houston.astros.mlb.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2007. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- ^ Caramanica, John (June 5, 2020). "Robert Ford Jr., an Early Force in Hip-Hop, Is Dead at 70". The New York Times. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
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