{"id":81313,"date":"2016-10-28T06:53:46","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T11:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=81313"},"modified":"2016-10-29T02:26:25","modified_gmt":"2016-10-29T07:26:25","slug":"brenneman-to-talk-about-the-cincinnati-reds-glory-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2016\/10\/28\/brenneman-to-talk-about-the-cincinnati-reds-glory-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Brenneman to talk about Reds’ glory days"},"content":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/<\/strong>independent correspondent<\/em><\/p>\n

His credentials and honors are impressive: Over the course of 43 seasons, he\u2019s broadcast more than 7,000 games on the Cincinnati Reds Radio Network — 68 radio stations in seven different states.<\/p>\n

\"Marty
Marty Brenneman, the Voice of the Reds, is shown in the press box of Great American Ball Park<\/strong>. (photo submitted)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Along with numerous other honors, he\u2019s a 12-time recipient of the \u201cOhio Sportscaster of the Year\u201d award, and he\u2019s a member of four halls of fame.<\/p>\n

Marty Brennaman, the \u201cVoice of the Reds\u201d for more than four decades, is coming to Van Wert\u2019s Niswonger Performing Arts Center in early November.<\/p>\n

\u201cI tell people all the time: I\u2019m a baseball guy and I talk baseball,\u201d Brennaman told The Van Wert independent. \u201cI\u2019ll talk about our current team, the year that they had (68-94), and what we can look forward to.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brennaman will also share his most memorable moments, including Pete Rose\u2019s record-setting 4,192nd career hit, Ken Griffey Jr.\u2019s 500th and 600th career home runs, Reds\u2019 World Series victories in 1975, 1976, and 1990, and he’ll talk about with broadcasting with his son, Thom Brennaman.<\/p>\n

He\u2019ll also answer questions from the audience.<\/p>\n

\u201cI enjoy the question-and-answer session more than any formal presentation, because it gives people a chance to ask questions about the team, my job, and the years I\u2019ve been here,\u201d Brennaman said. \u201cI\u2019ll tell a lot of stories, and inevitably people want to talk about the 31 years (Reds legend) Joe Nuxhall and I worked together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even though the Reds didn\u2019t qualify for the playoffs this year, Brennaman said he\u2019s enjoyed the postseason.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve watched a lot of baseball since the regular season ended,\u201d Brennaman said. \u201cI watched the Division Series, the League Championship Series, and the World Series.\u201d<\/p>\n

While admitting broadcasting spring training games, a 162-game regular season schedule and playoff games can be a grind, the 74-year-old Brennaman said he has no plans to slow down.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the thing that keeps me going is I enjoy doing the broadcasts,\u201d Brennaman said. \u201cFrom my perspective, each game presents a challenge, because you never know what you\u2019re going to see.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a game that keeps you young,\u201d Brennaman added. \u201cI feel like I\u2019m a very young 74 years old, and I feel very blessed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tickets for Brennaman\u2019s presentation on Monday, November 7, starting at 7:30 p.m., are available for $20 each by calling the Niswonger Performing Arts Center Box Office at 419.238.6722, noon-4 p.m., Monday through Friday, or online at\u00a0www.npacvw.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent correspondent His credentials and honors are impressive: Over the course of 43 seasons, he\u2019s broadcast more than 7,000 games on the Cincinnati Reds Radio Network — 68 radio stations in seven different states. Along with numerous other honors, he\u2019s a 12-time recipient of the \u201cOhio Sportscaster of the Year\u201d award, and he\u2019s a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-24 03:59:28","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81313\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}