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When he began
broadcasting on Peoria's WMBD at the age of 18, the late
Jack Brickhouse was the youngest sports announcer in the
nation. Years later, Brickhouse is still setting broadcast
standards.
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Brickhouse pioneered the first satellite telecast in 1962 when his
play-by-play broadcast of a Cubs-Phillies game was beamed
throughout Europe by Telstar's Communications Satellite. In
addition to covering over 5,000 games for WGN Radio and
Television in Chicago, he broadcasted four World Series,
five All-Star Games, two NFL Championships, the Rose Bowl,
the Orange Bowl, and the Sugar Bowl.
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Brickhouse's
unique ability to entertain while informing earned him
virtually every industry award including enshrinement in the
media wing of baseball's Hall of Fame.
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Brickhouse passed
away August 6, 1998, four months after undergoing surgery
for a brain tumor.
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