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John Sterling (né Sloss; [1] born July 4, 1938) [2] [3] is an American retired sportscaster, best known as the radio play-by-play announcer of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2024. Sterling called 5,060 consecutive Yankees games from 1989 to 2019. [4]
As one of the most successful clubs in Major League Baseball, the New York Yankees are also one of its oldest teams. Part of that success derives to its radio and television broadcasts that have been running beginning in 1939 when the first radio transmissions were broadcast from the old stadium, and from 1947 when television broadcasts began.
Longtime radio play-by-play announcer John Sterling is retiring, effective immediately. The Yankees announced his retirement Monday alongside a statement from Sterling. The team will hold a ...
NY Yankees news: Yankees fans react to John Sterling retirement on social media. During his Yankees years, the distinct Sterling style – from the personalized home run calls to his signature ...
John Sterling, the hyperexcitable New York Yankees broadcaster known for decades of indelible, personalized home run calls, announced his immediate retirement Monday at age 85. Sterling made the ...
while announcing the hockey team's games from 1975-78 along with those of the NBA's Nets from 1975-80. Sterling's first connection with the Yankees was during pregame shows while he worked on a WMCA radio talk show from 1971-78. He moved to Atlanta and worked for the Braves from 1982-87 and Hawks from 1981-89 before switching to the Yankees.
Suzyn Waldman (born September 7, 1946) [1] is an American sportscaster and former musical theater actress. [2] Since the 2005 season, she has been the color commentator for New York Yankees baseball, working with John Sterling and Justin Shackil on radio broadcasts, first for WCBS-AM and currently for WFAN in New York City.
Apr 20, 2024; Bronx, New York, USA; Longtime Yankee announcer John Sterling is honored during a pregame ceremony in recognition of his retirement before a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at ...