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George Grande (born 1947) (pronounced like the English word "grand") is an American sportscaster who is a former broadcaster for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball. Grande is also famous for having hosted the first broadcast of SportsCenter on ESPN in 1979.
27 sty 2024 · Regarding his mother, father, and siblings, Grande has not yet made any disclosures. Regarding his wife or children, Grande has kept all of his personal details private. At Cincinnati, Ohio’s WKRC-TV, Grande started his broadcasting career in 1969 as a sports anchor and reporter.
On October 4, 2009, Grande announced that he would step down after 17 seasons with the Reds, stating that he wanted to spend more time with his family. However, he has since returned for a notable number of games each season through 2018.
Welsh has been the Fox Sports Net Ohio TV color analyst for the Cincinnati Reds since 1993, teaming with long-time sportscaster George Grande until Grande's retirement in 2009 to form the longest-running TV broadcasting partnership in team history.
28 sie 2024 · On the latest episode of Dead Red Cincinnati, hosts Sam LeCure and Brian Giesenschlag welcome the legendary George Grande, a former Reds play-by-play announcer, the original SportsCenter...
21 gru 2023 · For 17 seasons, partnering with Chris Welsh, Grande led the Cincinnati Reds’ TV broadcasts. After the 2009 MLB season, Grande stepped down. Returning to his native Connecticut, to spend more time with his family.
4 wrz 2020 · He has kept in contact with Seaver and his wife, Nancy, in the years since, but noticed a decline in Seaver’s faculties about seven or eight years ago. “He was the smartest, brightest guy in the room, the guy with the most energy,” Grande recalled.
