Thom Brennaman Bio | Wiki
Thom Brennaman ( Full name: Thomas Wade Brennaman) is an American television sportscaster. He joined Ohio University after graduating from Cincinnati’s Anderson High School in 1982. While in college, Thom served as the president of the Beta Kappa chapter of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. While joining college, he was uncertain of whether to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a broadcaster.
Thom joined station WATH in Ohio which helped him develop his own love for radio. He graduated from college in 1986 and began working as a sports reporter/anchor for the NBC affiliate, WLWT-TV in Cincinnati. During this same period, Thom, alongside Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Bench worked as the television play-by-play announcer for the Cincinnati Reds.
Thom did Chicago Cubs broadcasts for WGN-TV in the early 1990s. Also, he did WGN-TV’s national superstation feed. He and Hall of Fame broadcaster Harry Caray alternated between television and radio. Thom’s role was to call the first three innings and last three innings on WGN radio. he as well called the middle portion of the game on television.
Thom Brennaman Age
He was born on September 12, 1963, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America. Thom is 58 years old.
Thom Brennaman Height
He is a man of average stature. Thom stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in ( Approx 1.8m).
Thom Brennaman Family
He was born to his father Franchester Martin Brennaman and his mother Brenda Dickey on September 12, 1963, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America. His dad, a 79-year-old American retired sportscaster originated from Portsmouth, Virginia, United States of America. Franchester gained fame for his long tenure serving as a play-by-play voice of Major League Baseball’s Cincinnati Reds on the Cincinnati Reds Radio Network. Thom has a biological sister called Dawn and a step-sister called Ashley.
Thom Brennaman Wife
He married the love of his life called Polly Brennaman. The couple shares two beutiful children named Ella Mae and Luke.
Thom Brennaman Education
He earned his high school diploma from Anderson High School in 1982. From there, Thom enrolled at Ohio University, where he served as the president of the Beta Kappa chapter of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
Thom Brennaman Cincinnati Reds announcer
Cincinnati Reds owner Robert Castellini hired Thom on October 3, 2006. He worked through the 2010 season as the announcer of 45 Reds games on FS Ohio television as well as 45 games on the Cincinnati Reds Radio Network, 700 WLW being the flagship station. His father also worked for the Reds and his contract with the Reds was set to expire after the 2010 season but he retired near the end of the 2019 season. Currently, Thom no longer broadcasts for the Cincinnati Reds.
Thom Brennaman Comments
While providing commentary on Fox Sports Ohio on August 19, 2020, for the first game of an away doubleheader between the Reds and the Kansas City Royals, Thom was caught on a hot mic referring to a then undisclosed location as “one of the fag capitals of the world.” The location was later revealed to be a reference to the city of San Francisco. During the second game, The Reds pulled him off the air with studio host Jim Day taking over play-by-play following the top of the fifth inning.
Thom Brennaman Apology | Castellanos
Prior to leaving the booth, Thom apologized for his earlier anti-gay slur, stating”deeply ashamed” if he “hurt anyone out there.” Also, Thom hinted that his broadcasting future was in doubt, stating, “I don’t know if I’m going to be putting on this headset again.”However, many of the listeners noted the awkwardness of the apology; as he rushed to inform viewers that “I pride myself and think of myself as a man of faith.” Suddenly, he paused to call a home run by Nick Castellanos.
Thom went on to state that he apologized to “the people who sign my paycheck.” Also, he asserted, “That is not who I am, and never has been. And I’d like to think that maybe I could have some people that, uh, that could back that up.”The Reds announced later that night that Thom had been suspended indefinitely pending an internal review. Fox Sports announced the following day that Thom would not be part of its NFL broadcast roster in 2020.
The next day, he wrote a longer apology for The Cincinnati Enquirer after speaking to Billy Bean, an openly gay MLB inclusion ambassador. Also, Thom called Evan Millward, a WCPO-TV anchor who had posted an editorial on his station’s website criticizing his FS Ohio statement as a non-apology apology. Thom promised to reach out to the LGBTQ+ organization PFLAG to make further amends.
Thom Brennaman New Job
He officially resigned from the Reds and Fox Sports Ohio almost a month following the incident although the Reds had already informed him that he would not return for the 2021 season. Thom told USA Today that he realized his “hurt a lot of people” remark and that he had no otherwise but “have to live with it for the rest of my life.”
John Sadak took over from Thom for Reds games while Kevin Kugler took over for NFL games on Fox. An announcement came out in December 2020 that Thom would serve as a play-by-play announcer during the 2020-21 season for the Roberto Clemente League held in Puerto Rico.
Thom Brennaman Net Worth
The journalist has accumulated an estimated net worth of $1,386,997 from his journalism career.
Who Is Thom Brennaman
Thom is an American television sportscaster. He joined Ohio University after graduating from Cincinnati’s Anderson High School in 1982. While in college, Thom served as the president of the Beta Kappa chapter of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
What Did Thom Brennaman Say
While providing commentary on Fox Sports Ohio on August 19, 2020, for the first game of an away doubleheader between the Reds and the Kansas City Royals, Thom accidentally caught on a hot mic referring to a then undisclosed location as “one of the fag capitals of the world.”
What Is Thom Brennaman Doing Now
An announcement came in December 2020 that Thom would serve as a play-by-play announcer during the 2020-21 season for the Roberto Clemente League held in Puerto Rico.