Fred Manfra (born September 1946)[1] is an American retired sportscaster, best known for radio and television broadcasts of the Baltimore Orioles. He has covered many other sports, including football, basketball, ice hockey, horse racing and the Olympics. He retired in May 2017 as a Baltimore Orioles sportscaster.
Biography[]
Early life and career[]
A Baltimore native, Manfra is a 1964 graduate of Patterson High School, where he was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 1996.[2] He began his broadcasting career at radio station KREL in Corona, California in the early 1970s, and gradually moved up through other jobs in Ventura, California (KBBQ-FM and KBBY-FM), Davenport, Iowa (KSTT-AM), Milwaukee (WRIT-AM), and Detroit (WWJ-AM). He also worked for the Associated Press radio sports network in Washington, D.C. before moving to New York City to begin a long stint with ABC network radio.
ABC Radio[]
Manfra worked for ABC for 15 years, doing many weekend sports shows. He has handled varied assignments including the NBA Finals and All-Star Game (1985–1990), Winter and Summer Olympic events, the NHL Stanley Cup Finals and All-Star Game (1991), the Breeder's Cup (2000–2002), and horse racing's triple crown races. He also broadcast college football, USFL and arena football games, New York Knicks basketball, and boxing and wrestling events. He has also called football and basketball games for the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Michigan Wolverines.
Personal[]
Manfra and his wife live in Tampa, Florida,[3] and have two grown daughters. While working for the Orioles, he lived in Fallston, Maryland. In April 2014, Manfra underwent hip replacement surgery, and required a second operation in May. These procedures kept him out of the broadcast booth for several months of the 2014 season.[4]
References[]
- ↑ http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/bal-longtime-orioles-radio-broadcaster-fred-manfra-retiring-from-full-time-broadcasting-duties-20170202-story.html
- ↑ Wykoff, Scott. "'The Voice Of The Orioles' Is Ready And Raring To Go," WBAL Radio, Monday, February 21, 2011. [1]
- ↑ "Before calling his final game, longtime Orioles radio broadcaster Fred Manfra cherishes memories", The Baltimore Sun, 4 June 2017. Retrieved on 5 June 2017.
- ↑ Schmuck, Peter, 'Orioles broadcaster Fred Manfra will be out for a few more weeks', Baltimore Sun, Jun 2, 2014
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