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John Beasley Brickhouse (January 24, 1916 – August 6, 1998) was an American sportscaster. Known primarily for his play-by-play coverage of Chicago Cubs games on WGN-TV from 1948 to 1981, he received the Ford C. Frick Award from the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983.
Feb 22, 2023 · Bob Sirott has this tribute to the Channel 9 legend who called a variety of sports on WGN for decades as part of the station's 75 anniversary. This story aired February 22, 2023 on GN Sports.
The widow of legendary Cubs announcer Jack Brickhouse looks back at the broadcaster's long, illustrious career and we hear some of his famous calls in the booth.
Jan 8, 2012 · Jack Brickhouse, a broadcaster best known for covering Chicago Cubs baseball, also covered many other sports and teams and did a significant amount of non-sports broadcasting, including coverage of several national political party conventions, and interviews with four U.S. Presidents and Pope Paul VI.
Joined by two friends, Jack Brickhouse soaks up the atmosphere at the Hall of Fame in 1983, when he was inducted into the broadcasters’ wing with the Ford Frick Award.
Jack Brickhouse (born Jan. 24, 1916, Peoria, Ill., U.S.—died Aug. 6, 1998, Chicago, Ill., U.S.) was an American sportscaster best known for his announcing of Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox baseball games.
Jack Brickhouse was the sole broadcast conduit for pro football and basketball fans of the Chicago Bears, Bulls in the 50's and 60's.
Aug 7, 1998 · Jack Brickhouse, whose avuncular cheer and exuberant storytelling imbued his calls of more than 5,000 Chicago Cubs and White Sox games, died of cardiac arrest at St. Joseph Hospital in Chicago...
Jan 20, 2023 · Beloved sports announcer best remembered as longtime voice of Chicago Cubs baseball. As WGN-TV celebrates 75 years, we’re looking back with a series of stories on the history and the...
Aug 6, 1998 · Longtime sportscaster Jack Brickhouse, the voice of the Cubs and Bears to a generation of Chicago sports fans, died Thursday morning in St. Joseph Hospital at the age of 82. The Cook County...
