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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...
Remembering Chicago’s most ubiquitous broadcaster – a Timeline. 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. << Main Brickhouse Page | Download this story as a PDF. Have broadcast, will do.
Jan 20, 2022 · Pat Brickhouse, who fought to preserve legacy of her husband, legendary Cubs broadcaster Jack Brickhouse, dies. “She just adored Jack and loved their connection to the Cubs and was very protective of his legacy,” recalled former Sun-Times columnist Bill Zwecker. By Mitch Dudek. Jan 20, 2022, 5:00am PDT.
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.
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. 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.
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Aug 6, 1998 · Jack Brickhouse was the 1983 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award. In 1934, at the age of 18, Brickhouse entered the broadcasting profession, working the airwaves for radio station WMBD in his hometown of Peoria, Ill. His remarkable broadcast career spanned six decades.
( b. 24 January 1916 in Peoria, Illinois; d. 6 August 1998 in Chicago, Illinois), broadcaster best known for covering Chicago Cubs baseball; he also covered several national political party conventions and interviewed four U.S. presidents and Pope Paul VI.
