Buck, Shannon among Frick nominees
11/08/2005
ST. LOUIS -- A young man with a stout résumé, Joe Buck anchors a potent list of candidates with Cardinals connections for the 2006 Ford C. Frick Award. An initial ballot of 182 names will be narrowed down to 10 in December, and from that final cutdown, the 2006 winner will be chosen.
Presented annually since 1978 for excellence in baseball broadcasting, the Ford C. Frick Award is given to an active or retired broadcaster with a minimum of 10 years of continuous Major League broadcast service with a ball club, network, or a combination of the two. Fans will have the opportunity to vote for up to three of the 182 broadcasters eligible for consideration for the 2006 Ford C. Frick Award, and the top three finishers in fan voting will be placed on the final 10-man ballot.
Four other active Cardinals broadcasters are also on the ballot: the regular radio team of Wayne Hagin and Mike Shannon, plus TV commentators Al Hrabosky and Bob Carpenter. One key component of the Frick Award is longevity with one team, an element that favors Shannon (who has called Cardinals games since 1972), Hrabosky (since 1985) and Buck (since 1991).
Buck, 36, has already served 15 years in the Cardinals' broadcast booth, doing both television and some radio. His father, the legendary Jack Buck, won the Frick Award in 1987. The younger Buck has already called eight World Series for FOX and is also part of the network's top football broadcasting crew.
Other names on the ballot with Cardinals connections include: George Grande, Buddy Blattner, France Laux, Ken Wilson, Dizzy Dean and Jay Randolph Sr.
Bios of each candidate appear at the Hall of Fame's Web site. Fans are allowed to vote once daily. Results will be announced when voting concludes, and updates will not be provided during the voting. The fan selections, along with the full ballot of 10 candidates, will be announced on Dec. 5.
The final ballot will be comprised of the three fan selections, along with seven other candidates, determined by a Hall of Fame staff research team. The Frick electorate includes all living Award winners and six historians appointed by the Hall of Fame.
The voting electorate consists of 20 members, featuring 2005 Ford C. Frick Award winner Jerry Coleman and the other 13 living Frick Award winners: Marty Brennaman, Herb Carneal, Joe Garagiola, Curt Gowdy, Ernie Harwell, Jaime Jarrin, Milo Hamilton, Harry Kalas, Felo Ramirez, Vin Scully, Lon Simmons, Bob Uecker and Bob Wolff. Six historians and veteran media members are also part of the electorate: Bob Costas (NBC), Barry Horn (Dallas Morning News), Stan Isaacs (formerly of New York's Newsday), Ted Patterson (historian), Curt Smith (historian) and Larry Stewart (Los Angeles Times).
Voters are asked to base their selections on the following criteria: longevity; continuity with a club; honors, including national assignments such as the World Series and All-Star Games; and popularity with fans. Paper ballots are cast by voting members each January and the final results will be announced at the Hall of Fame's Web site in February. Each voter will cast ballots for three candidates and the broadcaster with the most support will be named as that year's award-winner, and be honored the following summer at the annual induction ceremony in Cooperstown, N.Y.
Source: http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/
ST. LOUIS -- A young man with a stout résumé, Joe Buck anchors a potent list of candidates with Cardinals connections for the 2006 Ford C. Frick Award. An initial ballot of 182 names will be narrowed down to 10 in December, and from that final cutdown, the 2006 winner will be chosen.
Presented annually since 1978 for excellence in baseball broadcasting, the Ford C. Frick Award is given to an active or retired broadcaster with a minimum of 10 years of continuous Major League broadcast service with a ball club, network, or a combination of the two. Fans will have the opportunity to vote for up to three of the 182 broadcasters eligible for consideration for the 2006 Ford C. Frick Award, and the top three finishers in fan voting will be placed on the final 10-man ballot.
Four other active Cardinals broadcasters are also on the ballot: the regular radio team of Wayne Hagin and Mike Shannon, plus TV commentators Al Hrabosky and Bob Carpenter. One key component of the Frick Award is longevity with one team, an element that favors Shannon (who has called Cardinals games since 1972), Hrabosky (since 1985) and Buck (since 1991).
Buck, 36, has already served 15 years in the Cardinals' broadcast booth, doing both television and some radio. His father, the legendary Jack Buck, won the Frick Award in 1987. The younger Buck has already called eight World Series for FOX and is also part of the network's top football broadcasting crew.
Other names on the ballot with Cardinals connections include: George Grande, Buddy Blattner, France Laux, Ken Wilson, Dizzy Dean and Jay Randolph Sr.
Bios of each candidate appear at the Hall of Fame's Web site. Fans are allowed to vote once daily. Results will be announced when voting concludes, and updates will not be provided during the voting. The fan selections, along with the full ballot of 10 candidates, will be announced on Dec. 5.
The final ballot will be comprised of the three fan selections, along with seven other candidates, determined by a Hall of Fame staff research team. The Frick electorate includes all living Award winners and six historians appointed by the Hall of Fame.
The voting electorate consists of 20 members, featuring 2005 Ford C. Frick Award winner Jerry Coleman and the other 13 living Frick Award winners: Marty Brennaman, Herb Carneal, Joe Garagiola, Curt Gowdy, Ernie Harwell, Jaime Jarrin, Milo Hamilton, Harry Kalas, Felo Ramirez, Vin Scully, Lon Simmons, Bob Uecker and Bob Wolff. Six historians and veteran media members are also part of the electorate: Bob Costas (NBC), Barry Horn (Dallas Morning News), Stan Isaacs (formerly of New York's Newsday), Ted Patterson (historian), Curt Smith (historian) and Larry Stewart (Los Angeles Times).
Voters are asked to base their selections on the following criteria: longevity; continuity with a club; honors, including national assignments such as the World Series and All-Star Games; and popularity with fans. Paper ballots are cast by voting members each January and the final results will be announced at the Hall of Fame's Web site in February. Each voter will cast ballots for three candidates and the broadcaster with the most support will be named as that year's award-winner, and be honored the following summer at the annual induction ceremony in Cooperstown, N.Y.
Source: http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/
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