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01-19-2002, 05:55 PM
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Broadcasters
ALAN ASHBY - Radio analyst
Alan Ashby returns for his fifth season as the radio analyst for both home and road games.
He was a catcher for the first three of Houston's trips to the postseason and three Astros no-hitters. He played for the Astros from 1979-89 as part of a
17-year Major League career, which also included stops in Cleveland and Toronto.
In 1999, a panel of experts selected the All-Time Astrodome Team and chose Ashby as the catcher. He was also elected to into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in January of 2000.
Prior to taking his post in the Astros radio booth, Ashby spent the 1997 season serving as Houston's bullpen coach.
Upon finishing his playing career, he served as Sports Director for Houston's KHTV, Channel 39.
Ashby and his wife, Kathryn, reside in Houston. He has six children: Kristen, Jared, Kelly, Justin, Kimberly and Kara.
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BILL BROWN - Television play-by-play
Bill Brown returns for his 16th season as the club's primary play-by-play voice on television.
He joined the Astros in 1987 after working as senior producer and anchor of the Financial News Network's SCORE program. Prior to that assignment, he was Sports Director of the Sports Time Cable Network, which televised games of the Reds, Royals and Cardinals.
Brown spent one year with HSE in Pittsburgh and was the television voice of the Cincinnati Reds from 1976-82.
He and his wife, Diane, reside in Houston. They have one daughter, Allison.
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JIM DESHAIES - Television analyst
Jim Deshaies returns for his sixth season to serve as an analyst on television.
He was a 21st round selection of the New York Yankees in the 1982 June free agent draft. He came to the Astros in a trade on September 15, 1985, which sent Joe Niekro and Dody Rather to the Yankees.
He had an immediate impact on the 1986 West Division championship team by setting a club rookie record for victories with 12 and finished seventh in NL Rookie of the Year balloting. Roy Oswalt, who finished the year with 14 wins, broke Deshaies' rookie record for wins in a season in 2001. Deshaies set a modern-day Major League record on September 23, 1986 when he fanned the first eight batters he faced in a start against the Dodgers.
His finest season in the Majors was with Houston in 1989 when he fashioned a 15-10 record with a 2.91 ERA over 225 innings pitched. His 61 wins for the Astros are the third-most by a left-hander to Mike Hampton's 69 and Bob Knepper's 93.
An 84-95 lifetime record also included Major League time with San Diego, Minnesota, San Francisco and Philadelphia.
Deshaies was on the ballot in 1999 as one of the starting pitchers on the Astros All-Astrodome Team.
In 2001, Deshaies was nominated for the Hall of Fame and received one vote by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Deshaies and his wife, Lori, reside in Houston with their three daughters: Libby, Molly and Kelly.
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MILO HAMILTON - Radio play-by-play
Milo Hamilton enters his 18th season as the primary play-by-play voice of the Astros on radio.
He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame on November 18, 2000, becoming only the tenth sportscaster to be so honored.
Hamilton was presented with the Fred Hartman Long and Meritorious Service Award by the Houston chapter of the BBWAA on February 8, 2001.
He received the Ford C. Frick Award in 1992 from the Baseball Hall of Fame, an honor that is presented annually to a member of the broadcasting fraternity for major contributions to the game of baseball.
He was inducted into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame on November 21, 1994.
Hamilton is approaching his 57th year on the air and has been broadcasting Major League baseball since 1953. His previous Major League experience included stops with St. Louis, the Chicago Cubs and White Sox, Atlanta and Pittsburgh.
He has called nine no-hitters, Ernie Banks' five grand slams in a season, Stan Musial's five homers in a doubleheader, Roger Maris' 61st homer in 1961 and Henry Aaron's historic 715th in 1974.
His list of baseball-related honors dates to 1962 when B'nai Brith named him Chicago's Sportsman of the Year. Hamilton was named Houston's "Mr. Sportsman" of 1991 by Interfaith Charities, was the winner of the inaugural Allen Russell Award for distinguished achievement in 1996 and the inaugural 1997 RBI Foundation honor for his charitable work.
Hamilton has helped raise more than $10 million for various charities as master of ceremonies at auctions, dinners and other fundraisers. Charitable groups with which he has worked over the years include, March of Dimes, Epilepsy Association, City of Hope, American Cancer Society and Leukemia Society of America.
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BILL WORRELL - Television analyst
A 29-year veteran of the Houston sports scene, Bill Worrell is back for his 18th year as an analyst on Fox Sports Net's coverage of the Astros.
He has also been the voice of the Houston Rockets since the 1986-87 season and has been the host of the Golf Texas series since the series deputed in 1995. Worrell has broadcast play-by-play for the Houston Oilers and college football, basketball and baseball.
During his career, Worrell has covered numerous national sporting events, including the Super Bowl, the Kentucky Derby, the Indianapolis 500, the AFC Championship, the National League playoffs and the NCAA basketball tournament. He was the recipient of six "Best Sportscast" awards presented by UPI and the Texas Association of Broadcasters while he was sports director at KPRC radio.
A civic leader as well as a broadcaster, he donates his time to numerous charities and organizations as master of ceremonies. Worrell has co-anchored telethons and worked on fundraising for the Olympic Fund Drive, the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign and the local United Negro College Fund Drive.
Broadcasters
ALAN ASHBY - Radio analyst
Alan Ashby returns for his fifth season as the radio analyst for both home and road games.
He was a catcher for the first three of Houston's trips to the postseason and three Astros no-hitters. He played for the Astros from 1979-89 as part of a
17-year Major League career, which also included stops in Cleveland and Toronto.
In 1999, a panel of experts selected the All-Time Astrodome Team and chose Ashby as the catcher. He was also elected to into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in January of 2000.
Prior to taking his post in the Astros radio booth, Ashby spent the 1997 season serving as Houston's bullpen coach.
Upon finishing his playing career, he served as Sports Director for Houston's KHTV, Channel 39.
Ashby and his wife, Kathryn, reside in Houston. He has six children: Kristen, Jared, Kelly, Justin, Kimberly and Kara.
http://astros.mlb.com/hou/images/ph_alanashby100.jpg
BILL BROWN - Television play-by-play
Bill Brown returns for his 16th season as the club's primary play-by-play voice on television.
He joined the Astros in 1987 after working as senior producer and anchor of the Financial News Network's SCORE program. Prior to that assignment, he was Sports Director of the Sports Time Cable Network, which televised games of the Reds, Royals and Cardinals.
Brown spent one year with HSE in Pittsburgh and was the television voice of the Cincinnati Reds from 1976-82.
He and his wife, Diane, reside in Houston. They have one daughter, Allison.
http://astros.mlb.com/hou/images/ph_brownbill100.jpg
JIM DESHAIES - Television analyst
Jim Deshaies returns for his sixth season to serve as an analyst on television.
He was a 21st round selection of the New York Yankees in the 1982 June free agent draft. He came to the Astros in a trade on September 15, 1985, which sent Joe Niekro and Dody Rather to the Yankees.
He had an immediate impact on the 1986 West Division championship team by setting a club rookie record for victories with 12 and finished seventh in NL Rookie of the Year balloting. Roy Oswalt, who finished the year with 14 wins, broke Deshaies' rookie record for wins in a season in 2001. Deshaies set a modern-day Major League record on September 23, 1986 when he fanned the first eight batters he faced in a start against the Dodgers.
His finest season in the Majors was with Houston in 1989 when he fashioned a 15-10 record with a 2.91 ERA over 225 innings pitched. His 61 wins for the Astros are the third-most by a left-hander to Mike Hampton's 69 and Bob Knepper's 93.
An 84-95 lifetime record also included Major League time with San Diego, Minnesota, San Francisco and Philadelphia.
Deshaies was on the ballot in 1999 as one of the starting pitchers on the Astros All-Astrodome Team.
In 2001, Deshaies was nominated for the Hall of Fame and received one vote by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Deshaies and his wife, Lori, reside in Houston with their three daughters: Libby, Molly and Kelly.
http://astros.mlb.com/hou/images/ph_jimdeshaies100.jpg
MILO HAMILTON - Radio play-by-play
Milo Hamilton enters his 18th season as the primary play-by-play voice of the Astros on radio.
He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame on November 18, 2000, becoming only the tenth sportscaster to be so honored.
Hamilton was presented with the Fred Hartman Long and Meritorious Service Award by the Houston chapter of the BBWAA on February 8, 2001.
He received the Ford C. Frick Award in 1992 from the Baseball Hall of Fame, an honor that is presented annually to a member of the broadcasting fraternity for major contributions to the game of baseball.
He was inducted into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame on November 21, 1994.
Hamilton is approaching his 57th year on the air and has been broadcasting Major League baseball since 1953. His previous Major League experience included stops with St. Louis, the Chicago Cubs and White Sox, Atlanta and Pittsburgh.
He has called nine no-hitters, Ernie Banks' five grand slams in a season, Stan Musial's five homers in a doubleheader, Roger Maris' 61st homer in 1961 and Henry Aaron's historic 715th in 1974.
His list of baseball-related honors dates to 1962 when B'nai Brith named him Chicago's Sportsman of the Year. Hamilton was named Houston's "Mr. Sportsman" of 1991 by Interfaith Charities, was the winner of the inaugural Allen Russell Award for distinguished achievement in 1996 and the inaugural 1997 RBI Foundation honor for his charitable work.
Hamilton has helped raise more than $10 million for various charities as master of ceremonies at auctions, dinners and other fundraisers. Charitable groups with which he has worked over the years include, March of Dimes, Epilepsy Association, City of Hope, American Cancer Society and Leukemia Society of America.
http://astros.mlb.com/hou/images/ph_milohamilton100.jpg
BILL WORRELL - Television analyst
A 29-year veteran of the Houston sports scene, Bill Worrell is back for his 18th year as an analyst on Fox Sports Net's coverage of the Astros.
He has also been the voice of the Houston Rockets since the 1986-87 season and has been the host of the Golf Texas series since the series deputed in 1995. Worrell has broadcast play-by-play for the Houston Oilers and college football, basketball and baseball.
During his career, Worrell has covered numerous national sporting events, including the Super Bowl, the Kentucky Derby, the Indianapolis 500, the AFC Championship, the National League playoffs and the NCAA basketball tournament. He was the recipient of six "Best Sportscast" awards presented by UPI and the Texas Association of Broadcasters while he was sports director at KPRC radio.
A civic leader as well as a broadcaster, he donates his time to numerous charities and organizations as master of ceremonies. Worrell has co-anchored telethons and worked on fundraising for the Olympic Fund Drive, the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign and the local United Negro College Fund Drive.