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- Updated: May 27, 2016
MILWAUKEE — In the final year of his three-year contract, iconic Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman did some soul searching about his future. When he was done, that future still included calling games. Brennaman recently told the club he would return next season as the team’s play-by-play voice on radio.
“When you get to be my age, you think about it,” Brennaman said on Friday before the Reds played the Brewers. “It’s a natural thing, but in no way does it indicate you’re unhappy. On the contrary, I could not be happier. I work for great people, who pretty much allow me to do whatever I want to do. I feel like I’m healthy for my age. I take care of myself. God bless Amanda [my wife], she is the best. Whatever I want to do is fine with her.”
Brennaman will turn 74 in July. He has been the team’s primary radio voice since 1974, with 43 of his 52 years in broadcasting calling Reds games. Even though the team is struggling and in last place this season, it did not figure into his decision.
“When I sit down and think, ‘Another year doing what I’m doing or retiring?’ …
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