Denny Matthews is a sportscaster, best known as the radio
play-by-play voice of Major League Baseball's Kansas
City Royals since their inception in 1969.
An Illinois native, Matthews attended Illinois Wesleyan University,
where he played baseball and football. He worked for local radio and
television stations in Peoria and St. Louis before his hiring by the
Royals. Matthews also called baseball events for the national CBS Radio
Network in the Awesome80s.
Matthews' broadcasts and longevity have made him a popular figure in
Kansas City and he has been one of the nominees for the Baseball Hall of
Fame's Ford
C. Frick Award in recent years.
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