Pete Van Weiren began his broadcasting career with the Atlanta
Braves in 1976 along with partner Skip
Caray. Van Weiren is affectionately
known as "The Professor" for his pre-game preparedness and
baseball research abilities.
Inducted into the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame in 2004 (along with
Carey) joining an impressive list in Braves history that already included
Hank Aaron, Lew Burdette, Del Crandall, Tommy Holmes, Ernie Johnson, Eddie
Mathews, Phil Niekro, Dale Murphy, Kid Nichols, Ted Turner, Johnny Sain
and Warren Spahn.
An eight-time winner of the Georgia Sportscaster of the Year Award from
the National Sportswriters & Sportscasters Association, Van Wieren
served as play-by-play announcer for the Atlanta Hawks from 1991-1994.
Since joining TBS Sports in 1975, he has covered the Atlanta Flames of the
National Hockey League, Big Ten Conference college football games on TBS,
the Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Falcons NFL preseason football. He has also
served as a sports reporter for CNN.
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