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1943 Baseball Broadcasters & Networks

This is a team-by-team listing of the networks and announcers who broadcast games during the 1943 season. You can view announcers for any season using the Broadcasters by Year tool on the right.

 
Boston Braves Boston Braves
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WNAC George Hartrick
Radio WNAC Tom Hussey


Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WNAC George Hartrick
Radio WAAB Jim Britt
Radio WNAC Tom Hussey


Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WHN Connie Desmond
Radio WHN Red Barber


Chicago Cubs Chicago Cubs
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WJJD Bert Wilson
Radio WGN Dick Enroth
Radio WCFL Hal Totten
Radio WGN Jack Brickhouse
Radio WJJD Pat Flanagan


Chicago White Sox Chicago White Sox
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WJJD/WIND Bert Wilson
Radio WGN Dick Enroth
Radio WCFL Hal Totten
Radio WGN Jack Brickhouse
Radio WJJD/WIND Pat Flanagan


Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati Reds
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WSAI Dick Bray
Radio WKRC Dick Nesbitt
Radio WSAI Roger Baker
Radio WKRC Waite Hoyt


Cleveland Indians Cleveland Indians
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WCLE/WHK Jack Graney
Radio WCLE/WHK Lew Henry


Detroit Tigers Detroit Tigers
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WXYZ Harry Heilmann


Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia Athletics
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WIBG Byrum Saam
Radio WIBG Roy Neal


Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Phillies
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WIBG Byrum Saam
Radio WIBG Roy Neal


Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WWSW Jack Craddock
Radio WWSW Rosey Rowswell


St. Louis Browns St. Louis Browns
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio KWK Dizzy Dean
Radio KXOK France Laux
Radio KWK Johnny O'Hara
Radio KXOK Ron Rawson


St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio KWK Dizzy Dean
Radio KXOK France Laux
Radio KWK Johnny O'Hara
Radio KXOK Ron Rawson


Washington Nationals Washington Nationals
 TYPE   NETWORK   ANNOUNCERS 
Radio WOL Arch McDonald
Radio WOL Russ Hodges


The information above was compiled by the late Doug Pappas, SABR Business of Baseball Committee.

Broadcaster References

Golden Voices of Baseball by Ted Patterson
Voices of Summer: Ranking Baseball's 101 All-time Best Announcers by Curt Smith
And The Fans Roared: The Sports Broadcasts That Kept Us on the Edge of Our Seats by Joe Garner
And The Crowd Goes Wild: Relive the Most Celebrated Sports Events Ever Broadcast by Joe Garner
The Storytellers: From Mel Allen to Bob Costas, 60 Years of Baseball Tales from the Broadcast Booth  by Curt Smith
How About That! The Life of Mel Allen by Stephen Borelli
Where's Harry? Steve Stone Remembers 25 Years with Harry Caray by Steve Stone

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