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May 27, 1955 Tucson, Arizona, United States 68 years old
American sports announcer
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About Pat Hughes Sportscaster
- Vergil Patrick "Pat" Hughes (born May 27, 1955) is an American sportscaster.
- He has been the radio play-by-play announcer for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB) since 1996. The 2019 season will mark the 37th consecutive year Hughes has served as an MLB announcer.
- Hughes's MLB career began in 1983 performing as a TV play-by-play man for the Minnesota Twins, after which he spent 12 years in Milwaukee for the Brewers.
- Hughes also spent 17 years as a radio/TV game-caller for Marquette University basketball.
- In November 1995, Pat Hughes was selected by WGN Radio in Chicago to be the new "Voice of the Cubs".
- Hughes partnered with color commentator Ron Santo, former Hall of Fame third baseman for the Cubs, from 1996 to 2010, until Santo died of bladder cancer.
- Their on-air chemistry came to be known as the "Pat and Ron Show".
- Besides Santo, Hughes has worked regularly as an on-air partner with other luminaries Harry Caray, Bob Uecker, and Al McGuire.
