Pete van Wieren
American sportscaster (1944–2014)
Pete van Wieren (October 7, 1944 – August 2, 2014) was a former American sportscaster. He was the voice of Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves along with Skip Caray.
acknowledging fans at a game in 1983.
Van Wieren was born in Rochester, New York.
He also called games for the Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Falcons preseason, and Atlanta Flames. Van Wieren also was employed for Turner Sports calling college football games on TBS and NBA games for TNT and TBS. He unexpectedly announced his retirement in 2008 after the death of fellow broadcaster Skip Caray.
Early in 2010, Van Wieren was diagnosed with lymphoma.[1] Van Wieren died from the disease in Atlanta, Georgia, aged 69.[2]
References
change- ↑ Bowman, Mark. "Cancer Resurfaces for Van Wieren". MLB.com. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ↑ "Pete Van Wieren, longtime Braves broadcaster, passes away". WXIA-TV. August 2, 2014. Archived from the original on August 2, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
This short article about a person from the United States can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.