Cincinnati Reds
See also: List of Cincinnati Reds broadcastersThe Cincinnati Reds baseball team, also owned by Crosley until 1961, broadcasted its games over WLWT from 1947 through 1995. The station also fed the games to a network of stations that covered Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee (and included some of its Crosley-owned sister stations). Citing economic reasons along with pressure from NBC, channel 5 did not renew its contract following the 1995 season. Waite Hoyt was the original play-by-play announcer on WLWT, in a simulcast with WLW Radio. George Bryson, Sr. replaced him in 1956. When Ed Kennedy became the play by play announcer in 1961, he would remain for 11 seasons, working with Frank McCormick for 8 seasons. Also calling games on WLWT included: Ken Wilson, Charlie Jones, Bill Brown, Ray Lane, Johnny Bench, and Joe Morgan.
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“Holly Golightly: You know those days when you’ve got the mean reds?
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