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Pat Hughes is an American sportscaster who is best known for his work as the radio play-by-play announcer for the Chicago Cubs. He has been the voice of the Cubs since 1996.
Hughes was born in Tucson, Arizona, and graduated from the University of Arizona in 1977 with a degree in radio and television. He began his broadcasting career in 1978 as the play-by-play announcer for the Tucson Toros, a minor league baseball team. He then moved on to become the play-by-play announcer for the Milwaukee Brewers from 1982 to 1996.
In 1996, Hughes was hired by the Chicago Cubs to become their radio play-by-play announcer. He has been the voice of the Cubs ever since. He has also called games for the Chicago White Sox, the Chicago Bulls, and the Chicago Blackhawks.
Hughes has won numerous awards for his work, including the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association's Illinois Sportscaster of the Year award in 1998, 2000, and 2002. He was also inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2017.
As of 2021, Pat Hughes' net worth is estimated to be roughly $2 million.
| Popular As |
Vergil Patrick Hughes |
| Occupation |
Sportscaster |
| Age |
69 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
| Born |
27 May, 1955 |
| Birthday |
27 May |
| Birthplace |
Tucson, Arizona |
| Nationality |
United States |
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Pat Hughes Height, Weight & Measurements
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Pat Hughes Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Pat Hughes worth at the age of 69 years old? Pat Hughes’s income source is mostly from being a successful Sportscaster. He is from United States. We have estimated
Pat Hughes's net worth
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| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
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, when Santo died. 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.
In April 2018, Hughes broadcast his 6,000th Big League Baseball game. This total includes Cactus League pre-season games, regular season, and post-season contests.
After the end of the 2017 season, Hughes estimated that he had only missed five games for health reasons, despite undergoing three throat surgeries in the preceding years.
In 2017, The National Sports Media Association awarded Hughes with the Illinois Sportscaster of the Year.
In 2017, Hughes was inducted into the Irish/American Baseball Hall of Fame in New York City.
Pat Hughes made Chicago Cubs history in the 2016 World Series. Since baseball broadcasting did not begin until the 1920s, and the Cubs previous World Title had been in 1908, Hughes became the first Cubs announcer ever to say "The Chicago Cubs win the World Series!" Here is Pat's final call of the 2016 World Series: "A little bouncer slowly toward Bryant. He will glove it and throw to Rizzo. It's in time! And the Chicago Cubs win the World Series! The Cubs come pouring out of the dugout, jumping up and down like a bunch of delirious 10-year-olds. The Cubs have done it! The longest drought in the history of American sports is over, and the celebration begins!"
In 2016, Pat Hughes was a finalist for the Ford C. Frick Award, in conjunction with the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.
In 2016, Hughes received the Ring Lardner Award for Excellence in Sports Journalism, Broadcast category
Pat Hughes is the sole proprietor of "Baseball Voices", commemorative audio tributes to MLB's greatest announcers. On each CD, Pat performs as Producer, Writer, and Narrator. Featured broadcasters include Hughes' former colleagues Harry Caray, Ron Santo and Bob Uecker, as well as Hall of Famers Mel Allen, Red Barber, Marty Brennaman, Jack Buck, Milo Hamilton, Harry Kalas, Denny Matthews, Dave Niehaus, Bob Prince, Chuck Thompson, Russ Hodges and Lon Simmons. After the Cubs 2016 Championship, a Special Edition of Baseball Voices was created entitled "The Chicago Cubs Win the World Series!"
In 2014, Hughes was inducted into the WGN Radio Walk of Fame, only the 3rd sportscaster to be honored.
In December 2013, another former Cub—and Chicago native—Ron Coomer joined Hughes. The two called games on WGN Radio in 2014, switching to WBBM in 2015, and to WSCR-"The Score"-in 2016. 2019 is the 6th season for the Hughes/Coomer Cubs Radio partnership.
In 2012, Hughes was inducted into the Branham High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
After Ron Santo's death in 2010, former Cub Keith Moreland was Pat's partner on Cubs Radio for 3 seasons.
The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association has awarded Hughes nine Illinois Sportscaster of the Year awards (1996, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019), in addition to three Wisconsin Sportscaster of the Year awards (1990–92).
Born in Tucson, Arizona, Pat Hughes grew up in San Jose, California. Hughes has been married to his wife, Trish, since 1987. They have two daughters, Janell and Amber.
Pat Hughes graduated from Branham High School in San Jose, California in 1973, and from San Jose State University in 1978 with a degree in Radio/TV Journalism.
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.
