From left to right, John Wehner, Bob Walk, Steve Blass, Lanny Frattare, Greg Brown, Kent Tekulve and Tim Neverett.
The Pirates announced today that broadcaster Lanny Frattare has been added to the club’s “Media Wall of Fame,” which was created in 1989 to recognize the long and meritorious service of those who have covered the team for the print, radio and television mediums.
Frattare joined the Pirates at the major-league level in 1976 and continued in that role through 2008. His 33 years of service in the broadcast booth are the most for a Pirates play-by-play announcer and rank second behind Steve Blass (34 years) among all Bucco broadcasters.
“In the proud history of the franchise, nobody has described the action of Pirates baseball longer than Lanny Frattare,” said Pirates Chairman BobNutting. “With the countless number of appearances he made in the community, Lanny’s positive impact on the Pirates and the Pittsburgh community has reached far beyond the broadcast booth. It is with great honor that we are able to recognize his outstanding contributions with this tribute.”
The Pirates “Media Wall of Fame” is displayed in the Press Box at PNC Park. The initial group of honorees from 1989 included Charles “Chilly” Doyle, who covered the Pirates for the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph from 1914 to 1957; Charley Feeney, the Hall-of-Fame sportswriter who covered the club from 1966 to 1986; Art McKennan, who was the public address announcer at Forbes Field and Three Rivers Stadium from 1948 to 1986; Sally O’Leary, who was a member of the public relations staff for over 40 years; BobPrince, the “Voice of the Pirates” from 1948 to 1975; and Rosey Rowswell, the Pirates first radio broadcaster, who did the games from 1936 to 1954.
In 1993, the Pirates added two additional members to the Wall of Fame: Former sports editor Al Abrams and Les Biederman, who covered the Pirates for the Pittsburgh Press from 1938 to 1969.
The most recent additions to join the “Media Wall of Fame” were Stan Savran, who was one of the most respected sportscasters in Pittsburgh for over 45 years, and Bob Smizik, who covered the Pirates as a beat writer for the Pittsburgh Press during the first few decades of his career before serving as a sports columnist from 1993-2015. They were inducted in the Pirates “Media Wall of Fame” in 2018.
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Frattare added to 'Media Wall of Fame'
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From left to right, John Wehner, Bob Walk, Steve Blass, Lanny Frattare, Greg Brown, Kent Tekulve and Tim Neverett.
The Pirates announced today that broadcaster Lanny Frattare has been added to the club’s “Media Wall of Fame,” which was created in 1989 to recognize the long and meritorious service of those who have covered the team for the print, radio and television mediums.
Frattare joined the Pirates at the major-league level in 1976 and continued in that role through 2008. His 33 years of service in the broadcast booth are the most for a Pirates play-by-play announcer and rank second behind Steve Blass (34 years) among all Bucco broadcasters.
“In the proud history of the franchise, nobody has described the action of Pirates baseball longer than Lanny Frattare,” said Pirates Chairman Bob Nutting. “With the countless number of appearances he made in the community, Lanny’s positive impact on the Pirates and the Pittsburgh community has reached far beyond the broadcast booth. It is with great honor that we are able to recognize his outstanding contributions with this tribute.”
The Pirates “Media Wall of Fame” is displayed in the Press Box at PNC Park. The initial group of honorees from 1989 included Charles “Chilly” Doyle, who covered the Pirates for the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph from 1914 to 1957; Charley Feeney, the Hall-of-Fame sportswriter who covered the club from 1966 to 1986; Art McKennan, who was the public address announcer at Forbes Field and Three Rivers Stadium from 1948 to 1986; Sally O’Leary, who was a member of the public relations staff for over 40 years; Bob Prince, the “Voice of the Pirates” from 1948 to 1975; and Rosey Rowswell, the Pirates first radio broadcaster, who did the games from 1936 to 1954.
In 1993, the Pirates added two additional members to the Wall of Fame: Former sports editor Al Abrams and Les Biederman, who covered the Pirates for the Pittsburgh Press from 1938 to 1969.
The most recent additions to join the “Media Wall of Fame” were Stan Savran, who was one of the most respected sportscasters in Pittsburgh for over 45 years, and Bob Smizik, who covered the Pirates as a beat writer for the Pittsburgh Press during the first few decades of his career before serving as a sports columnist from 1993-2015. They were inducted in the Pirates “Media Wall of Fame” in 2018.
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