Jim Kelch is an American sportscaster who worked for the
Cincinnati Reds Radio Network from 2008 to 2017. He currently serves as the play-by-play announcer for
Northern Kentucky University men's basketball and for
Reds Triple-A affiliate Louisville Bats
The Louisville Bats are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. They are located in Louisville, Kentucky, and are named in dual reference to the bat, win ...
, which he also covered from 1989 to 2009.
Prior to joining the Reds broadcast team, Kelch also called games for the
Peoria Chiefs
The Peoria Chiefs are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. The team was established in 1983 as the Peoria Suns. They are located in Peoria, Illinois, and are named for the Peori ...
,
Chattanooga Lookouts,
Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball,
NCAA Division II men's basketball semifinal championships,
Louisville Cardinals football,
men's basketball,
women's basketball
Women's basketball is the team sport of basketball played by women. It began being played in 1892, one year after men's basketball, at Smith College in Massachusetts. It spread across the United States, in large part via women's college compet ...
,
Bellarmine University
Bellarmine University (BU; ) is a private Catholic university in Louisville, Kentucky. It opened on October 3, 1950, as Bellarmine College, established by Archbishop John A. Floersh of the Archdiocese of Louisville and named after Saint Rober ...
, and called the 2009 NCAA Women's national championship game. Kelch is a graduate of
Bradley University. Joining Kelch on the broadcast team for the Reds were
Marty Brennaman,
Thom Brennaman
Thomas Wade Brennaman (born September 12, 1963) is an American television sportscaster. He is the son of former Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.
Broadcasting career
After graduating in 1982 from Cincinnati's Anderson High Sch ...
,
Chris Welsh,
George Grande, and, occasionally,
Sean Casey.
His contract with the Reds was not renewed for the 2018 season.
References
External links
Jim Kelch's bio
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American radio sports announcers
Bradley University alumni
Cincinnati Reds announcers
College basketball announcers in the United States
College football announcers
Major League Baseball broadcasters
Minor League Baseball broadcasters
People from Peoria, Illinois
Women's college basketball announcers in the United States
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