V. Thomas Shanahan (February 13, 1925 – March 10, 2014) was an American broadcaster.
Personal life
Born in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Shanahan attended Hi-Mount School, Steuben Junior High and then
Washington High School. He later fought with the
United States Army in
World War II. He died in
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin at age 89.
Broadcasting career
While still in high school, Shanahan began working for
WEMP in Milwaukee. After his time in the military, he returned to WEMP and remained there through the 1960s. He broadcast
Milwaukee Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division. The Brewers are named for t ...
games alongside
Mickey Heath and
Earl Gillespie
Earl William Gillespie Jr. (July 25, 1922 – December 12, 2003) was an American sportscaster, best known as the radio voice of Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Braves from 1953 to 1963. Before 1953, he was the play-by-play announcer for ...
. In 1953, when
Major League Baseball arrived in Milwaukee, Shanahan put together the first
Milwaukee Braves
The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The Braves were founded in Bost ...
broadcasting network. He also hosted a pregame show called ''Dugout Doings''.
He also worked for
WRIT-AM,
WITI-TV,
WCUB-AM,
WHBL,
WTKM-FM
WTKM-FM (104.9 FM) is a full service radio station located in Hartford, Wisconsin, which serves the Milwaukee metropolitan area. WTKM is owned by Tomsun Media, LLC, broadcasting a community-oriented format which consists of classic country, and ...
and
WTKM, all
Wisconsin-based stations.
In 2003, he was inducted into the Wisconsin Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
Obituary
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References
External links
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1925 births
2014 deaths
American broadcasters
United States Army personnel of World War II