A look back at the career of legendary Cincinnati Reds broadcaster, UNC alum Marty Brennaman

Posted Jan 23, 2024
Cincinnati Reds baseball fans remember Marty Brennaman enthusiastically calling highlights of the 1975 and '76 World Championships. Pete Rose's record-breaking hit No. 4,192. Tom Browning's perfect game. The unfathomable 1990 wire-to-wire World Championship. The last game from Riverfront Stadium and the first at Great American Ball Park. (WVXU)

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