Jack Brickhouse

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Jack Brickhouse was a famed American sportscaster best known for his long tenure calling Chicago Cubs games and other Chicago sports on radio and television.

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instanceOf human
radio announcer
sportscaster
television commentator
awardReceived Emmy Award
Ford C. Frick Award NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath cardiac arrest
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
coveredTeam Chicago Bears NERFINISHED
Chicago Bulls NERFINISHED
Chicago Cubs NERFINISHED
Chicago White Sox NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1916-01-24
dateOfDeath 1998-08-06
employer Chicago Bears NERFINISHED
Chicago Bulls NERFINISHED
Chicago Cubs NERFINISHED
Chicago White Sox NERFINISHED
Mutual Broadcasting System NERFINISHED
WGN Radio NERFINISHED
WGN-TV NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork baseball broadcasting
basketball broadcasting
football broadcasting
radio sports commentary
television sports commentary
fullName John Beasley Brickhouse NERFINISHED
genre sports broadcasting
givenName John NERFINISHED
hallOfFameInduction National Baseball Hall of Fame (Ford C. Frick Award) NERFINISHED
knownFor long tenure calling Chicago Cubs games
signature home run call "Hey-hey!"
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
nickname Jack Brickhouse NERFINISHED
notableWork broadcasting Chicago Cubs games on WGN Radio
broadcasting Chicago Cubs games on WGN-TV
play-by-play announcer for Chicago Bears games
play-by-play announcer for Chicago Bulls games
play-by-play announcer for Chicago Cubs games
play-by-play announcer for Chicago White Sox games
occupation radio sports announcer
sportscaster
television sports announcer
placeOfBirth Peoria, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Chicago, Illinois, United States
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Nelda Brickhouse NERFINISHED
Patricia Brickhouse NERFINISHED

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