Cubs radio voice Pat Hughes won the Ford C. Frick Award from the Baseball Hall of Fame | Daily News Byte

Cubs radio voice Pat Hughes won the Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually by the National Baseball Hall of Fame to a broadcaster for “major contributions to baseball.” Hughes was a finalist in 2016 and 2020. He joins Jack Brickhouse (1983) and Harry Caray (1989) as Cubs broadcasters to win the award.

Hughes, 67, called Cubs games for 27 seasons, beginning in 1996. He was inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame in 2021 and the Cubs Hall of Fame this year. Hughes was named Illinois Sportscaster of the Year nine times and Wisconsin Sportscaster of the Year three times.

“On behalf of my family and the entire Cubs organization, I want to congratulate Pat on this remarkable achievement,” said Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts. “The Ford C. Frick Award is a highly prestigious award that recognizes the ‘best of the best’ in broadcasting and no one is more deserving of this award than Pat. Outside of his impressive resume, Pat is a truly wonderful person who cares deeply about Cubs fans and the game of baseball. We are very fortunate to have had him as a member of the Cubs family for the past 27 seasons and we look forward to celebrating this achievement, and many more, in the years to come.”

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