Cincy Radio: MLB Reds Voice Marty Brennaman To Retire

Marty Brennaman

 Marty Brennaman announced at the annual Reds Radio Network affiliates lunch Wednesday that this will be his final season broadcasting Reds games.

At least he told us before the season, until waiting until it was over, as he had said many times.

Brennaman, who turns 77 in July, revealed his decision to retire after 46 seasons on the eve of the Reds promotional caravan through Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and West Virginia. The Reds 150th anniversary season will be the last we'll hear him say, "And this one belongs to the Reds."

He thanked the fans in an emotional video Wednesday posted on Facebook and Instrgram:


The announcement comes a week shy of the anniversary of being hired by the Reds on Jan. 21, 1974. He was 31 and had no Major League Baseball broadcasting experience. But radio partner Joe Nuxhall taught him the procedures, and "Marty & Joe" on the radio became Cincinnati icons.