Jon Miller
APR
CA, USNoted for his eloquent game description, golden voice and marvelous sense of humor, Miller has been nominated four times for an ACE award, emblematic of cable television excellence, and won the award in 1990 for his play-by-play work . He has been honored by Baltimore Magazine as Baltimore’s Best Radio Sportscaster and by Washington Magazine as the Best Play-By-Play Broadcaster.
Miller grew up in the San Francisco Bay area and began his major league baseball broadcasting career at age 22 with the Oakland A’s in 1974. He later did radio and television for the Texas Rangers in 1978-79 before moving on to Boston, where he spent from 1980-82 in the Red Sox radio booth. In 1983, Miller became the radio voice of the Baltimore Orioles, a position he held for 14 years until he began work with San Francisco.
Miller also has an extensive broadcasting background in basketball, soccer and ice hockey. From 1979-82 he did 10-15 games a season for the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and, prior to that, called University of San Francisco basketball games for five seasons. In 1977, Miller did soccer play-by-play of the NASL’s San Jose Earthquakes and Washington Diplomats for CBS-TV.
Miller uses his encyclopedic knowledge of baseball to entertain audiences with humorous stories and personal experiences. Additionally, Miller is a renowned impressionist who convincingly imitates such talented baseball announcers as Harry Caray and Vin Scully.
Noted for his eloquent game description, golden voice and marvelous sense of humor, Miller has been nominated four times for an ACE award, emblematic of cable television excellence, and won the award in 1990 for his play-by-play work . He has been honored by Baltimore Magazine as Baltimore’s Best Radio Sportscaster and by Washington Magazine as the Best Play-By-Play Broadcaster.
Miller grew up in the San Francisco Bay area and began his major league baseball broadcasting career at age 22 with the Oakland A’s in 1974. He later did radio and television for the Texas Rangers in 1978-79 before moving on to Boston, where he spent from 1980-82 in the Red Sox radio booth. In 1983, Miller became the radio voice of the Baltimore Orioles, a position he held for 14 years until he began work with San Francisco.
Miller also has an extensive broadcasting background in basketball, soccer and ice hockey. From 1979-82 he did 10-15 games a season for the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and, prior to that, called University of San Francisco basketball games for five seasons. In 1977, Miller did soccer play-by-play of the NASL’s San Jose Earthquakes and Washington Diplomats for CBS-TV.
Miller uses his encyclopedic knowledge of baseball to entertain audiences with humorous stories and personal experiences. Additionally, Miller is a renowned impressionist who convincingly imitates such talented baseball announcers as Harry Caray and Vin Scully.
