Eric Nadel

Quick Facts

Full Name	Eric Nadel
Occupation	Radio Personality
Date Of Birth	May 16, 1951(1951-05-16)
Age	73
Birthplace	Brooklyn
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Taurus

Eric Nadel Biography

Eric Nadel is one of the most popular and richest Radio Personality who was born on May 16, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Eric Nadel (born May 16 1951) is an announcer for sports who broadcasts radio in the Texas Rangers baseball organization. He was honored in 2014 when he received recognition by the Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Nadel played the role of the Rangers radio announcer in the movie The Rookie in 2002.

In 1991, Nadel was inducted into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame. He has received the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Texas Sportscaster of the Year Award seven times (1999, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011) and won the Associated Press award for Best Play-by-Play in Texas three times. On August 11, 2012, Nadel became the 15th member inducted into the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame.

On December 11, 2013, Nadel was selected as the 2014 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually for excellence in broadcasting by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Nadel received the award at a ceremony at Doubleday Field on Saturday, July 26, 2014, as part of the Hall of Fame 2014 weekend festivities.

One of the most memorable calls made by Nadel is the 5th strikeout in the career of Nolan Ryan on August 22 1989. His most memorable home run line”That ball is history! “That ball is history!”

Eric Nadel Net Worth

Eric Nadel is one of the richest Radio Personality from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eric Nadel 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Nadel was raised living in Brooklyn, New York, as a big fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers and was able to decide at an early age that he would like to become a sports broadcaster. He learned the craft in the broadcasting department at Brown University (class of 1972) broadcasting football and hockey games on Radio station WBRU. He was a minor-league hockey play-by-play assignments at Muskegon, Oklahoma City, and Dallas and was the voice of radio for Dallas Diamonds. Dallas Diamonds of the Women’s Professional Basketball League.

The Rangers hired Nadel in 1979. He the Rangers hired him to call games on radio and television during his initial three seasons. In 1982 the following year, he started an 13-year partnership together with Mark Holtz as the radio team on WBAP before returning to the TV booth for a season in the year 1984. Nadel was the team’s primary radio voice after Holtz made the switch towards television, in. Since then, he has been the primary play-by-play voice of the Rangers, Nadel has worked with Brad Sham, Vince Cotroneo and Victor Rojas.

In May 2006, Nadel announced that he had signed a “lifetime contract” with the Rangers, allowing him to continue on their broadcast team until he chooses to retire. He later said that he hopes to outlive his contract. Beginning in 2009, he was partnered with longtime ESPN and former Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs announcer Dave Barnett, who also did Rangers games on television with Brad Sham in the late 80s and early 90s. After Barnett moved to television, former MLB pitcher Steve Busby was Nadel’s partner. Since July 2012 after Busby replaced Barnett on television, Nadel has been joined by Matt Hicks in the radio booth. Rangers games are now primarily on 105.3 The Fan, which has been the Rangers’ flagship station since the 2015 season. At the conclusion of the 2018 season, Nadel joined a handful of broadcasters to call Major League Baseball games for 40 years, with the added distinction of calling all of them for one franchise.

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Who is Eric Nadel Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Eric Ranked on the list of most popular Radio Personality. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Eric Nadel celebrates birthday on May 16 of every year.

How old is Eric Nadel?

71 years (May 16, 1951)

Where is Eric Nadel?

ANAHEIM, Calif. – After missing 16 games due to COVID protocols, Hall of Fame radio broadcaster Eric Nadel returned to call the action on Tuesday in Anaheim. He took ill in New York during the Rangers’ back-to-back rainouts, so Tuesday’s broadcast was his first since May 4 in Philadelphia.

Is Eric Nadel in the Hall of Fame?

Nadel, a graduate of Brown University, joined the Rangers in 1979 and became the team’s lead radio voice in 1995. He was inducted into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991 and the Texas Rangers Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012.

Who is the voice of the Texas Rangers?

One of the most recognizable public address voices in the game, Chuck Morgan is in his 44th year in professional baseball. The longtime Rangers employee serves as the club’s public address announcer and oversees all scoreboard and video production for all Rangers home games.

Is Eric Nadel retiring?

ARLINGTON — Rangers broadcaster Eric Nadel has agreed to a two-year contract extension that will keep him behind the radio microphone through the 2022 season. Nadel recently completed his 42nd season with Texas, his 26th as the lead voice on radio broadcasts.