Jon Miller

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jon Miller
Occupation	Sportscaster
Date Of Birth	Oct 11, 1951(1951-10-11)
Age	73
Birthplace	San Francisco
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Libra

Jon Miller Biography

Jon Miller is one of the most popular and richest Sportscaster who was born on October 11, 1951 in San Francisco, California, United States. Play-by-play announcer for the San Francisco Giants and previously ESPN.

He called the 756th home run of Barry Bonds‘ career.

Jon Miller was born on Hamilton Air Force Base and grew up in Hayward, California, listening to Giants announcers Russ Hodges and Lon Simmons on the radio. He attended his first baseball game in 1962, a 19–8 Giants’ victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Candlestick Park. As a teenager, Miller played Strat-O-Matic and recorded his own play-by-play into a tape recorder, adding his own crowd noise, vendors, and commercials.

After graduating from Hayward High School in 1969, Miller took broadcasting classes at the College of San Mateo. He began his broadcasting career at the college’s FM radio station (KCSM-FM) and UHF/PBS TV station (KCSM-TV), which reached much of the Bay Area. His first baseball broadcasts were from CSM games. At age 20, Miller joined KFTY-TV in Santa Rosa to work as their sports director. During this period, he would sit in the press box at Candlestick Park and record play-by-play of an entire game on his tape recorder. Miller submitted one of these tapes to broadcaster Monte Moore, who helped Miller get his first baseball play-by play job in 1974, calling that year’s World Series champion Oakland Athletics. Miller was dismissed by the Athletics following the 1974 season.

He grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Jon Miller Net Worth

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

He got his start working at the College of San Mateo’s radio station while he was attending classes.

He was awarded the Ford C. Frick award from the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Jon Wesley Miller (born October 11, 1951) is an American sportscaster, known primarily for his broadcasts of Major League Baseball. Since 1997 he has been employed as a play-by-play announcer for the San Francisco Giants. He was also a baseball announcer for ESPN from 1990 to 2010. Miller received the Ford C. Frick Award from the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010.

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Who is Jon Miller Dating?

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From 1986–1989 Miller did backup play-by-play for NBC’s Saturday Game of the Week telecasts, paired with either Tony Kubek or Joe Garagiola. He also called regional telecasts for The Baseball Network in 1994–1995.

Facts & Trivia

Jon Ranked on the list of most popular Sportscaster. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jon Miller celebrates birthday on October 11 of every year.

Miller received numerous honors for his ESPN work, including six Cable ACE Award nominations (winning the award in 1991 and 1996) and several Emmy Award nominations. The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 1998, the Baseball Hall of Fame selected him for its Ford C. Frick Award in 2010, and the National Radio Hall of Fame inducted him in 2014. Miller was inducted into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame in 2010, with Dan Odum, his broadcasting professor from the College of San Mateo, serving as his presenter.

What does John Miller say when the Giants hit a homerun?

Jon Miller: San Francisco Giants Miller has actually become famous for home runs hit by Latin ballplayers, calling out his signature home run catch phrase, “ Adios, pelota! ”

Why did Jon Miller leave the Orioles?

Miller was controversially let go as the television play-by-play announcer by owner Peter Angelos in 1996 for not being as favorable toward the hometown team as Angelos would have liked.

Why is Jon Miller in the Hall of Fame?

In recognition of his outstanding career as a sportscaster , Miller was inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame on April 26, 1999.

Is John Miller in the Hall of Fame?

He has routinely been praised for both his encyclopedic knowledge of the game and his playful sense of humor. In 2010, Miller received the Ford C. Frick Award from the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Jon Miller was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2014.

What is slang for a home run?

Nicknames for a home run include “homer”, “round tripper”, “four-bagger”, “big fly”, “dinger”, “long ball”, “jack”, “shot”/”moon shot”, “bomb”, and “blast” , while a player hitting a home run may be said to have “gone deep” or “gone yard”.