Ben Wagner

Benjamin L. "Ben" Wagner (born August 7, 1980) is an American sportscaster. Since March 2018, he has worked as the play-by-play radio announcer for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Ben Wagner
Born
Benjamin L. Wagner

(1980-08-07) August 7, 1980
New Paris, Indiana, U.S.
Sports commentary career
Team(s)Toronto Blue Jays (2018–present)
Genre(s)Play-by-play
SportsMajor League Baseball

Early life

Wagner was born in New Paris, Indiana. As a child, he was a fan of the Chicago Cubs.[1] He was hired for his first on-air role in November 1997, with WAWC-FM in Syracuse, Indiana.[2] Wagner attended Indiana State University, where he worked for WISU-FM calling both men's and women's college baseball games, and graduated in December 2003 with a bachelor's degree in radio-TV/film.[3] While attending the university, he met his wife, Megan.[1]

Career

In 2004, Wagner began working as the play-by-play announcer and director of media and public relations for the Class-A Lakewood BlueClaws.[3] In the offseason, he worked in the radio booth for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, calling the Hawks basketball games.[4] On March 19, 2007, Wagner was hired as the play-by-play radio announcer for the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons.[3] He remained in that role with the Bisons until March 27, 2018, when it was announced that he would replace the retiring Jerry Howarth as the lead radio play-by-play announcer for the Bisons' parent club, the Toronto Blue Jays.[5][6]

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References
  1. "Radio-TV/Film grad aspires to big-league announcing career". indstate.edu. November 5, 2007. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  2. Clark, Dennis (April 10, 2007). "Major league dreams: ISU grad working his way up baseball's broadcasting ladder". tribstar.com. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  3. "Ben Wagner is new "Voice of the Bisons"". MiLB.com. March 19, 2007. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  4. "Ben Wagner, voice of the Hawks, gets called up to Triple-A Buffalo". easternshorehawks.com. March 20, 2007. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  5. "Ben Wagner & Dan Shulman join Sportsnet's Blue Jays radio broadcast team". Sportsnet. March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  6. Harrington, Mike (March 27, 2018). "Bisons radio announcer Ben Wagner promoted to Blue Jays' booth; Pat Malacaro named replacement". buffalonews.com. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
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