Monday, April 25, 2022

Larry Ward, former Linfield Wildcats radio play-by-play ‘voice’ to be enshrined in Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame



Photo--Larry Ward (right) and Dave Hansen (left) broadcasting, for McMinnville’s KMCM-AM radio, a Linfield men's home basketball game in Riley Gym. Photo appeared (or was supposed to appear) in the 12/31/1975 McMinnville N-R/News-Register. Photo by McMinnville News-Register's Tom Ballard courtesy of the N-R.

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Larry Ward, former Linfield Wildcats radio play-by-play ‘voice’ to be enshrined in Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame

 
Larry Ward is a former radio play-by-play “voice” of Linfield College Wildcats football and men’s basketball. And, he broadcast some 'Cat baseball games, too. 
 
That was in 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977 on McMinnville radio station KMCM, which is now KLYC.
 
His McMinnville radio broadcast partner was color commentator Dave Hansen, a member of the Linfield Athletics Hall of Fame.
 
Now living/working in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Ward will be inducted into the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame along with other members of the “Class of 2022,” They will be enshrined into the “Hall” on Aug. 6 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

He is radio “voice” of the professional baseball Chattanooga Lookouts and the Chattanooga 'Mocs' women’s basketball team of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

In his 50-year broadcasting career he has done play-by-play for 40 years in professional baseball.