Bob Uecker, Baseball Broadcaster and ‘Major League’ Star, Dead at 90

Bob Uecker, the Milwaukee Brewers announcer whose humorous banter in the broadcast booth brought him to show business, has died at the age of 90.

January 16, 2025 · 1 min · 69 words · Tammy Grant

He was the heart and soul of Wisconsin and a dear friend.

Uecker remained a fixture on Brewers radio broadcasts for the next 54 years, including the 2024 season.

C. Frick Award honoring broadcasters.

Bob Uecker of the Milwaukee Brewers in the booth during a game at County Stadium in the 1980s in Milwaukee.Ronald C. Modra/Getty Images

Belvedere, playing sportswriter and father George Owens, who employed the titular butler.