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Guardians’ Radio Voice Tom Hamilton Is Proud to Be Listeners’ ‘Game Day Companion’

The newest Ford Frick Award winner joins legendary club members such as Mel Allen, Red Barber, Joe Garagiola, and Vin Scully.
Guardians’ Radio Voice Tom Hamilton Is Proud to Be Listeners’ ‘Game Day Companion’
Cleveland Guardians announcer Tom Hamilton introduces the team before the game against the Chicago White Sox at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 8, 2024. Mike Lawrie/Getty Images
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It still takes some nudging for the Cleveland Guardians’ radio voice, Tom Hamilton, to believe that he is a Hall of Famer—for real.

After calling Triple-A Columbus Clippers’ baseball games for three seasons, in January 1990, he was hired as the radio voice of the Cleveland Indians, whose name would be changed to Guardians in 2022.

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Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.