M's hire new radio announcer to partner with Rick Rizzs
SEATTLE -- When the Seattle Mariners begin spring training games this March, there will be a new voice calling the games on radio.
The team announced Thursday that Aaron Goldsmith will join lead announcer Rick Rizzs, calling spring training and regular season games.
Goldsmith, 29, spent the 2012 season as the lead announcer for the AAA Pawtucket Red Sox, calling all 144 PawSox games on the club’s 14-station network, as well as handling 10 telecasts last season.
"I'm absolutely thrilled to be joining the Seattle Mariners broadcast team," Goldsmith said in a press release from the Mariners. "The idea of contributing to an organization with such a rich tradition on the radio is a tremendous honor and a standard I look forward to upholding. I'm eager to start working alongside Rick Rizzs and contributing to the Mariners both on and off the air."
The Mariners have used a rotating group of announcers the past two seasons following the death of longtime announcer Dave Niehaus in 2010. With the addition of Goldsmith, the primary broadcast teams for 2013 will be Rizzs and Goldsmith on radio, and Dave Sims and Mike Blowers on TV.
Prior to joining Pawtucket, Goldsmith spent the 2010 and 2011 seasons as the radio broadcaster for the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. He also served as the team’s Manager of Broadcasting/Media Development. In 2009, Aaron was the broadcaster/studio host for the Portland Sea Dogs, the Red Sox AA affiliate in the Eastern League.
A St. Louis native, Goldsmith graduated from Principia College in Elsah, Ill., with a BA in history. After college he attended the Broadcast Center in St. Louis, earning a certificate in Radio Broadcasting and Production.
Earlier Goldsmith interview with pitcher Brandon Duckworth:
The team announced Thursday that Aaron Goldsmith will join lead announcer Rick Rizzs, calling spring training and regular season games.
Goldsmith, 29, spent the 2012 season as the lead announcer for the AAA Pawtucket Red Sox, calling all 144 PawSox games on the club’s 14-station network, as well as handling 10 telecasts last season.
"I'm absolutely thrilled to be joining the Seattle Mariners broadcast team," Goldsmith said in a press release from the Mariners. "The idea of contributing to an organization with such a rich tradition on the radio is a tremendous honor and a standard I look forward to upholding. I'm eager to start working alongside Rick Rizzs and contributing to the Mariners both on and off the air."
The Mariners have used a rotating group of announcers the past two seasons following the death of longtime announcer Dave Niehaus in 2010. With the addition of Goldsmith, the primary broadcast teams for 2013 will be Rizzs and Goldsmith on radio, and Dave Sims and Mike Blowers on TV.
Prior to joining Pawtucket, Goldsmith spent the 2010 and 2011 seasons as the radio broadcaster for the Frisco RoughRiders, the Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. He also served as the team’s Manager of Broadcasting/Media Development. In 2009, Aaron was the broadcaster/studio host for the Portland Sea Dogs, the Red Sox AA affiliate in the Eastern League.
A St. Louis native, Goldsmith graduated from Principia College in Elsah, Ill., with a BA in history. After college he attended the Broadcast Center in St. Louis, earning a certificate in Radio Broadcasting and Production.
Earlier Goldsmith interview with pitcher Brandon Duckworth:
A nice voice for radio and t.v. I'm looking forward to another last place finish for the Mariners! I kid folks I kid.Â
Now if we can just get rid of Rizzs
Great voice and good mix of ages for the broadcast. This is going to be very good. This is going to be a Good Year for the Team.Â
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Now if the S.H. would get rid of the one on their pre and post games, we would list to it.Â
He sounds really good. Sounds a whole lot different then he looks. I think he'll be a great addition. :)
Welcome to Seattle! One more resume addition to your list of AAA games to announce.
He looks like a younger Brian Austin Green by the way from the 90210 days at the Peach Pit.Â
All I can think of is the young guy sitting next to Bob Uecker in the broadcast booth in Major League.Â
That's a pretty sweet gig for such a young guy. Congrats on the new job!
 @Shelly Hopefully the young guys on the team, do better at their job or Aaron won't have much to talk about.
I like the rotating guys, Ron Fairly and the others
Wheew >> scared me there for a minute. I think that Mike Blowers is w/o a doubt the best color broadcast partner in all of baseball when compared to others I"ve heard. I didn't his name at first, like I said scared me, Would really hate to lose him. I'm sure we will one day, he's to good not to make it to one of the big time stations.
 @lmdk2 he's good but his voice is pretty flat and monotone. Hard to listen to sometimes
The few dozen people who still follow the Mariners will really be excited.
 @Steve98028 "a few dozen ?? That many huh ?? As long as they hang in there with this Jack Z guy it's going to stay that way.