- Bob Rathbun
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death_place=Bob Rathbun (Born
November 25 ,1954 inWakefield, Rhode Island ) is a sports television announcer. He has been the announcer for theAtlanta Hawks basketball games on FSN South since 1996. He is currently partnered with Steve Smith.Rathbun served as the
play-by-play announcer onAtlanta Braves baseball games onFox Sports Net (formerly SportsSouth) from 1997 to 2006.Rathbun began his career as sports director for
WSTP Radio inSalisbury, North Carolina , in 1973.He has previously done broadcast work for both the
Washington Bullets andBaltimore Orioles . His baseball experience includesplay-by-play gigs withTidewater Tides ,Detroit Tigers and theRichmond Braves .After being named
Virginia Sportscaster of the Year six separate times, he was awarded the same honor in Georgia in 1998. In 2008, he was named to theVirginia Sports Hall of Fame . [ [http://www.wtkr.com/Global/story.asp?S=8232533&nav=menu78_9 WTKR NewsChannel 3: News, Weather and Traffic in Hampton Roads and North Carolina | 7 Inducted Into Virginia Sports Hall of Fame ] ]Trivia
*Rathbun called the first ever
ArenaBowl telecast, while atESPN , withLee Corso .References
External links
*http://www.nba.com/hawks/general_info/Bob_Rathbun-44653-33.html
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