Reds radio announcer Marty Brennaman received the Ford C. Frick Award on July 23, 2000, in ceremonies at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. The award is presented each year by the Hall of Fame to a broadcaster "for major contributions to the game of baseball." Brennaman, Red Barber (WSAI, 1934-38) and Russ Hodges (WFBE, 1932) are the only Reds announcers ever to receive the Hall of Fame's prestigious broadcasting award. On May 2, 2005 he was inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame in Salisbury, NC. On November 5, 2005 he was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in Chicago. In 1999 he was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. In 2009 he was selected by the American Sportscasters Association as one of the Top 50 broadcasters of all time. The 2009 season will be Brennaman's 45th as a broadcaster, his 36th in Cincinnati. He joined the Reds radio team in 1974 and for 31 seasons (1974-2004) shared the 700 WLW Radio booth with Reds Hall of Fame pitcher Joe Nuxhall. Brennaman has been named Ohio Sportscaster of the Year 15 times, most recently in 2008. He won the Virginia Sportscaster of the Year Award 4 times while broadcasting basketball games for the American Basketball Association's Virginia Squires, baseball games for the New York Mets' Class AAA affiliate in Norfolk and football games for both Virginia Tech and William & Mary. He also has broadcast games during the NCAA's men's basketball tournament, including 15 regional tournaments and 11 Final Fours. Brennaman will broadcast about 45 games on radio with his son, Thom. Marty also has 2 daughters, Dawn and Ashley, and 4 grandchildren, Dylan & Cal Venerus and Ella Mae & Luke Brennaman.

Thom Brennaman is in his third season as a member of the Reds Radio and Reds TV broadcast teams. On 10/4/06 he signed a 4-year contract through the 2010 season. The Cincinnati native will work alongside his father, Hall of Famer Marty Brennaman, for selected radio broadcasts on 700 WLW and also will sit in the booth for Reds TV broadcasts on FOX Sports Ohio. Thom will broadcast approximately 90 games for the Reds while continuing to serve as one of Major League Baseball's lead announcers on the Saturday Game of the Week and post-season telecasts for national television rightsholder FOX. Before joining the Reds he worked for 9 seasons on Arizona Diamondbacks radio and TV broadcasts. Brennaman joined the D'Backs after 6 seasons with the Chicago Cubs working for both WGN radio and TV. He was hired by the Cubs after 2 years in Cincinnati broadcasting Reds TV games alongside Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench. The Brennamans worked together during a Baseball Network televised game in the 1990s. One of the country's most versatile talents, Thom is part of the NFL and college football broadcast teams for FOX, and in each of the last 3 years he was the lead announcer for the worldwide telecasts of the college football BCS championship games. He was the play-by-play voice for that network for 6 Cotton Bowl telecasts from 2001-06 and also has handled University of Cincinnati men's basketball local broadcast duties. Brennaman is a graduate of Anderson High School and Ohio University. Thom, his wife Polly and their famly live in Cincinnati.

Jeff Brantley is in his third season as a member of the Reds Radio and Reds TV broadcast teams. On 10/31/06 he signed a 4-year contract through 2010. After he retired as a player following the 2001 season, Brantley joined ESPN as an in-game analyst and also as a studio analyst on the network's popular Baseball Tonight show. In March 2006, he broadcast several telecasts of the inaugural World Baseball Classic. Brantley spent 14 seasons in the Major Leagues and enjoyed some of his best years while pitching for the Reds from 1994-1997, when he posted a 2.64 ERA and 88 saves. He still ranks tied for fourth on the club's all-time saves list. In 1996 he earned the Rolaids Relief Man Award after leading the National League with 44 saves. His 44 saves that season remains the Reds' single-season record. Brantley also pitched for the Giants, Cardinals, Phillies and Rangers. He was an NL All-Star for San Francisco in 1990 and finished his career with 172 saves and a 3.39 ERA in 615 games. Brantley is a graduate of Mississippi State University, where he led the Bulldogs to a third-place finish at the College World Series. He was a 4-year letterwinner for MSU and was named first-team All-American in 1985. Brantley has been actively involved in several youth baseball groups like Garth Brooks' "Teammates for Kids" and an inner-city baseball program in Jackson, Mississippi. Jeff and wife Ashley have 2 children, Elizabeth and Mason. He has two other children, Emily and Murphy.

George Grande, a 41-year veteran of the broadcasting business, has been the play-by-play voice on Reds TV since 1993. He and partner Chris Welsh are working together for the 17th consecutive season. They are the longest-running TV duo in Reds history. A native of New Haven, CT, George has covered Major League Baseball since 1965. Since 1980 he has hosted the National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee ceremonies in Cooperstown. George also anchored the first-ever ESPN SportsCenter telecast on September 7, 1979 and spent 10 seasons with the all-sports network anchoring that award-winning show and covering the World Series, NBA Finals, Stanley Cup Finals, Super Bowl, NCAA basketball tournament, College World Series and major college football games. From 1989-90 he broadcast Yankees games on WPIX, and from 1991-92 he broadcast Cardinals baseball games before he joined the Reds TV team in 1993. In 1967 George began his broadcasting career as the sports director and news director of the University of Southern California radio station, KUSC-FM, followed by radio stints at KNX in Los Angeles; WERI in Westerly, RI; and WNHC in New Haven, CT. He completed his radio broadcast career by handling the Boston Red Sox' pre-game and post-game shows on WMEX. Grande also anchored local TV sports telecasts at WTNH in New Haven, CT and at WCBS in New York. He started broadcasting baseball games in 1971 for the West Haven (CT) Yankees in the Eastern League. George graduated in 1969 from the University of Southern California, where he played baseball for 4 seasons and was a member of the 1968 College World Series championship team. While at USC he played with 14 future Major Leaguers, including Hall of Famer Tom Seaver and slugger Dave Kingman. Grande is on the board of directors for USA Baseball.

Chris Welsh enters his 17th season as Reds TV analyst following a 5-year Major League career with the Padres, Expos, Rangers and Reds. Chris went 21-31 with a 4.45 ERA, 8 complete games and 3 shutouts in 122 career appearances, including 75 starts. He and partner George Grande are working together for the 17th consecutive season. They are the longest-running TV duo in Reds history. He is a graduate of Cincinnati's St. Xavier High School and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of South Florida, where his baseball coach was Hall of Famer Robin Roberts. In addition to his television work, Chris is a partner in Champions Sports Academy, which builds and operates numerous sports training facilities throughout the country. He also teaches pitching in the offseason, is the featured speaker at several national baseball forums and publishes articles on baseball.