Jon Miller
Updated 8:48 PM PST, Tue, Jul 28, 2009
An award-winning broadcast veteran of more than 30 years, Miller will work his 20th season as the play-by-play commentator on the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball game of the week in 2009. Miller, noted for his eloquent game description, golden voice and marvelous sense of humor, spent 14 years with the Baltimore Orioles before coming to San Francisco.
Prior to joining Baltimore in 1983, the talented broadcaster spent two seasons with the Texas Rangers (1978-79) and three seasons with the Boston Red Sox (1980-82). After a four-year stint at NBC-TV from 1986-89, where he announced an occasional Game of the Week with either Tony Kubek or Joe Garagiola, Miller matriculated to ESPN.
During his tenure at ESPN, he’s been nominated twice for a national Emmy Award in 1995 and 1996. He was also nominated six times for an “ACE” award, emblematic of cable television excellence, and won the award in 1991 and 1996 for his play-by-play work. Miller was named National Sportscaster of the Year by the Association Sportscasters Association in 1998 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association of America the same year. Miller has broadcast 12 World Series, including the last 11 on ESPN Radio.
The Bay Area native has also broadcast hockey, basketball and soccer in his distinguished career. Jon and his wife, Janine, currently reside in Moss Beach. They are parents to three daughters, Michelle, Holly and Emilie, and a son, Alexander.
First Published: Feb 19, 2009 10:19 AM PST
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