CHICAGO — Longtime Chicago Cubs radio voice Pat Hughes was named the winner of the Ford C. Frick Award on Wednesday, joining Jack Brickhouse and Harry Caray among the all-time broadcasting greats.
Hughes, 67, earned the honor for broadcasting excellence by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on his third year on the ballot after being named a finalist in 2016 and 2020.
“It’s one of the great days of my life,” Hughes said on a conference call. “When I was lucky enough to be inducted into the Cubs Hall of Fame in September, I made a point of saying ‘Who wouldn’t want to be in the Cubs Hall of Fame?’ And I feel that same way today. Who would not want to be in Cooperstown recognized for their broadcasting career? I’m elated, to say the least.”
