Cleveland radio announcer Tom Hamilton wins Hall of Fame’s Frick Award for broadcasting excellence

DALLAS — Tom Hamilton, who has called Cleveland games on the radio for 35 seasons, won the Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting on Wednesday. HT Image Hamilton, 70, joined the team's broadcast in 1990, when he was with Herb Score in the booth and part of the coverage of their World Series appearances in 1995 and 1997. Sims next season replaces Sterling as Suzyn Waldman’s play-by-play partner on New York Yankees radio broadcasts. Since taking primary play-by-play duties following Score’s retirement in 1997, Hamilton has partnered with Mike Hegan, Dave Nelson, Jim Rosenhaus and Matt Underwood on WWWE-AM and WTAM-AM, the longtime radio home of the Guardians.