Bob Rondeau

Bob Rondeau is a retired American sports announcer. He is known for a 37-year career associated with University of Washington athletics.

Bob Rondeau
Born1949 or 1950 (age 73–74)[1]
Alma materColorado (1972)
OccupationSports announcer
SpouseMolly
ChildrenLorrin, Jordan, Jessie

Early life

Rondeau grew up in Colorado. He majored in journalism at Colorado, graduating in 1972.[2][3]

Career

Rondeau began his career as a news reporter and anchor in Cortez, Denver, and then Phoenix.[2] Those experiences left him disillusioned with the news business.[4] His first experience as a sports broadcaster was in the summer of 1977 when he called several races at Turf Paradise, a horse racing track in Phoenix.[4]

Rondeau joined KOMO radio in Seattle as Sports Director in 1977, after passing on an offer from local competitor KIRO which was looking for a news reporter.[2][4] The next year, KOMO acquired the broadcast rights for both Washington football and basketball games. Rondeau became an analyst for the Washington Huskies football broadcast in 1978, then play-by-play announcer in 1981.[2] He later became announcer for the men's basketball team, holding that role for over 30 years.[2] He also served as the play-by-play announcer for the original Seattle Sounders for two years beginning in 1979, despite having no familiarity with the sport of soccer.[2][5]

In April 2017, Rondeau announced his retirement effective at the end of the football season.[6] Tony Castricone was named his successor.[7][8]

Awards

Rondeau was named Washington State Sportscaster of the Year eleven times.[9] In 2016 Rondeau was the recipient of the National Football Foundation's annual Chris Schenkel Award, in recognition of distinguished broadcasting careers in college football.[2][10] He was inducted into the Husky Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016.[11] King County proclaimed Roundeau's last home broadcast of the Apple Cup on November 25, 2017, as "Bob Rondeau Day."[12]

Family

Rondeau and wife Molly married on the 50-yard line of Husky Stadium on July 26, 1997.[12] They have two daughters, Lorrin and Jessie, a son Jordan and three grandsons, Joseph, Dominic and Zachary,[13]

See also

References
  1. "'Voice of Huskies' Bob Rondeau to retire after football season". April 20, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  2. "Washington Huskies". Washington Huskies. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  3. "Bob Rondeau preps for final ride in radio booth as Voice of the Huskies". September 15, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  4. "Voices of the Game - UW broadcaster Bob Rondeau found his calling in sports". July 28, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  5. "Birth of a Seattle broadcasting legend". February 27, 2016. Archived from the original on June 25, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  6. "Voice of the Huskies Bob Rondeau retiring after 2017 season". April 20, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  7. "Tony Castricone to succeed Bob Rondeau as voice of UW Husky football, men's basketball". August 29, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  8. "Washington Huskies". Washington Huskies. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  9. "Washington Huskies". Washington Huskies. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  10. "Washington Huskies". Washington Huskies. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  11. "Craig Heyamoto, Bob Rondeau's stat man, makes his mark in his own way for UW football". The Seattle Times. October 20, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  12. "After nearly four decades, Bob Rondeau has one last game to call: Inside UW's tribute to the 'Voice of the Huskies'". December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  13. "You may know his voice. But do you really know Bob Rondeau?". Retrieved December 31, 2017.
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