Robert Ford is an American sportscaster who is the lead voice of the Houston Astros, replacing

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and other announcers Dave Raymond and

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Biography

Before moving up to the booth, Ford hosted the Astros' pregame and postgame radio shows. He performed the same role with the Kansas City Royals before coming to Houston. His other baseball play-by-play experiences came from the

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, and the

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. Outside of baseball, he called Binghamton Bearcats women's and select men's basketball. He also called select high school football and basketball games for WCDO. In 2003 and 2004, Ford was named Frontier League Broadcaster of the Year.

Personal

Ford grew up in

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and attended

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, before moving on to Syracuse University ( S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications), from which he graduated with a bachelor's degree in broadcasting journalism in 2001.

References

External links

Staatalent.comHouston.astros.mlb.comCrawfishboxes.com
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