Josh Caray is an American
sportscaster who is currently the Director of Broadcasting and play-by-play broadcaster for the
Rocket City Trash Pandas
The Rocket City Trash Pandas are a Minor League Baseball team of the Southern League and the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels. They are located in Madison, Alabama, and play their home games at Toyota Field.
History
In November 20 ...
(
AA-
Angels
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) of
Minor League Baseball
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. Caray also broadcasts for the
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama (informally known as Alabama, UA, the Capstone, or Bama) is a Public university, public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831, the University of ...
and
University of Alabama at Birmingham
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a public research university in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1969 and part of the University of Alabama System, UAB has grown to be the state's largest employer, with more than ...
, calling women's basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, gymnastics and volleyball.
Early life and education
Caray grew up in
Atlanta
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, Georgia, a fan of the 1990s
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Eas ...
teams, watching alongside his father in
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...
's TV and radio booths. He was a two-way
lineman on
Lovett School's football team. He then attended
Guilford College
Guilford College is a private liberal arts college in Greensboro, North Carolina. It was founded in 1837 by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Guilford has both traditional students and students who attend its Center for ...
in
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro (; ) is a city in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 299,035; it was estimated to be 307,381 in 2024. It is the List of municipalitie ...
, where he called their
football
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games on the radio. He later transferred to
Oglethorpe University
Oglethorpe University is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Brookhaven, Georgia, United States. It was chartered in 1835 and named in honor of General James Edward Oglethorpe, founder ...
in
Brookhaven, Georgia
Brookhaven, formerly North Atlanta, is a city in the northeastern suburbs of Atlanta that is located in western DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, directly northeast of Atlanta. On July 31, 2012, Brookhaven was approved in a referendum to b ...
, where he was on the
track and field
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team and graduated in 2004.
Career
Caray began his broadcast career in 2005, serving as a fill-in sports anchor at
WGST-AM in Atlanta. He began his play-by-play career in 2007 when he became the voice of the
Rome Braves
The Rome Emperors are a Minor League Baseball team of the South Atlantic League and the High-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. They are located in Rome, Georgia, and play their home games at AdventHealth Stadium. From 2003 to 2023, the team wa ...
for two seasons. One of his highlights was calling a Braves-
Savannah Sand Gnats
The Savannah Sand Gnats were a minor league baseball team based in Savannah, Georgia. They were a member of the A-level South Atlantic League. The Sand Gnats were an affiliate of the New York Mets in their final nine seasons. The team relocated t ...
game with his father, as the elder Caray made a day trip to
Rome
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to join his son on air in April 2007. A year later, he was on air in
Hickory, North Carolina
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, for another Rome Braves game when he found out his dad had passed away. He called the final eight innings of that contest knowing his father had died. During this time he also called football games for the
Rome High School
Rome High School (RHS) is a public high school that opened in 1992 and is located in Rome, Georgia, United States. It is a part of Rome City School District (Georgia), Rome City School District.
About
Rome High offers Advanced Placement, Adva ...
Wolves.
He later became the television play-by-play announcer with the Atlanta Braves Class
AAA
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Arts, entertainment, and media
Gaming
* AAA (video game industry) - a category of high budget video games
*'' TripleA'', an open source wargame
Mu ...
affiliate, the
Gwinnett Braves
The Gwinnett Stripers are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. They play their home games at Coolray Field in unincorporated Gwinnett County, Georgia (with a Lawrencevi ...
, where he was paired with
Brian Jordan
Brian O'Neal Jordan (born March 29, 1967) is an American former professional baseball and football player. Jordan played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons as a safety from 1989 to 1991, and played in Major League Bas ...
.
After a season in
San Angelo, Texas
San Angelo ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Tom Green County, Texas, United States. Its location is in the Concho Valley, a region of West Texas between the Permian Basin (North America), Permian Basin to the northwest, Chihuahuan Desert ...
, with an independent team, Caray called games for the
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs
The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs are an American professional baseball team based in Waldorf, Maryland. They are members of the South Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an independent "partner league" of Major League Base ...
of the
Atlantic League
The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) is a professional independent baseball league in the United States. It is an official MLB Partner League based in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States, and the headquarters are loc ...
in 2011. He also worked for
IMG College
Learfield (often stylized as LEARFIELD) is a collegiate sports marketing company, representing more than 200 of the nation's top collegiate properties including the NCAA and its 89 championships, NCAA Football, leading conferences, and many of th ...
during this time as a studio host, producer and board operator. He served in this role for two years, first for
UNLV basketball in 2010-11, then
football
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and
basketball
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for
Tulane
The Tulane University of Louisiana (commonly referred to as Tulane University) is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by a cohort of medical doctors, it be ...
in 2011-12.
During this time, Caray transitioned into news where he worked as an
anchor
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Anch ...
, reporter, and assignment editor for All News 106.7
WYAY in Atlanta. He also oversaw the television partnership between All News and
Fox
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Twelve species ...
5 (
WAGA-TV
WAGA-TV (channel 5) is a television station in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, serving as the market's Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network outlet. Owned and operated by the network's Fox Television Stations division, the station maintains st ...
). Despite being on the All News roster, Caray worked out of the Fox 5 newsroom where he assisted in script-writing, assistant produced, and fronted stories on dozens of newscasts in his two and a half years there. Caray credits this as a turning point in his career as being on air daily allowed him to hone his skills and become more confident in his abilities.
After taking a TV news anchor position in
Victoria, Texas
Victoria is a city and the county seat of Victoria County, Texas, United States. The population was 65,534 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The three counties of the Victoria, Texas metropolitan area, Victoria Metropolitan Statis ...
,
In 2015, Caray returned to sports broadcasting when
Long Island
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's
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook University (SBU), officially the State University of New York at Stony Brook, is a public university, public research university in Stony Brook, New York, United States, on Long Island. Along with the University at Buffalo, it is on ...
hired him as their
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
and
men's basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...
radio voice. In his four years at Stony Brook, Josh called two
FCS playoff football teams and became the first member of his family to broadcast a
men's NCAA Tournament game when the Seawolves faced
Kentucky
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in
March 2016.
At this time, Caray returned to baseball, calling the action for the
Hudson Valley Renegades
The Hudson Valley Renegades are a Minor League Baseball team based in Fishkill, New York. The High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, the Renegades play in the South Atlantic League. The Renegades play their home games at Heritage Financial Pa ...
, the
Short-Season A affiliate of the
Rays
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Fish
* Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea
* Ray (fish fin anatomy), the bony or horny spine on ray-finned fish
Science and mathematics
* Half-line (geometry) or ray, half of a line split at an ...
from 2016-19 while also serving as the team's media relations director. He also freelanced for
Holy Cross
Holy Cross or Saint Cross may refer to:
* the instrument of the crucifixion of Jesus
* Christian cross, a frequently used religious symbol of Christianity
* True Cross, supposed remnants of the actual cross upon which Jesus was crucified
* Feast o ...
in
Worcester, Massachusetts
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, and
Yale University
Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...
, calling baseball and softball games.
In 2019, the
Rocket City Trash Pandas
The Rocket City Trash Pandas are a Minor League Baseball team of the Southern League and the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels. They are located in Madison, Alabama, and play their home games at Toyota Field.
History
In November 20 ...
named Caray their Director of Broadcasting and play-by-play broadcaster. Caray also works as a freelancer for the
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama (informally known as Alabama, UA, the Capstone, or Bama) is a Public university, public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831, the University of ...
on their
SEC TV
SEC TV (formerly SEC Network) was a syndicated package featuring live broadcasts of college football and basketball events from the Southeastern Conference. It was owned and operated by ESPN Regional Television and shown in more than 50 percen ...
+ platform calling
Crimson Tide baseball,
soccer
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,
volleyball
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and
gymnastics
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. He also freelances for
University of Alabama at Birmingham
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a public research university in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1969 and part of the University of Alabama System, UAB has grown to be the state's largest employer, with more than ...
(UAB), calling
women's basketball
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, softball and
baseball
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for the
Blazers.
Family
Caray is the grandson of
Hall of Fame
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baseball broadcaster
Harry Caray
Harry Christopher Caray (; March 1, 1914 – February 18, 1998) was an American radio and television Sports commentator, sportscaster. During his career he called the play-by-play for five Major League Baseball teams, beginning with 25 years of ...
, son of
Atlanta Braves
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Hall of Famer broadcaster
Skip Caray
Harry Christopher "Skip" Caray Jr. (August 12, 1939 – August 3, 2008) was an American sportscaster, best known for his long career as a radio and television play-by-play announcer for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. He was the s ...
, and the half-brother of current
Cardinals
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* Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds
**''Cardinalis'', genus of three species in the family Cardinalidae
***Northern cardinal, ''Cardinalis cardinalis'', the common cardinal of ...
TV voice
Chip Caray
Harry Christopher "Chip" Caray III (born February 27, 1965) is an American television broadcaster for FanDuel Sports Network Midwest coverage of St. Louis Cardinals baseball. He joined the Cardinals' broadcast team after leaving the Atlanta Br ...
.
He also has two nephews,
Chris
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People with the given name
* Chris Abani (born 1966), Nigerian autho ...
and Stefen, who are calling games for the
Amarillo Sod Poodles
The Amarillo Sod Poodles, nicknamed the Soddies, are a Minor League Baseball team of the Texas League and the Double-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. They are located in Amarillo, Texas, and play their home games at Hodgetown in downtow ...
(AA-
Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. The franchise was established o ...
) in
Texas
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.
Chris was named a TV Play-by-Play announcer for the A's in 2024.
Sources
The Caray family gets a fourth generation of pro baseball broadcasters
Renegades radio man Josh Caray is of baseball broadcast royalty
The Tragic Death of Skip Caray Shocked the Atlanta Braves CommunityBetter Know A Broadcaster: Josh CarayPaula Caray, wife of longtime Braves broadcaster Skip Caray, diesJosh Caray remembers father Skip Caray, play-by-play announcer for the Atlanta Braves
Caray twins put fourth generation of family in baseball broadcast boothBehind the Scenes with Trash Pandas Broadcaster Josh Caray
References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American soccer commentators
American television sports announcers
College baseball announcers in the United States
College basketball announcers in the United States
College football announcers
Guilford College alumni
High school football announcers in the United States
Minor League Baseball broadcasters
Oglethorpe University alumni
Mass media people from Atlanta