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Former Canaries Broadcaster Pockets Award

November 18, 2009 - American Association (AA)
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Former Sioux Falls Canaries broadcaster Mike Capps has been named 2009's Broadcaster of the Year by Ballpark Digest. Capps, currently the long-time play by play man for Nolan Ryan's Round Rock Express (AAA, Houston Astros) was the man behind the microphone for the Canaries in 1999.

Mike Capps is truly a baseball institution behind the mike," said Kevin Reichard, publisher of ballparkdigest.com, the Internet's leading resource on the culture and business of baseball. "His gravelly voice makes an instant connection with listeners, and his descriptions of what happens at the ballpark -- both inside and outside the lines -- resonate with fans and help make the Express one of the most popular minor-league franchises in the country."

"I first met Mike in 1999 when he was the voice of the Sioux Falls Canaries, and my first thought was how the heck such a talented guy ended up in what then passed for a broadcast booth at Sioux Falls Stadium," Reichard said. "He's come a long way since then, and he's now an institution in baseball's broadcast world."

Amazingly, this is a third career for Capps. In the 1980s, Capps was sports director at WFAA-TV in Dallas-Fort Worth, where the station's coverage of scandals in the Southern Methodist University athletic department led to the station receiving a Peabody Award. He then moved to 24-hour cable-news network CNN, where a five-year stint as an on-air correspondent led to an Emmy Award nomination and a Cable Ace Award.

"From the depths of my heart, I owe a handful of people nothing but thanks for believing the transition from news to baseball was the correct move," Capps said. "This award amplifies their love and belief in me, and the recognition from true baseball fans and true fans of the baseball broadcasting craft is most humbling."

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