NHL Hall Of Famer On Bucks Weekly Tonight
October 25, 2004 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Laredo Bucks News Release
LAREDO, Texas – Bucks Weekly will air tonight on AM 1490 KLNT. Tonight’s special guest will be NHL Hall of Fame Broadcaster Bob Miller. Miller has been the voice of the Los Angeles Kings since the 70’s. The Bucks are on the road this Friday night in Rio Grande Valley, then return home on Saturday versus the San Angelo Saints. For Laredo Bucks season or single game tickets call (956)-718-BUCKS (2825) or log onto www.laredobucks.com.
Hockey Hall of Famer Bob Miller is in his 31st season as the “Voice of the Kings” – the first 17 years simulcast on TV and radio and the last 13 years as the exclusive television voice of the team – as is again joined for the 14th season by former Kings right winger Jim Fox for all Kings games on FOX Sports Net.
Miller has been the play-by-play voice for more than 2,500 Kings games (regular, pre- and post-season). On November13, 2000, Miller was inducted onto the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, where a plaque hangs, as the recipient of the annual foster Hewitt Memorial Award as selected by the NHL Professional BroadcastersÂ’ Association. The Award recognizes those members of the radio and television industry who have made outstanding contributions to their profession and the game during their hockey broadcasting careers. In addition, on February 2, 2002, Miller was inducted into the Southern California Sports Broadcasters Hall of Fame. In February of 2001, that organization named him the top television play-by-play announcer in Southern California sports, the second time he has won that award.
On January 31, 1998, the Kings held a special “Bob Miller Tribute” at the Great Western Forum to commemorate his 25 years of loyal service to the organization. Miller, who has also been honored by having the STAPLES Center press box named after him, was presenter with a “lifetime contract” by the club and the one-ice ceremony was attended by, among others, fellow broadcasting Hall of Famers Chick Hearn and Vin Scully.
In 1997, Miller, 65, was named as one of the six inaugural members of the Kings Hall of Fame during the organizationÂ’s 30th Anniversary celebration. The National Assocation of Sportscasters and Sportswriters also named him the California Sportscaster of the Year in 1997 and 2002.
A native of Chicago, Miller received his degreee at the University of Iowa where he started his broadcasting career doing Hawkeye football and basketball games. Before joining the Kings, he worked professionally in radio and TV in Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin, and was the voice of University of Wisconsin hockey, football and basketball. In 1992, Miller received the honor of being inducted into WisconsinÂ’s Hockey Hall of Fame.
Along with his duties for the Kings, Miller’s voice has accented numerous TV and film projects, including “Cheers,” “Rollerball,” “Miracle on Ice,” “The Mighty Ducks” and “The Mighty Ducks 2.”
A resident of West Hills, Bob and his wife Judy have a married daughter, Kristin, and a son Kevin.
*Bios taken from the L.A. Kings website.
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