RailCats Hire New Broadcaster for 2011
Published on March 31, 2011 under American Association (AA)
Gary SouthShore Railcats News Release
GARY, Ind. - The Gary SouthShore RailCats have hired 2009 Frontier League Broadcaster of the Year Tim Calderwood to broadcast all 100 RailCats games in 2011, it was announced today.
Calderwood comes to the RailCats with a wealth of experience in broadcasting and baseball, most recently as the Broadcaster for the Lake Erie Crushers in the Frontier League last season.
After beginning his career with the Schaumburg Flyers as the broadcast intern for the 2002 season and official scorer and fill-in broadcaster for two full seasons, Calderwood was named the Sports Information Director and Broadcaster for Division III Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, where he was responsible for broadcasting games for eight sports and conducting media and web operations for all 21 sports.
While in his role at Loras, Calderwood spent his summers working for a pair collegiate wood bat leagues serving as the Director of Communications/ Broadcaster for the DuPage Dragons in the CICL in 2005 and the Director of Media Relations/Broadcaster for the Sanford Mainers in the NECBL in 2006.
Beginning in 2007, Calderwood took a job as the Director of Broadcasting/Media for the Traverse City Beach Bums of the Frontier League where he was on the air for 96 games in addition to handling the media relations duties. During his time with the Beach Bums, Calderwood led broadcasts to the number one rating in Northern Michigan, broadcasted the 2008 Frontier League All-Star Game in Traverse City and was named 2009 Frontier League Broadcaster of the Year.
In addition to his new role with the RailCats, Calderwood also serves as a broadcaster for the Horizon League, Elmhurst College and D3sports.com.
Calderwood graduated from North Central College in Naperville, Ill. in 2003 with a degree in Broadcast Communications and earned his Masters in Athletic Administration from Loras in 2006. Calderwood currently resides in Wheaton, Ill. with his wife Dana.
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