Skip Caray, long time voice of the Atlanta Braves known nationally through the Braves games being telecast on Superstation TBS for thirty years, died at his home near Atlanta. Caray, a long time diabetic has also been struggling with complications from bronchitis and liver ailments. Caray is the son of legendary Hall-of-Fame broadcaster, Harry Caray, known for his years with the Chicago Cubs leading Cubs fans in singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" including his own adaptation, "For it's root, root, root for the Cubbies..." Chip Caray, Skip's son, is also a nationally known broadcaster having worked for Fox and currently, TBS, where he is the primary play-by-play announcer for its Sunday afternoon Major League Baseball telecasts. Skip's younger son, Josh broadcasts for the Braves A team in Rome, Georgia. Broadcasting runs deep in the Caray genes as Skip's nephew, (Harry's grandson) Eric Stanger is director of Talk Show Operations for ABC Radio having a long association with talk show phenom, Sean Hannity. Chip Caray was broadcasting the New York Yankees hosting the Los Angeles Angels when told of his father's passing.
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Skip Carrey was born in St. Louis while his father was voice of the St. Louis Cardinals. His first work in radio came while still in high school working for legendary radio station, KMOX doing fifteen minute program segments on St. Louis area high school sports. He began his professional broadcasting career covering the, minor league,Tulsa Oilers in 1963. He also broadcast college basketball for St. Louis University and more minor league baseball for the Atlanta Crackers prior to Atlanta hosting major league ball. Carrey's first shot a major level sports came in 1967 with the St. Louis Hawks which took him to Atlanta when the franchise moved. He joined Turner Broadcasting Systems in 1972 where he developed a close relationship with Ted Turner that eventually led to his assuming the play-by-play duties for the Braves.
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Skip Caray will not only be remembered for his long tenure with the Atlanta Braves serving as their play-by-play announcer since 1976, he has covered national baseball telecasts for NBC for the 2000 playoffs and TBS. Carrey also served as play-by-play announcer for TNT's Sunday Night NFL coverage and contributed to covering Ted Turner's "Goodwill Games."
Skip Caray will be remembered as the elder of the second generation of baseball broadcasters. When his son, Chip, began his broadcasting career as the voice the Orlando Magic, it marked the first time three generations of the same family had broadcasters for major sports. In 1993, Chip signed on as play-by-play announcer for the Seattle Marriners. Three generations of Caray's were all in the both for Major League Baseball.
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Chip Caray will be missed by baseball fans nationwide, but his loss will be most difficult for Atlanta Braves and north Georgia sports fans as Caray was at the microphone as the Braves grew from perennial losers through the Dale Murphy era to the Braves' ascent as the dominant team in the National League winning division titles from fourteen consecutive seasons from 1991 to 2005 (2004 was suspended due to strike), playing in five World Series, and winning the World Championship in 1995. Caray had cut back to a limited broadcasting roll as TBS would no longer carry Braves games nationwide on TBS and health problems prevented travel.
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Chip Carey was inducted into the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame in 2004.
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