Tom Hamilton joined Jimmy Dudley and Jack Graney in representing Cleveland as winners of the Ford C. Frick Award.

Tom Hamilton, an iconic figure in Cleveland sports for more than three decades, will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend.

When Tom Hamilton introduced his Wisconsinite parents to the legendary Bob Uecker in the radio booth one day many years ago, Uecker jokingly apologized to them that they were forced to listen to him and not their son when they tuned into Brewers games.

Tom Hamilton transplanted himself from his childhood Waterloo, Wisconsin dairy farm into the Cleveland baseball broadcasting booth and National Baseball Hall of Fame as the 25th recipient of the Ford C.

This is where Cleveland radio broadcaster Tom Hamilton holds court, where he sits each afternoon to scribble the lineups and prepare his notes before a visitor knocks on the door. He makes every colleague feel like there’s nowhere on the planet he’d rather be than in that moment, at that table, talking to them. He does the same thing on the mic.

In accepting the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a baseball broadcaster, Hammy expressed being 'overwhelmed, humbled, honored, and grateful.'

Tom Hamilton meticulously prepares nightly to broadcast a Guardians baseball game on the radio, which should come as no surprise to anyone who has listened to his distinctive calls for 36 years

At a recent ballgame at the corner of Carnegie and Ontario, we asked Guardians fans to step up to a microphone and give their best Tom Hamilton impressions. The 2025 Ford C. Frick Award-winning announcer has been the voice of Cleveland baseball for 35 seasons,