Chris Wheeler | |
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| Born | (1945-08-09)August 9, 1945 (age 80) |
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| Team | Philadelphia Phillies (1977–2013) |
| Genre | Color commentator |
| Sport | Baseball |
Chris Wheeler (born August 9, 1945)[1] is a former announcer and color commentator for thePhiladelphia Phillies inMajor League Baseball. He is nicknamed "Wheels".[2][3]
Wheeler was born August 9, 1945, inEgg Harbor Township, New Jersey. He attendedMarple Newtown High School inPennsylvania and thenPenn State University, where he received aB.A. in journalism in 1967.[4]
Following graduation, he began his broadcasting career withWCAU radio inPhiladelphia, where he was an airborne traffic reporter as well as a news writer and reporter. He later worked atWBBM inChicago andCBS Radio inNew York City.
Wheeler joined thePhiladelphia Phillies as assistant director of publicity and public relations in 1971 and began broadcasting in 1977.[5][6]
In 1982, he was appointed director of the Phillies' community relations department. He was the camp coordinator for Phillies Dream Week from 1983 to 1999 and ran the team'sspeakers bureau from 1991 to 1997. He was released as a Phillies broadcaster on January 8, 2014.[7]
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