Skip Caray has been calling games for the Atlanta Braves on TBS Superstation for many years. Caray joined the company in 1972 as the voice of the Atlanta Hawks, and was added to the Braves’ telecasts in 1976. He also calls games aired on Turner South.
The former play-by-play voice for TNT’s NFL coverage in 1990-91, TBS’ coverage of the 1990 Goodwill Games, and Hawks games on TBS from 1990-92, Caray was nominated for a 1994 Cable ACE Award in the Sports Play-By-Play category.
He came to broadcasting naturally as the son of the late Harry Caray, the Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame announcer. A high school all-city linebacker in St. Louis, Caray began his broadcasting career with KMOX Radio after a career-ending knee injury. His son, Chip, who called Chicago Cubs games for WGN through the 2004 season and previously World Series games for Fox Sports joined Skip in the 2005 season with the Atlanta Braves broadcast team with of Skip Caray, Joe Simpson, Pete VanWeiren and Don Sutton.
Born in St. Louis, Caray graduated from the University of Missouri with honors in journalism. He has been recognized with six Georgia Sportscaster of the Year awards and a Georgia Area Emmy.
In a shock felt deeply by the Atlanta Braves and its fans, Skip died on August 3, 2008 at his home. Though Skip had been ill much of the previous year, he had been calling Braves home games and had been on the air only 3 days before his sudden death.