Editing Cincinnati Reds (section)

==Media==
{{See also|Cincinnati Reds Radio Network|List of Cincinnati Reds broadcasters}}

===Radio===
[[File:Marty Brennaman.jpg|thumb|150px|Marty Brennaman, the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] "voice of the Reds"]]
The Reds' [[flagship (broadcasting)|flagship]] [[radio station]] has been [[WLW]], 700AM since 1969. Prior to that, the Reds were heard over WKRC, WCPO, WSAI and WCKY. WLW, a 50,000-watt station, is "[[Clear-channel stations|clear channel]]" in more than one way, as [[iHeartMedia]] owns the "blowtorch" outlet, which is also known as "The Nation's Station." Reds games can be heard on over 100 local radio stations through the [[Cincinnati Reds Radio Network|Reds on Radio Network]].

Since [[2020 Cincinnati Reds season|2020]], the Reds broadcast team has been former [[Pensacola Blue Wahoos]] radio [[play-by-play]] announcer Tommy Thrall and retired relief pitcher [[Jeff Brantley]] on [[color commentary]].

[[Marty Brennaman]] called Reds games from 1974 to 2019, most famously alongside former Reds pitcher and color commentator [[Joe Nuxhall]] through 2007. Brennaman has won the [[Ford C. Frick Award]] for his work, which includes his famous call of "... and this one belongs to the Reds!" after a win. Nuxhall preceded Brennaman in the Reds' booth, beginning in 1967 (the year after his retirement as an active player) until his death in 2007. (From 2004 to 2007, Nuxhall only called select home games.)

In 2007, [[Thom Brennaman]], a veteran announcer seen nationwide on [[Fox Sports (USA)|Fox Sports]], joined his father [[Marty Brennaman|Marty]] in the radio booth. Brantley, formerly of [[ESPN]], also joined the network in 2007. Three years later in 2010, Brantley and Thom Brennaman's increased TV schedule led to more appearances for [[Jim Kelch]], who had filled in on the network since 2008. Kelch's contract expired after the 2017 season.<ref name="Reds don't renew Jim Kelch">{{cite web |last1=Rosecrans |first1=Trent |title=Reds don't renew Jim Kelch |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2017/11/28/reds-simplifying-broadcast-booth-dont-renew-jim-kelch/903081001/ |publisher=Cincinnati Enquirer |access-date=July 11, 2021}}</ref>

In 2019, Thrall was brought in to provide in-game and post-game coverage, as well as act as a fill-in play-by-play announcer.<ref name="Tommy Thrall reflects on Wahoos Career">{{cite web| url = https://www.milb.com/pensacola/news/tommy-thrall-reflects-on-wahoos-career-after-call-up-302966876| title = Tommy Thrall Reflects On Wahoos Career After Call-Up}}</ref> He succeeded Marty Brennaman when the former retired at the end of the 2019 season.

===Television===
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Televised games that are not picked up by one of Major League Baseball's national broadcasters air exclusively on [[FanDuel Sports Network Ohio]] and [[FanDuel Sports Network Indiana]]. In addition, [[FanDuel Sports Network South]] televises Bally Sports Ohio broadcasts of Reds games to Tennessee and western North Carolina. [[George Grande]], who hosted the first ''[[SportsCenter]]'' on [[ESPN]] in 1979, was the [[play-by-play]] announcer, usually alongside [[Chris Welsh]], from 1993 until his retirement during the final game of the 2009 season. Since 2009, Grande has worked part time for the Reds as play-by-play announcer in September when Thom Brennaman is covering the [[National Football League|NFL]] for [[Fox Sports]]. He has also made guest appearances throughout each season. Brennaman had been the head play-by-play commentator since 2010, with Welsh and Brantley sharing time as the color commentators. Cincinnati native [[Paul Keels]], who left in 2011 to devote more time to his full-time job as the play-by-play announcer for the [[Ohio State Buckeyes]] Radio Network, was the Reds' backup play-by-play television announcer during the 2010 season. Jim Kelch served as Keels' replacement. The Reds also added former Reds first baseman [[Sean Casey (baseball)|Sean Casey]] – known as "The Mayor" by Reds fans – to do color commentary for approximately 15 games in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20110114&content_id=16436490&vkey=pr_cin&fext=.jsp&c_id=cin |title=FOX Sports Ohio announces 2011 Reds broadcast team |publisher=Cincinnati.reds.mlb.com |date=January 14, 2011 |access-date=June 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110118084308/http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20110114&content_id=16436490&vkey=pr_cin&fext=.jsp&c_id=cin |archive-date=January 18, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[MLB.com|MLB's local media division]] announced that it would take over the television rights to the Reds in November 2024, with the first telecasts in the 2025 season. The games would be distributed via cable and satellite providers and a direct-to-consumer service.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MLB to produce, distribute local Reds broadcasts in 2025 |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/reds-broadcasts-distributed-by-mlb-2025 |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref> However, the team would later return to the FanDuel Sports Networks in January 2025, under similar distribution agreements earlier reached with MLB.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reds reach deal to stay with Main Street Sports for TV broadcasts |url=https://www.mlb.com/reds/news/reds-fanduel-announce-telecast-rights-agreement-for-2025 |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref>

[[NBC]] affiliate [[WLWT]] carried Reds games from 1948 to 1995. Among those that have called games for WLWT include [[Waite Hoyt]], [[Ray Lane (sportsman)|Ray Lane]], [[Steve Physioc]], [[Johnny Bench]], [[Joe Morgan]] and [[Ken Wilson (sportscaster)|Ken Wilson]]. [[Al Michaels]], who established a long career with ABC and NBC, spent three years in Cincinnati early in his career. The last regularly scheduled, over-the-air broadcasts of Reds games were on [[WSTR-TV]] from 1996 to 1998. From 2010 to 2023, [[WKRC-TV]] has [[simulcast]] Opening Day games with Fox/Bally Sports Ohio, which it came into common ownership with in 2019. The simulcasts returned to WLWT beginning in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-18 |title=Cincinnati Reds baseball returns to WLWT for Opening Day game, parade |url=https://www.wlwt.com/article/cincinnati-reds-opening-day-game-air-on-wlwt/60214323 |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=WLWT |language=en}}</ref>

On August 19, 2020, Thom Brennaman was caught uttering a [[gay slur|homophobic slur]] during a game against the [[Kansas City Royals]]. Brennaman eventually apologized for the incident and was suspended, but on September 26, he resigned from his duties as the Reds' TV play-by-play announcer. This ended the Brennamans' 46-year association with the Reds franchise, dating back to Marty's first season in 1974.<ref>{{cite web|first=Madeline|last=Mitchell|title=Brennaman after using slur on air: 'I don't know if I'm going to be putting on this headset again.'|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2020/08/19/thom-brennaman-broadcaster-appears-t-use-homophobic-slur-fox-sports/5613315002/|website=Cincinnati Enquirer|date=August 19, 2020|access-date=September 5, 2020|archive-date=August 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829023937/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2020/08/19/thom-brennaman-broadcaster-appears-t-use-homophobic-slur-fox-sports/5613315002/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Russell|first=Jake|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/09/25/thom-brennaman-resigns-reds/|title=Thom Brennaman resigns from Reds after being suspended for on-air homophobic slur|date=September 26, 2020|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> Sideline reporter [[Jim Day (host)|Jim Day]] served as the interim play-by-play voice for the remainder of the 2020 season, after which the Reds hired [[John Sadak]] to serve as its television play-by-play announcer.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sheldon|first=Mark|title='I was floored': Sadak Reds' new TV voice|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/john-sadak-named-reds-tv-play-by-play-announcer|access-date=February 5, 2021|work=Major League Baseball}}</ref>