Nadel, Lewin, Grieve are nominees

11/08/2005
Rangers fans have the opportunity through the month of November to help put present or past local broadcasters on a path toward Cooperstown, N.Y.
Online voting for the 2006 Ford. C. Frick Award began on Nov. 1, with fans getting the chance to cast votes for up to three baseball broadcasters, exclusively at www.baseballhalloffame.org. In this manner, fans can contribute to part of the final ballot that will be considered in a final vote, which sends one current or retired broadcaster to receive the award at next summer's Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cooperstown.
This year's ballot includes longtime Rangers radio voice Eric Nadel, television play-by-play man Josh Lewin and television analyst Tom Grieve.
Nadel has been with the Rangers for 27 years, serving as the lead radio voice the last 11 seasons. His tenure is longer than any announcer in the history of the franchise. Nadel worked in television and radio from 1979-81, then teamed with the late Mark Holtz for the next 13 years on radio while also doing televised games in 1984.
Nadel is a two-time selection (1999 and 2001) as the Texas Sportscaster of the Year, an award given by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. He was elected to the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991.
Lewin has been involved in Major League Baseball broadcasting for 11 years, the last four as the Rangers television play-by-play man. He continues to work national games for the FOX Saturday Game of the Week.
Lewin called Tigers games on Fox Sports Net in Detroit from 1998 through 2001. Previously, he was a member of the Cubs television team and did radio games for the Orioles iin 1995 and 1996. He broadcast both ALDS and NLDS playoff games for FOX in 2001 and 2002 and, in 2003, was a dugout reporter during the ALDS and NLCS.
Grieve has been the Rangers television analyst for 11 years. He was the club's vice president and general manager from 1984-94 and has been with the Washington/Texas franchise for nearly 34 of his 35 years in professional baseball. Grieve played in the Major Leagues from 1970-79.
Former Rangers announcers on the ballot include Bob Carpenter, Steve Busby, Vince Cotroneo, Merle Harmon, Norm Hitzges and Holtz.
Presented annually since 1978 for excellence in baseball broadcasting, the Ford C. Frick Award is given to an active or retired broadcaster with a minimum of 10 years of continuous Major League broadcast service with a ballclub, network or a combination of the two.
Fans have the opportunity to vote online for up to three of the 182 broadcasters eligible for consideration for the '06 award. Fans are allowed to vote once daily. Results will be announced when voting concludes on Nov. 30. The fans' selections, along with the full ballot of 10 candidates, will be announced on Dec. 5.
The final ballot will be comprised of three fan selections, along with seven other candidates determined by a Hall of Fame staff research team. The Frick electorate includes all living award winners and six historians appointed by the Hall of Fame.
Voters are asked to base their selections on the following criteria: longevity; continuity with a club; honors, including national assignments such as the World Series and All-Star Games; and popularity with fans.
Paper ballots will be cast by voting members each January and the final results will be announced on the Hall of Fame's Web site in February. Each voter will cast ballots for three candidates and the broadcaster with the most support will be named as that year's award winner and be honored next summer at the annual induction ceremony.

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