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.

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

Longtime Cleveland baseball broadcaster Tom Hamilton was honored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Saturday as the recipient of the 2025 Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting excellence, capping a remarkable journey that began on a dairy farm in Wisconsin.

While growing up in Waterloo during his teenage years, Tom Hamilton's childhood dream was pretty common.His ultimate professional destination was anything but.

Work, or sleep like a normal person. He concluded he could always sleep later. From 1987-89, Hamilton worked in the radio broadcast booth

Seated next to Baseball Writers’ Association of America Career Excellence Award winner Thomas Boswell of The Washington Post, Hamilton also expressed his deep appreciation for baseball’s literary tradition, saying he believes “the best writers cover baseball” and that the sport has been “blessed with the best books, the best stories.”