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Between 1989 and 2012, Hanneman did commentary for the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] |
Between 1989 and 2012, Hanneman did commentary for the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]. He began his career with Timberwolves broadcasts serving as a court-side reporter<ref>https://www.postbulletin.com/hanneman-still-with-wolves/article_644f9d52-4233-5dbe-8ab5-6c1f97619b7f.html</ref> before eventually becoming the team's play-by-play commentator.<ref name=historyoftom>https://kstp.com/minnesota-sports/legendary-twin-cities-sports-broadcaster-tom-hanneman-dies-december-18-2020/5955746/</ref> Hanneman would also serve as a host for the team as well.<ref name=tomwolvees /> He would serve on both the radio and television broadcasts for Timberwolves games.<ref name=tomwolvees /> For four years, Hanneman would also would as a studio host for NBA |
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=== Fox Sports North === |
=== Fox Sports North === |
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Revision as of 23:55, 18 December 2020
Tom Hanneman was the former play-by-play television announcer for the Minnesota Timberwolves basketball team of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and has been with the franchise since its inception in 1989 until he joined Fox Sports North in 2012. Prior to that, Hanneman was a sports and general assignment reporter for CBS affiliate WCCO-TV in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[1] Tom Hanneman died on December 18, 2020.[2] He was 68 years old at the time of his passing.[3]
Career
WCCO
In the early 1970s, Hanneman started working WCCO-TV, where he worked as a dispatcher[3] and covered two Minnesota Vikings Superbowl appearances, the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo and the 1987 World Series run for the Minnesota Twins.[4] He would work for 16 years[5]
Minnesota Timberwolves
Between 1989 and 2012, Hanneman did commentary for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He began his career with Timberwolves broadcasts serving as a court-side reporter[6] before eventually becoming the team's play-by-play commentator.[5] Hanneman would also serve as a host for the team as well.[3] He would serve on both the radio and television broadcasts for Timberwolves games.[3] For four years, Hanneman would also would as a studio host for NBA
Fox Sports North
Hanneman was an analyst for Fox Sports North for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Wild, the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Golden Gophers hockey from 2012 until his death in 2020.[5]
Accolades/Awards
In 2009, Hanneman won the Midwest Emmy for On-Camera Talent – Sports Play-by-Play: Minnesota Timberwolves Television.[7]
Documentary – Historical “Spotlight: Twins Platoon”, Fox Sports Net North, Minneapolis, Jeff Byle, Executive Producer, Trevor Fleck, Producer, Dan Truebenbach, Photographer, Tom Hanneman, Narrator [8]
Public/Current/Community Affairs “Our Heroes: A Black History Month Special”, Fox Sports Net North, Minneapolis, Jeff Byle, Executive Producer, Trevor Fleck, Producer, Dan Truebenbach, Photographer / Editor, Ralph Gasow, Photographer, Nick Kesler, Photographer, Chris Ritchie, Editor, Robyne Robinson, Host, Tom Hanneman, Reporter, Marney Gellner, Reporter, Telly Hughes, Reporter [9]
In 2005, Hanneman won the Midwest Emmy for On-Camera Talent – Sports Play-by-Play: Minnesota Timberwolves Television.[10]
Sports Program
The Year That Was FSN North Trevor Fleck, Producer Paul Hipp Dan Truebenbach Tom Hanneman [11]
In 2004, Hanneman won the Ray Scott Award For Excellence in Sports Broadcasting. [12]
Broadcaster of the Week:
References
- ^ Television broadcasters. Retrieved on October 9, 2010.Passed away in his sleep Thursday night December 17th, 2020.
- ^ "Legendary Minnesota sports anchor Tom Hanneman has died". www.radio.com. 2020-12-18. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- ^ a b c d https://www.startribune.com/popular-fsn-brodcaster-tom-hanneman-dies/573431101/
- ^ https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/12/18/legendary-twin-cities-sports-journalist-tom-hanneman-dies/
- ^ a b c https://kstp.com/minnesota-sports/legendary-twin-cities-sports-broadcaster-tom-hanneman-dies-december-18-2020/5955746/
- ^ https://www.postbulletin.com/hanneman-still-with-wolves/article_644f9d52-4233-5dbe-8ab5-6c1f97619b7f.html
- ^ Midwest Emmys
- ^ Upper Midwest Emmys
- ^ Upper Midwest Emmys
- ^ Upper Midwest Emmys
- ^ Upper Midwest Emmys
- ^ Minute Men
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