Tom Hutyler (/ˈhʌtlər/; born 1956 or 1957) is the public address (PA) announcer for the Seattle Mariners. He is also a Seattle radio personality, sports reporter, and news anchor. He worked for KOMO AM for many years until 2023.[1][2] He then worked for KNWN AM.[3]
Hutyler began his radio career in 1976 at KJRB in Spokane, Washington, his hometown. A year later, he move to KJR (AM) in Seattle. He also was the color commentator for Washington State Cougars football in 1984.[4] Later, Hutyler was the music director and an on-air personality at top 40 station KUBE.[5] He has worked for other Seattle stations, including KVI and KLSY.[3]
As the Mariners PA announcer, Hutyler is known for his call of Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr.[6][7][4] He began working full-time for the Mariners at the Kingdome in 1987, then continued as the team moved to Safeco Field.[8][4][9] A Spokane reporter called him the "Voice of God".[10] Hutyler was the stadium announcer for the canceled GameCube video game Nintendo Pennant Chase Baseball.[11][12]
Hutyler has written several comedic songs. At KUBE, he wrote and helped produced a video tribute to the city of Seattle.[13] in 1987, he wrote a parody of La Bamba about Seattle Seahawks player Brian Bosworth that Bosworth disliked.[14] In 2018, Hutyler wrote and sang a song honoring Washington State quarterback Gardner Minshew, titled "The Mississippi Mustache."[15]
References
edit- ↑ Remington, Jason (April 3, 2023). "Tom Hutyler bounced from Lotus/Seattle". QZVX. Archived from the original on 2024-06-16. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
- ↑ "Tom Hutyler | Morning News Anchor". KOMO AM.
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- 1 2 3 Bolling, Dave (2022-09-30). "'I feed off the crowd kind of like the players do': Spokane's Tom Hutyler is Mariners' PA guy". Spokesman.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
- ↑ Weiner, Allen (1981-11-24). "KBLE's successful new format awes other Seattle FM stations". The Everett Herald. p. 7B. Retrieved 2025-04-04 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Christensen, Arne (2009-03-13). "A Conversation With Mariners Announcer Tom Hutyler: Ken Griffey Jr., the Indians Series, and the Kingdome". 1995 Mariners. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
- ↑ "Tracy Dart benefit yields hugs, tears, & $6,000; Mariners announcer Tom Hutyler emcee's raffle". West Seattle Herald. 2011-08-08.
- ↑ Simpson, Allan (1997). Baseball America's 1997 Directory. Durham, NC: Baseball America. pp. 40, 85. ISBN 978-0-671-57539-7.
- ↑ Mac, Billy (2017). My Oh My: The Dave Niehaus Story. Sheepdog Press. p. 301. ISBN 978-0-578-18546-0.
- ↑ "'I feed off the crowd kind of like the players do': Spokane's Tom Hutyler is Mariners' PA guy". Spokesman-Review. Archived from the original on 2025-06-24. Retrieved 2026-01-14.
- ↑ Kloster, Darron (2005-02-22). "Game Plan". Times Colonist. pp. B1, B3. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
- ↑ "Nintendo Pennant Chase Baseball research update". 30-30.club. 2024-12-13. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
- ↑ Evening Magazine (2015-11-25). EVE 1990 We Love it in Seattle. Retrieved 2025-04-04 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Lohrer, Robert (1987-09-10). "Boz calls tune in Seattle". The Miami Herald. pp. 1C, 7C. Retrieved 2025-04-04 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Anderson, Joel (2018-12-28). "A mustache and a dream: Inside Gardner Minshew's wild year". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-04-04.