Braves announcer and Harrison grad Brandon Gaudin returns to Evansville
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — Braves play-by-play announcer and Harrison high school grad Brandon Gaudin returned to Evansville as part of the 25th Night of Memories.
'When I came back yesterday, and I got in the rental car, I wanted to drive past the old Harrison High School baseball field,' Gaudin said. 'I wanted to go by there to remember where I first put on the headset, where I first got to do play by play.'
Gaudin has appeared on the popular video game Madden, and has called a number of NFL, MLB, and college sporting events. But he said returning home helped him fall in love with the process all over again.
'It makes me remember why I got into this,' he said. 'And no matter where I have been, whether it's been baseball, basketball, football, minor leagues, professional level, I remember I got into it because I love sport.'
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