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Was an American sportscaster.Barber, nicknamed "The Ol' Redhead", was primarily identified with radi

Was an American sportscaster.Barber, nicknamed "The Ol' Redhead", was primarily identified with radio broadcasts of Major League Baseball, calling play-by-play across four decades with the Cincinnati Reds (1934-38), Brooklyn Dodgers (1939-1953), and New York Yankees (1954-1966). Like his fellow sports pioneer Mel Allen, Barber also gained a niche calling college and professional football in his primary market of New York City.

On joining AA Roadwatch he shortened his name to Wes Butters. After a year presenting traffic and tr

On joining AA Roadwatch he shortened his name to Wes Butters. After a year presenting traffic and travel bulletins on local North West radio stations plus stints on The Wave (Blackpool), Wish FM (Wigan) and Century 105, he was offered the evening show on Century 106 in Nottingham. He left there in 2000 to move to Newcastle as Head of Music and mid-morning presenter for Galaxy 105-106.In December 2002, following extensive speculation in the press and online, it was announced that Wes would be taking over as host of the Official UK Top 40 show on BBC Radio 1 in February 2003, when it was renamed The Official Chart Show with Wes. A change in the show's format led to more coverage of the album charts and an end to the need for every single one of the Top 40 singles to be played.

Is a former American sportscaster, known for his long career calling play-by-play of Major League Ba

Is a former American sportscaster, known for his long career calling play-by-play of Major League Baseball games. For 55 years, 42 of them with the Detroit Tigers, Harwell called balls, strikes, and home runs on radio and television.