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John Gordon
John Gordon The 2009 season is John Gordon's 23rd as the Twins' radio play-by-play voice. Before coming to the Twin Cities prior to the 1987 season, Gordon was part of the New York Yankees broadcast crew from 1982-86.

The Detroit native began his broadcasting career with the Spartanburg Phillies in 1965 after graduating from Indiana University. After five years with Spartanburg, Gordon joined the Baltimore Orioles where he remained until 1973, when he accepted the broadcasting job at the University of Virginia to become the voice of Cavaliers football and basketball. From there he joined the Yankees' Class AAA affiliate Columbus Clippers from 1977-81, before moving to New York in 1982. For his work with the Spartanburg Phillies, Gordon was inducted into the South Atlantic League's Hall of Fame on June 19, 2001. On October 11, 2008, was inducted into the Museum of Broadcasting's Hall of Fame.

John and his wife, Nancy, have two grown children and make their home in Bloomington, MN. They designate countless time and effort to the "Touch 'Em All" Golf Tournament with proceeds going to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Minnesota Stroke Association and the Minnesota Twins Community Fund.

Dan Gladden
Dan Gladden Former Twins' fan favorite Dan Gladden enters his ninth year in the Twins radio broadcast booth, his fourth serving as a full-time analyst.

Gladden played in the major leagues for 11 years and retired from professional baseball following the 1994 season. He finished his career batting .270 with 203 doubles, 40 triples, 74 home runs, 446 rbi and 221 stolen bases in 1,197 games.

He made his big league debut in 1983 with the San Francisco Giants, with whom he played for three seasons, and was named to both Topps’ and Baseball Digest All-Rookie teams in 1984. He was acquired along with pitcher David Blakely by Minnesota in exchange for pitchers Jose Dominguez, Bryan Hickerson and Ray Velasquez on March 31, 1987 and spent five years with the Twins before signing as a free agent with Detroit in 1992. He spent his last year in professional baseball playing for the Yomiuri Giants of the Japanese Central League in 1994. From there, Gladden was a major league advance scout for the Colorado Rockies from 1996-98 and a minor league roving instructor for San Francisco in 1999.

Always known as a fiery competitor, Gladden was a key ingredient in the Twins’ 1987 and '91 World Championships. His grand slam home run in Game 1 of the '87 Series vs. St. Louis, capped a seven-run 4th inning and he scored the game-winning run in the 10th inning in Game 7 of the '91 Series vs. Atlanta.

Dan, wife Janice and daughters Ashley and Whitney, make their home in Eden Prairie, MN.

Jack Morris
Jack Morris Jack Morris begins his fifth season as a broadcaster for the Twins in 2008.

Morris, 51, is a 1973 graduate of Highland Park High School in St. Paul. He went on to play three seasons at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, before being drafted in the 5th round of the 1976 draft by the Detroit Tigers.

During his 18-year career, Morris had a record of 254-186, 3.90 ERA with 1390 walks and 2478 strikeouts, and won 10-or-more games 14 times during his career. A five-time All-Star, he was named the Most Valuable Player of the 1991 World Series after going 2-0 with a 1.17 ERA in three starts vs. the Atlanta Braves, including a 10-inning complete game victory to win Game Seven.

Jack and his wife, Jennifer have a son Miles, and reside in Grant, MN. Morris also has two grown children, Austin and Erik.

Kris Atteberry
Kris Atteberry Kris Atteberry joined the Twins Radio Network team in 2007 after spending the last five summers calling games on radio and television for the St. Paul Saints. He has also served as the voice of Montana State football and basketball for the last five years.

Atteberry, 34, is a native of Bozeman, Montana and a 1996 graduate of Stanford University with a degree in English Literature. He and his wife, Jennifer, reside in the Twin Cities.

Bert Blyleven
Bert Blyleven This will be the Dutchman's 14th full season as color commentator for the Twins. Blyleven, who pitched in the major leagues for 23 years, including 11 seasons with the Twins, retired following the 1992 season.

The native of Zeist, Holland broke in with the Twins in 1970 at the age of 19. He retired at the age of 42 and is only the second major league pitcher of all-time to win a major league game before his 20th birthday and after his 40th birthday. Blyleven also pitched at the major league level with Texas, Pittsburgh, Cleveland and California. As a Twins starter, Bert had 345 career starts and a combined record of 149-138, 3.28 ERA and still holds the club record for strikeouts (2,035), shutouts (29) and complete games (141). He posted double figure wins in 17 different seasons. As a member of the Twins, he became a 20- game winner in 1973 (20-17, 2.52) while leading the American League with 40 starts and 25 complete games, 9 shutouts and 325 innings, still a Twins record for a season. One of his most memorable moments occurred in 1977 when as a member of the Texas Rangers, Bert tossed a no-hitter defeating California 6-0 at Anaheim Stadium.

On baseball's all-time list, Blyleven ranks fifth in strikeouts (3,701), ninth in games started (685), ninth in shutouts (60), 13th in innings (4,970.1), and 24th in wins (287). He was voted A.L. Rookie Pitcher of the Year in 1970 and A.L. Comeback Player of the Year in 1989. Bert pitched in two All-Star Games, three Championship series and two World Series with the Twins and Pirates, achievements that should put him in Baseball’s Hall of Fame.

While nurturing a reputation as a practical joker on the field and in the booth, Bert has demonstrated a serious side off the field when it involves community service. He continues to work with a host of charities for a variety of worthwhile causes including the Ronald McDonald House.

Bert and his wife, Gayle, and their sons Royle and David make their home in Ft. Myers, FL.

Dick Bremer
Dick Bremer Dick Bremer began his 26th season as a broadcaster for the Twins in 2008.

Bremer, who graduated from St. Cloud State in 1978, began with the Twins in 1983 broadcasting games for Spectrum Sports. He remained there until 1985 and re-joined the team in 1987, working a two-year stint for TwinsVision. He worked with WCCO-TV and Midwest Sports Channel from 1989-2001.

The Staples (MN) High School grad has also been the voice of University of Minnesota basketball, football and hockey and has called games for University of Iowa basketball and the Minnesota North Stars in his 27-year career.

Dick and his wife, Heidi, along with their son, Erik and daughter Hannah, make their home in St. Michael, MN.