Spanish Beisbol Network Broadcaster, Amaury Pi-Gonzalez, Elected Into Bay Area Hall of Fame

Bay Area Radio Museum in conjunction with the California Historical Radio Society and Broadcast Legends, recently announced the induction of Amaury Pi-Gonzalez into the Hall of Fame. Pi-Gonzalez, a 32-year veteran of Major League Baseball broadcasting, serves as the lead announcer for the Spanish Beisbol Network’s (SBN) Oakland A’s Spanish-language broadcasts and is a regular contributor to SBN’s website, http://www.beisbol.net.

Vienna, VA (Vocus) August 22, 2010 –

Bay Area Radio Museum in conjunction with the California Historical Radio Society and Broadcast Legends, recently announced the induction of Amaury Pi-Gonzalez into the Hall of Fame. Pi-Gonzalez, a 32-year veteran of Major League Baseball broadcasting, serves as the lead announcer for the Spanish Beisbol Network’s (SBN) Oakland A’s Spanish-language broadcasts and is a regular contributor to SBN’s website, http://www.beisbol.net.

Pi-Gonzalez is a pioneer in establishing Spanish baseball radio play-by-play in the Bay Area. During his career, he served five years as sports anchor for Telemundo TV-48 in San Jose and was the Spanish voice for the NBA’s Golden State Warriors from 1992-1999. In 2004, he was inducted into the Cuban Sports Hall of Fame and into the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum. Pi-Gonzalez began his career in 1977 with the A’s, and has also broadcasted for the San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, and Los Angeles Angels.

“We are very pleased to have one of our staff recognized by the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame,” said Bill Kulik, SBN President. “Amaury is a great asset to our organization and the entire SBN broadcast team is thrilled he is being presented with this prestigious honor.”

The induction ceremony will take place at a gala gathering on Saturday, September 25, 2010, at the Doubletree Hotel and Executive Meeting Center on the Berkeley Marina. Nearly 7,000 votes were cast online, mail in ballot or at various CHRS and Broadcast Legends events during the public advisory balloting period for this year's nominees in seven categories:

Announcer/Personality, News, Sports, Engineer, Owner/Manager, Specialty and Pioneer. Pi-Gonzalez has been elected in the sports category.
About Spanish Beisbol Network
The Spanish Beisbol Network (SBN), founded in 2001, is a multi-layer sports marketing and media broadcasting company for Spanish-language baseball content. SBN currently has contracts with the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals, Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and the Caribbean World Series. In addition, SBN supports other MLB teams in their Hispanic sales initiatives. Celeritas Management, Inc. (http://www.celeritasmgmt.com) acquired SBN in September of 2008, and ANC Sports Enterprises, LLC, a leader in team and venue services, providing integrated signage, design, and marketing solutions for sports and commercial facilities, in July of 2009. Celeritas Management, funded by Palladium Equity Partners, LLC, invests in and builds businesses in the sports, entertainment, and marketing services industries by bringing together innovative assets with talented management. Celeritas partners with companies whose products and services strike a chord with the passions of American consumers, especially the Hispanic demographic. For more information about SBN, please visit http://www.beisbol.net.

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