I believe I first met Brett Hollander when he was at the Gilman School in Baltimore and at the age of 15 was an intern at WBAL Radio where I was the Sports Director.

His memory is better than mine from those days but that means, in a sense, I was there for the start of an outstanding broadcasting career.

From Gilman, Brett went on to Dickinson College in Pennsylvania where he broadcast many sports and really fell in love with working in the booth. He met a classmate there named Geoff Arnold and later they would team up in the O’s booth!

Brett grew up around broadcasting. His dad, Rich worked many years at WBAL-TV. I remember watching him often on Channel 11 where he was a great news reporter as we say “back in the day.”

Brett worked early in his career at CBS Radio in Baltimore where he noted in this podcast, he broadcast the first sports update heard on 105.7 FM the Fan when the station switched from AM to the FM dial.

He worked many years at WBAL Radio, hosting O’s pre and postgame shows, also was the host of Sportsline and at one time hosted the afternoon drive talk-show, showing he is more than just a sports guy.

He was named the 2015 Maryland Sportscaster of the Year.

This was a real fun conversation, mostly about broadcasting and Brett’s career, between two long-time friends.

Who knew that kid from Gilman would one day wind up in the O’s booth!

Enjoy today’s podcast with Brett.

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