num_pages: 360
description: An honest memoir about life family and baseball from the longtime legendary Toronto Blue Jays radio broadcaster For 36 years Jerry Howarth ushered in eternal hope each spring and thrived in the drive of each fall as the voice of the Toronto Blue Jays. In 1982 the lifelong avid sports fan joined Tom Cheek as full-time play-by-play radio announcer for the Blue Jays and for the next 23 years Tom and Jerry were the voices of the franchise. Jerry became part of the fabric of a nation and a team covering historic moments like the rise of the Blue Jays through the 1980s that culminated in back-to-back World Series Championships in 1992 and 1993. His Hall of Fameworthy broadcasting career has been nothing short of legendary. When Jerry retired in February 2018 the tributes poured in and made one thing perfectly Toronto baseball would never be the same. Howarth brings together thoughts on life family work and baseball. Featuring stories about everyone from Dave Stieb Jack Morris Duane Ward Roberto Alomar and Joe Carter to John Gibbons Edwin Encarnacion Josh Donaldson and the late Roy Halladay Hello Friends! is a must-read for sports fans everywhere.
language: English
title: Hello, Friends!: Stories from My Life and Blue Jays Baseball
publisher: ECW Press