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hughes at the 2011 cubs convention tucson , arizona american pat hughes -lrb- radio sports announcer -rrb-
 27 may 1955 pat hughes 2011.jpg wbbm -lrb- am -rrb- san jose state university pat hughes baseball play-by-play announcer
pat hughes -lrb- radio sports announcer -rrb-

vergil patrick `` pat '' hughes -lrb- born may 27 , 1955 in tucson , arizona -rrb- has been the play-by-play voice of the chicago cubs since 1996 .
he partnered with color commentator ron santo , former hall of fame third baseman for the cubs from 1996 to 2010 , until santo died of diabetes .
their unique on-air chemistry came to be known as the `` pat and ron show . ''
prior to joining the cubs broadcast booth , hughes spent 12 years calling games for the milwaukee brewers , with legendary broadcaster bob uecker .
hughes also spent 17 years as a radio television play-by-play man for marquette university basketball .
