Chicago Cubs Baseball

Meet the broadcast team!

Pat Hughes
Pat Hughes is in his 16th season as the WGN Radio play-by-play voice of the Cubs. He joined WGN in 1996 after spending the previous 12 years teaming with Bob Uecker on the Milwaukee Brewers Radio Network. Hughes began his baseball play-by-play career in the minor leagues, calling action for the San Jose Missions (1978-1981) and for the Columbus Clippers (1982). He worked as a play-by-play voice for Marquette University's basketball team from 1988-2004, including working with Al McGuire during the 1996-2000 seasons. Hughes' collegiate play-by-play career also includes stints with Northwestern University, San Jose State University, the University of Wisconsin and ESPN. He worked in Minnesota in 1983 as the TV voice of the Twins and as the hockey host/interviewer on North Stars telecasts.

Hughes was named the Illinois Sportscaster of the Year in 2006, 1996 and 1999. He earned Wisconsin Sportscaster of the Year Award honors three times (1990-1992). Hughes is the producer of "Baseball Voices: Hall of Fame Series," compact discs that commemorate and pay tribute to famous announcers of the past. He's produced disks honoring Harry Carey and Jack Buck, as well as one for Marty Brenneman. Hughes is a graduate of San Jose State University. Hughes was born on May 27, 1955, in Tucson, Ariz. Hughes and his wife, Trish, have two children: Janell and Amber.

Keith Moreland
Keith Moreland will begin his first season as the WGN Radio color analyst of the Cubs. Moreland, 56, spent six of his 12 major league seasons with the Cubs from 1982-87, helping the Cubs to the 1984 National League East crown. He played third base, first base, outfield and catcher during his time in Chicago. Moreland brings 16 years of experience as the radio color analyst of the University of Texas baseball program to the Cubs radio booth, as well as previously serving as a fill-in analyst for Cubs radio and television broadcasts.

In six seasons with the Cubs, Moreland batted .281 (912-for-3,240) with 100 home runs and 491 RBI in 902 games. He twice ranked in the top 10 in the National League in batting average, finishing seventh in 1983 (.302) and 1985 (.307), and finished fourth in the league with 106 RBI in 1985. In addition to his time with the Cubs, Moreland won a World Championship with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1980. After retiring from baseball, Moreland returned to the University of Texas, where he played college baseball for three years, to earn his bachelor's degree in 1991. In addition to his 16 seasons as the Longhorn's baseball color analyst, Moreland had been the color analyst for Texas football for the past nine seasons. At the University of Texas, Moreland was a three-time All-American and helped lead the Longhorns to three NCAA College World Series berths, including a national championship in 1975. Moreland and his wife Cindy have two adult children, Courtney, 33, and Cole, 24.

Judd Sirott
Judd Sirott is the host of Cubs Central Pregame, heard before every Chicago Cubs broadcast on WGN Radio. Sirott will assist Pat Hughes and Keith Moreland in the Cubs radio booth, handling one inning of play-by-play each game and updating the Major League Baseball scoreboard. He will also contribute to Cubs Postgame, including Cubs Plus, the expanded postgame show heard after most games.