Jeremiah Paprocki becomes Cubs’ first African American public-address announcerPosted in Articles, Media Archive, United States on 2021-10-11 23:36Z by Steven |
Jeremiah Paprocki becomes Cubs’ first African American public-address announcer
The Chicago Sun-Times
2021-05-17
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Jeremiah Paprocki is the Cubs’ first Black PA announcer and at the age of 21 also becomes one of the youngest in baseball. Photo courtesy of the Chicago Cubs
Many fans dream of having their voices echo around historic Wrigley Field while reading the names of Cy Young Award winners, MVPs and future Hall of Famers.
One lifelong Cubs fan is getting a chance to do just that.
There’s a booming new voice in Wrigleyville, and it belongs to 21-year-old Jeremiah Paprocki. The Cubs hired Paprocki to be their new public-address announcer, making him the first African American in team history to hold the position. He also is thought to be the youngest P.A. announcer in Major League Baseball…
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