Known for his opinionated, zealous, and occasionally contentious style,[1] Brennaman called Reds games from 1974 to 2019.

A native of Portsmouth, Virginia, Brennaman attended Randolph-Macon College and the University of North Carolina, graduating from the latter institution with a communications degree in 1965.

For the 1972 football season, he called the radio play-by-play action for the William & Mary Indians (now nicknamed the Tribe).

In 1973, Virginia Tech athletic director Frank O. Moseley hired Brennaman to be the new voice of the Hokies.

[2] "Marty and Joe" became an institution in the city, appearing together in numerous radio and television commercials.

This same phrase was expected to be placed in lights, outside of the Great American Ball Park in 2003, but Hamilton County officials nixed the idea, citing that the ballpark belongs to the taxpayers and not the team.

On August 16, 2019, it was announced that Brennaman will be the only inductee to the Cincinnati Reds Hall Of Fame & Museum in 2020; the induction ceremony was scheduled to take place on April 26, 2020, but the ceremony eventually was pushed back to August 27, 2021, due to concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[5] In 1988, Brennaman and Nuxhall appeared before National League President A. Bartlett Giamatti at the NL office, in New York City in regard to accusations that Brennaman incited the crowd to cause a delay of game after an altercation between Reds manager Pete Rose and umpire Dave Pallone.

The Reds, who at the time held the worst record in the National League, were set to face the Oakland Athletics, the Seattle Mariners and Philadelphia Phillies on the road trip.

Said Brennaman: "This is the kind of thing, quite honestly, right now, that makes you want to see the Chicago Cubs team lose.

Throwing 15 or 18 balls onto the field, there's absolutely no excuse for that, and that is so typical of Chicago Cubs fans.

On October 4, 2006, the Cincinnati Reds re-hired Thom to join his father in the radio booth as well as do play-by-play on television starting with the 2007 season.[1].

The Marty Brennaman Golf Classic takes place annually at Maketewah CC.