| Phillies broadcaster Chris Wheeler will be the guest speaker at the Press Club luncheon on Wednesday, November 18th at the Penn Oaks Golf Club. A Philadelphia native, Wheeler has done play-by-play and color analysis on both radio and television. "Wheels" began his Phillies career in 1971 as assistant director of publicity and public relations under Larry Shenk. While a member of that department, he was added to the broadcast team in 1977. |
In addition to his broadcast duties, Wheeler was named director of the Phillies' new community relations department in 1982. In 1991, he became the department's director of the Speakers Bureau, a position he held through 1997. Additionally, Wheeler was the camp coordinator for Phillies Dream Week from 1983-99.
After graduating from Penn State University in 1967 with a BA degree in journalism and broadcasting, Wheeler got his first job with WCAU Radio in Philadelphia as a news writer and reporter, while also doing traffic reports from an airplane. He then moved to WBBM Radio in Chicago, followed by a stint in New York with CBS Radio, before joining the Phillies. Copies of Wheeler's latest book, View From The Booth, will be available for purchase and signing.
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