And just like that, heaven got another good one, just when a vacuum was getting bigger in sports broadcasting. After Mike Gorman’s retirement last year and Hubie Brown’s final call earlier last month, the NBA world saw another ‘end of an era’. This time it was Al Trautwig’s turn to finally rest his legendary voice, but to a tragic end. The longtime voice of the MSG broadcast is no more.
Following his battle with cancer and overcoming it, Trautwig’s only goal was to heal to full health. That however, did not come to pass, as his former coworker, Alan Hahn, announced on Monday morning, causing ripples around the sporting communities.
“I’m sad to share the news that we lost a legendary voice in sports. But we lost a lot more than that,” Hahn wrote on his X account. “He was not only a friend, but a mentor and a teacher. He was, personally, one of my biggest resources of support when I moved into this career,” he concluded, followed by “Rest in peace Al Trautwig” and a broken heart emoji. That was the state of the collective broadcasting world as they mourned the grave loss.
I’m sad to share the news that we lost a legendary voice in sports. But we lost a lot more than that.
He was not only a friend, but a mentor and a teacher. He was, personally, one of my biggest resources of support when I moved into this career.
Rest in peace, @AlTrautwig. pic.twitter.com/E1z3pxS2gm
— Alan Hahn (@alanhahn) February 24, 2025
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