Jerry Howarth

Jerry Howarth (born March 12, 1946) has been a radio broadcaster for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball since 1981. After working for part of the 1981 season as a commentator, he joined Tom Cheek as full time play-by-play man in 1982. Born in York, Pennsylvania, Howarth grew up in San Francisco as an avid sports fan. After graduating from the University of Santa Clara in 1968 and some military service, Howarth began a career as a sportscaster over the course of which he has broadcasted baseball, football and basketball. He lives in Etobicoke, Ontario with his wife and has two sons.

With Cheek's death in October 2005, Howarth will now become the sole play-by-play broadcaster of Blue Jays games.

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