Astros’ announcer Milo Hamilton is writing a book:
This Thanksgiving, play-by-play Astros announcer Milo Hamilton marked his 60th anniversary in broadcasting.
Now he’s sharing his stories of life in the big leagues with all of his fans. The voice of the Astros for more than 30 years is going public with stories about the business in a new book called “Making Airwaves.”
“Making Airwaves” will be in stores in January. Next season, Hamilton will start his seventh decade at the microphone, his third decade with the Astros.
Will he provide tips for how to artfully mention band saws and Landry’s at every opportunity? =)
KEVIN WHITED ADDS: I actually saw the Shara Fryer report last night, which was much longer than what wound up on the web. Hamilton actually mentions that he deals with Harry Caray in the book, and the impression was that he does so harshly. The bitter, no-class Hamilton was probably the only guy in America that was happy when Caray died.
ANNE ADDS: In the forum, Kevin links to the history between Milo and Harry Caray, and Banjo links to a pretty darn funny Milo story and wonders if it will make it into the new book.
