Tom Hamilton, who has called Cleveland games on the radio for 35 seasons, won the Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting on Wednesday. Hamilton, 70, joined the team's broadcast in 1990,

The honor is indicative of broadcasters who demonstrate “commitment to excellence, quality of broadcasting abilities, reverence within the game, popularity with fans, and recognition by peers.”

Tom Hamilton, the radio pitch-by-pitch announcer for the Indians/Guardians for 35 years and counting, has received hundreds of letters from fans over the decades, some critiquing his work but far