Some of the great events in sports history live on forever because a radio or television sportscaster masterfully captured the moment.
On Wednesday, Oct 2, the RMA will revisit some of those events, learn more about the sportscasters who made them come alive, and rank the best to ever grace the booth.
Bob Heussler
Bob Heussler is a veteran radio and television sportscaster with over 35-years of experience working in New York and Connecticut. He was an update anchor for the country’s first all-sports radio station – New York City’s WFAN – for 30 years and remains with the station on apart-time basis.
Heussler has a long association with the Fairfield University men’s basketball program as their radio and television play-by-play announcer, and was inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2024.
Heussler was the radio and television play-by-play announcer of the WNBA’S Connecticut Sun for 17 years, beginning with their inaugural season in 2003, and remains a back-up play-by-play radio announcer for the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets. He was a sportscaster for the Connecticut Radio Network for over 15 years, including several seasons as the radio play-by-play announcer for UConn basketball and football, and is a former network anchor at ESPN Radio.
Heussler has instructed student broadcasters at Yale and Fairfield and was the longtime director of public relations at Milford Jai-Alai. A graduate of the University of Bridgeport, Heussler currently resides in Stamford.
The Greenwich Retired Men’s Association offers a free program every Wednesday that is open to the public, both men and women; no reservations are required.
The RMA social break starts at 10:40 am followed promptly by their presentation at 11:00 am.
The program will also be shown on Zoom: https://bit.ly/30IBj21
Retired Men’s Association programs are at the First Presbyterian Church, 1 West Putnam Ave in Greenwich.