Legendary MSG Network broadcaster Al Trautwig has died at the age of 68, his former colleague and mentee Alan Hahn revealed in a post shared on his X account Monday (February 24).
Trautwig hosted New York Knicks and New York Rangers pregame and postgame shows, as well as filling in on play-by-play, for MSG Network from 1991 to 2001, while also contributed to ABC, NBC, NBC Sports Network and USA Network during his legendary career and making a cameo in the iconic Disney film Cool Runnings. The broadcaster told Newsday that he had undergone cancer treatment just after his 68th birthday last year, but didn’t specify which type of cancer he was battling publicly.
“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,” Hahn wrote. “Al Trautwig had an amazing voice and knew how to use it the way a tenor could bring depth and intensity to a song. He loved sports and had incredible versatility from baseball to basketball and hockey. And that’s not even counting his incredible work at the Olympics.
“He was the voice of @msgnetworks. He was a skilled host who knew how to make every game feel like something you don’t want to miss. I’d say I’m sad, but he’d hate that. “Get the f— over it!” he would bark. “You’ve got a show to do!” Godspeed, Al.”
Trautwig claimed he was “cleared, and now it is just a matter of getting better” while revealing his cancer treatment to Newsday last year.
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