Dominic Cotroneo, who’s been a fixture on Milwaukee Brewers pregame and postgame coverage since midway through the 2022 season, announced on X that he was leaving WTMJ radio, noting that the maneuver was “100% my decision” and that he doesn’t have a fixed plan for what comes next.
“I wish them nothing but the best; they gave me an opportunity in the 2022 season to be the new postgame radio host, and that’s not an honor I take lightly,” Cotroneo said Monday, Nov. 9. “I did the best that I could, and I think WTMJ appreciated my efforts. Sometimes it’s OK to say goodbye.”
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Cotroneo, 32, has a number of irons in the fire. He frequently offers Brewers coverage on his YouTube channel and has been working independently on the Service Time podcast, a deep dive into the history of labor in Major League Baseball – a timely topic given the swirling winds around an MLB lockout likely beginning Dec. 1.
Cotroneo’s coverage with WTMJ included “Brewers Extra Innings,” the station’s postgame call-in show, and later included “Brewers Warmup” before network pregame coverage, the “Brewers Weekly” program on Thursday nights and written coverage on the radio station’s website.
WTMJ has been the flagship station for Brewers game broadcasts for almost the entirety of the franchise’s time in Milwaukee.
Brewers reporters Curt Hogg (second from left) and Todd Rosiak (third from left) are joined by MLB.com reporter Adam McCalvy (far left) and 620 WTMJ host Dominic Cotroneo at American Family Field during the 2023 playoffs.
He has also operated as the “talent stats” guru for Brewers.TV broadcasts and filled a similar role for TBS, often doing in-game research to supplement broadcasts.
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Cotroneo makes no bones about his desire to move into an MLB play-by-play role. His previous experience as a minor-league announcer included stops in Orem, Utah; Kinston, North Carolina; and Corpus Christi, Texas.
His father, Vince, called MLB games for 32 years, with tenures working for the Houston Astros, Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics. Vince cut his teeth in a similar role to the one Dominic holds now, working alongside legendary broadcaster Milo Hamilton.
“I don’t know what the future holds for any of this, between the lockout, play-by-play jobs … it gets to a point where you need to take a leap of faith,” Dominic said. “It doesn’t mean I’m going to leave Milwaukee or leave this market.”
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Brewers radio host Dominic Cotroneo leaving WTMJ
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