- Born
- Birth nameFranchester Martin Brennaman
- Marty Brennaman was born on July 28, 1942 in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA. He has been married to Amanda Ingram since June 21, 2012. He was previously married to Brenda Chambers.
- SpousesAmanda Ingram(June 21, 2012 - present)Brenda Chambers(January 26, 1963 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)
- "And this one belongs to the Reds!" - his quote after the final out of a Reds' win.
- When providing the game attendance figures during radio broadcasts of Reds games, no matter how close or how much of a blowout the game, he always describes the game as a "titanic struggle".
- Following the first pitch thrown in each baseball game that he calls, he first calls the result of the pitch and adds, "and this game is underway".
- Has been the play-by-play voice on radio of the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball since 1974. In 1974, he was selected from over 200 applicants to succeed Al Michaels as the play-by-play "Voice of the Reds" on WLW Radio.
- Cincinnati Reds' radio play-by-play voice.
- He has periodically called college basketball games during the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament and for a short time served as one of the television voices of the University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team.
- Enshrined in the broadcasters' wing of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY, on July 23, 2000. He was the annual recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually since 1978. Except for 1978, when two recipients were named, each subsequent year there has been one winner.
- One of several individuals associated with the Cincinnati Reds to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in July 2000. Former Reds Tony Perez and Bid McPhee and former Reds manager Sparky Anderson were also inducted as Reds in 2000. The other Hall of Fame inductees that year were Carlton Fisk and Turkey Stearns.
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