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Radio's Pat Hughes Named Illinois Sportscaster Of The Year

(CBS) Chicago Cubs radio play-by-play announcer Pat Hughes is the 2015 Illinois Sportscaster of the Year, the Cubs announced Monday.

The honor is bestowed by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

It's Hughes' 10th Sportscaster of the Year honor and his seventh in Illinois, having previously won the award in 1996, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2014.  Hughes was honored as Wisconsin's Sportscaster of the Year for three consecutive years beginning in 1990.

"I'd like to dedicate this award to the Cubs dramatic 2015 season, and to my tremendous broadcasting partner, Ron Coomer," Hughes said in a statement.

Hughes is entering his 21st season as the radio voice of the Cubs and his third year with Coomer.

2016 will be Hughes' 34th consecutive season as a big league announcer.

Cubs games will be broadcast this year on WSCR-AM 670 The Score.

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