Charlie Slowes

Slowes in 2009.

Charlie Slowes (born c. 1961) is a longtime American sportscaster who is the radio play-by-play announcer for the Washington Nationals.

Before becoming the Nationals' radio announcer, Slowes was previously a familiar voice in the Washington, D.C. sports market when he was the radio voice of the Washington Bullets from 1986 to 1997. After eleven seasons with the Bullets, he joined the expansion Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1998 as their radio play-by-play announcer, a position he held until 2004 when he joined the Nationals the next year. Since 2006, he has teamed with Dave Jageler for Washington Nationals broadcasts.

He has gained notoriety in Washington with his unique home run calls of "Going, going, gone, goodbye!" and "Bang, zoom go the fireworks!" as well as the call "A Curly W [referring to the Nationals' logo] is in the books!" when the Nationals win. He is also well known for his histrionics and the high energy nature of his calls during excited periods of play.

A native of The Bronx, New York City, and a 1983 graduate of Fordham University, Slowes had also called play-by-play for the Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets. He began his career at KMOX Radio in St. Louis where he worked alongside broadcasting greats Jack Buck and Bob Costas. He has also worked for ESPN, NBC Sports, CBS Radio Sports, Mutual/Westwood One, SportsPhone and the minor league AAA Tidewater Tides.

See also

• List of Washington Nationals broadcasters