Charlie Slowes is a longtime American

United States

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 sportscaster

Sportscaster

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 who is currently the radio play-by-play announcer for the Washington Nationals

Washington Nationals

The Washington Nationals are a professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C. The Nationals are a member of the Eastern Division of the National League of Major League Baseball . The team moved into the newly built Nationals Park in 2008, after playing their first three seasons in RFK Stadium...

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Before becoming the Nationals' radio announcer, Slowes was previously a familiar voice in the Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

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 sports market when he was the radio voice of the Washington Bullets

Washington Wizards

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 from 1986

1986-87 NBA season

-Statistics leaders:-Yearly awards:* Most Valuable Player: Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers* Rookie of the Year: Chuck Person, Indiana Pacers* Defensive Player of the Year: Michael Cooper, Los Angeles Lakers...

 to 1997. After eleven seasons with the Bullets, he joined the expansion Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1998

1998 in baseball

-Headline events of the year:*Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey, Jr., and Greg Vaughn all hit 30 home runs before the All-Star break and engage in a historic chase for Roger Maris's single-season record of 61 home runs...

 as their radio play-by-play announcer, a position he held until 2004

2004 in baseball

-Headline events of the year:*The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since , ending the Curse of the Bambino.*With 262 hits, Ichiro Suzuki of the Mariners breaks George Sisler's record of 257. Suzuki also sets the record for most singles in a season, with 225.*2004 also marked the final...

 when he joined the Nationals the next year.

He has gained notoriety in Washington with his unique home run

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 call of "Bang, zoom go the fireworks

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!" and "A Curly W (referring to the Nationals logo

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) is in the books!" when the Nationals win, as well as for his histrionics and the high energy nature of his calls during excited periods of play.

A native of The Bronx

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, New York City

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, and a 1983 graduate of Fordham University

Fordham University

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, 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 amongst broadcasting greats Jack Buck

Jack Buck

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 and Bob Costas

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. He has also worked for ESPN, NBC Sports, CBS Radio Sports, Mutual/Westwood One, SportsPhone and the minor league AAA Tidewater Tides

Norfolk Tides

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