Jerry Coleman celebrates his 35th season as the voice of the Padres in 2007, still stirring fans with his patented “Oh Doctor!” and “Hang a Star” calls, signatures of Padres broadcasts. During the 2005 season, Coleman received two special honors as he was enshrined in the U.S. Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame and the recipient of the prestigious Ford C. Frick Award from the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In 2001, Coleman was elected to the Padres Hall of Fame and in 2004, the Padres unveiled a star with his name below the press box at PETCO Park. A native of San Francisco, he is to be inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame on April 26. Coleman’s distinguished broadcasting career includes stops with the Yankees and Angels, as well as 22 seasons calling the CBS Radio Network’s “Game of the Week.”

Coleman, who left the broadcast booth in 1980 to become the Padres manager for one season, played on six World Series clubs in nine seasons (1949-57) with the New York Yankees, a key member of the greatest dynasty in baseball history. The second baseman made his Big League debut in 1949, earning Associated Press Rookie of the Year honors after batting .275 with two home runs, 42 RBI and eight stolen bases. The following season, Coleman was an American League All-Star and the World Series Most Valuable Player, as the Yankees swept the Phillies in four games. He posted career highs in virtually every offensive category that season, including a .287 batting average, six homers and 69 RBI. In the World Series, Coleman hit .286 (4-for-14) and drove in or scored five of the 10 runs New York managed in outscoring Philadelphia 10-5 in the four consecutive pitchers’ duels.

Coleman, whose playing career was interrupted twice when he was called upon to serve the United States as a Marine pilot in World War II and in Korea, retired with a lifetime .263 average, 16 homers and 217 RBI in 723 games. The only Major League player to see active combat in two wars, Coleman’s distinguished military service record includes 120 missions and two Distinguished Flying Crosses, 13 Air Medals and three Navy Citations. Coleman and his wife Maggie reside in La Jolla.

Ted Leitner is in his 28th season behind the microphone for “My Padres” in 2007, his 27th consecutive season working alongside Jerry Coleman in the broadcast booth. Now in his 34th year as San Diego’s most-outspoken and most-respected radio broadcaster, Leitner is also the voice of San Diego State University Aztecs football and basketball. His previous play-by-play credits also include the NFL’s San Diego Chargers and Philadelphia Eagles, the NBA’s San Diego Clippers, the University of Oklahoma and the University of Conneticut. His distinguished broadcasting career includes stays in Oklahoma City, OK; Hartford, CT; and Philadelphia, PA.

A graduate of Oklahoma State University, Leitner attended graduate school at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. He has six sons: twins Nicholas and Ryan as well as Mark, Matthew, Jordan and Teddy, and one daughter, Kristin.

Andy Masur joined the Padres broadcast team on Feb. 9, 2007 after eight years with WGN Radio in Chicago (1999-2006). Masur served as a play-by-play voice and a pre- and post-game host for Chicago Cubs broadcasts as well as the Cubs Beat Reporter. Additonally, he was an AM/PM drive sports anchor for WGN and hosted a weekly Cubs Blog on the station’s web site in 2006, called “Masur’s Cubs Musings,” during which he shared his unique “behind the scenes” perspective with Chicago fans. A native of Glenview, IL, he has also called games for the Loyola University Chicago Men’s Basketball team the past five seasons.

Prior to joining WGN, Masur served as a traffic reporter in the Chicago area and later hosted his own overnight talk show on the One-on-One Sports radio network. From 1989- 95, Masur was a “Top 40” DJ on KZ93 FM Radio in Peoria, IL. He graduated from Bradley University (IL) in 1989 with a degree in Mass Communications, Radio & Television.