By Marilyn Dubinski | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-04-04 23:08:40
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
又一位马刺媒体传奇人物在辉煌的职业生涯后宣布退役。
圣安东尼奥马刺队电台资深解说员比尔·肖宁(Bill Schoening)宣布他将在2024-25赛季结束后退休。肖宁一直是马刺队的“铁人”，在24个赛季中从未缺席过一场比赛，除非发生不可预见的情况，否则他将在4月13日对阵多伦多猛龙队的（预期的）赛季收官战中完成他为马刺队解说的第2280场连续比赛。（他们理论上还没有被淘汰出附加赛，但他们还落后四场，只剩下六场比赛。）
根据马刺队的官方新闻稿：
肖宁出生于费城，他的广播职业生涯跨越了四十多年。在加入马刺队之前，他曾在德克萨斯大学担任电台现场解说员12年，解说橄榄球、篮球和棒球比赛。他的履历包括在兰博球场、洋基体育场和玫瑰碗等标志性场馆解说比赛。多年来，他还为NFL、MLB和室内橄榄球联赛的比赛进行解说。
“要离开一份带来了如此多美好回忆和有意义关系的工作是很困难的，但现在是我退出全职广播，去追求其他兴趣的时候了，比如指导、志愿者工作和陪伴家人，”比尔说。“我很感谢我在马刺队度过的24个赛季，解说了四次总冠军，并且亲身经历了‘三巨头’一起打的每一场比赛。很荣幸能描述马刺队那种无私的篮球风格，我永远不会忘记他们对卓越的持续追求。”
由于他在广播领域的成功，肖宁四次获得美联社“德克萨斯州最佳现场解说奖”，并于2014年被评为德克萨斯州年度体育播音员。2022年，他入选德克萨斯州广播名人堂，进一步认可了他对行业的贡献。
“比尔的声音是如此多令人难以置信的马刺里程碑的背景音乐，”马刺体育与娱乐公司的高级广播总监迈克·基克里洛说。“他的热情、专业精神和讲故事的能力使他成为马刺社区中备受喜爱的人物，他连续解说了2280场比赛，从未错过任何一个时刻。虽然我们会想念他在广播中的存在，但他的遗产将永远是我们球队历史的一部分。”
肖宁是马刺队五次总冠军中的四次的电台解说员。他解说了蒂姆·邓肯(Tim Duncan)、托尼·帕克(Tony Parker)和马努·吉诺比利(Manu Ginobili)的“三巨头”时代的每一场比赛，以及维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)的前两个赛季，以及期间的一切。他有很多著名的口头禅，多年来一直深受马刺球迷的喜爱，比如布鲁斯·鲍文(Bruce Bowen)投中底角三分时说的“His spot, his shot”，或者马努打出精彩表现时说的“That is why you do the voodoo that you do!”。
多年来，我有很多美好的回忆都是关于听肖宁解说的，无论是在车里，还是在我在德克萨斯农工大学时搜索1200 AM的信号，那里恰好在距离圣安东尼奥约170英里的信号边缘，那时还没有League Pass。（至少马刺队那时在全国电视上的转播更多。）
肖宁肯定很难被取代，而且由于他从未需要过替补，因此很难猜测谁能取代他。我脑海中浮现的唯一人选是前马刺队广播员安德鲁·摩纳哥(Andrew Monaco)，他目前是德克萨斯农工大学的体育电台解说员（这就是为什么他仍然在我的脑海中）。马刺队也可以选择年轻化，就像他们聘请雅各布·托比(Jacob Tobey)取代在上次赛季结束后退休的长期电视现场解说员比尔·兰德(Bill Land)一样。
无论如何，那是另一天的话题。与此同时，感谢比尔为马刺球迷提供了24年出色的服务！我们一定会怀念你，但你的声音将永远活在马刺的传说中。一定要去看看杰夫·麦克唐纳在圣安东尼奥快报上对肖宁的出色告别文章，并在下面的评论中告诉我们一些你最喜欢的肖宁的口头禅、解说或时刻！
致敬24年
马刺队长期以来的电台解说员比尔·肖宁将在本赛季末退休，并在4月13日星期日最后一次告别。感谢比尔在过去2280场连续比赛中令人难忘的解说和评论！永远是… pic.twitter.com/AoBA4Jj8ci
— 圣安东尼奥马刺队 (@ spurs) 2025年4月4日
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Longtime voice of Spurs radio Bill Schoening announces retirement
Another Spurs media legend is calling it quits after an extraordinary career.
Longtime radio voice for the San Antonio Spurs, Bill Schoening, has announced his retirement at the end of the 2024-25 season. Schoening has been the ultimate iron man for the Spurs, having never missed a game in 24 seasons and, barring unforeseen circumstances, will be calling his 2,280th consecutive game for the Spurs in their (presumed) season finale against the Toronto Raptors on April 13th. (They technically aren’t eliminated from the play-in yet, but they’re four games behind with six games left.)
Per the Spurs’ official press release:
A native of Philadelphia, Schoening’s broadcasting career spans more than four decades. Before joining the Spurs, he spent 12 years as the radio play-by-play announcer for the University of Texas, calling football, basketball and baseball games. His resume includes calling games from iconic venues such as Lambeau Field, Yankee Stadium and the Rose Bowl. Over the years, he has also voiced broadcasts for the NFL, MLB and arena football.
“It’s difficult to walk away from a job that has provided so many fond memories and spawned many meaningful relationships, but it’s time for me step away from full time broadcasting and pursue some other interests like mentorship, volunteer work and time with family,” said Bill. “I’m thankful for my 24 seasons spent with the Spurs, calling four championships and being on hand for every game the Big Three played together. It has been an honor to describe the Spurs brand of selfless basketball, and I’ll never forget their consistent pursuit of excellence.”
As a result of his success in broadcasting, Schoening is a four-time recipient of the Associated Press “Top Texas Play-by-Play Award” and was named Texas Sportscaster of the Year in 2014. His contributions to the industry were further recognized in 2022 when he was inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame.
“Bill’s voice has been the soundtrack to so many incredible Spurs milestones,” said Mike Kickirillo, Senior Director of Broadcasting for Spurs Sports & Entertainment. “His passion, professionalism and storytelling ability have made him a beloved figure in the Spurs community over his 2,280 consecutive games, never missing a moment. While we’ll miss his presence on the air, his legacy will always be a part of our franchise’s history.”
Schoening was the radio announcer for four of the Spurs’ five championship. He covered every game of the Big Three era featuring Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, the first two seasons of Victor Wembanyama, and everything in between. He had plenty of famous sayings that stuck with the Spurs fans over the years, such as “His spot, his shot,” when Bruce Bowen hit a corner three, or “That is why you do the voodoo that you do!” when Manu I had a big play.
I have plenty of fond memories of listening to Schoening over the years, whether it was in the car or searching for the signal for 1200 AM while I was at Texas A&M University, which is riiiight on the edge of its reach at about 170 mi from San Antonio, before League Pass was a thing. (At least the Spurs were nationally televised more back then.)
Schoening will certainly be difficult to replace, and it especially makes it difficult to guess who his replacement could be since he has never needed a substitute. The only name off the top of my own head would be former Spurs broadcaster Andrew Monaco, who is currently the sports radio voice for Texas A&M (hence why he’s still in my head). The Spurs could also go young, as they did when they hired Jacob Tobey to replace longtime television play-by-play announcer Bill Land when he retired after last season.
Regardless, that is a topic for another day. In the meantime, thank you to Bill for 24 years of amazing service to Spurs fans! You will certainly be missed, but your voice will live on forever in Spurs lore. Be sure to go check out Jeff McDonald’s excellent farewell to Schoening at the San Antonio Express News, and tell us about some of your favorite Shoening sayings, calls or moments in the comments below!
Cheers to 24 years
Bill Schoening, the longtime radio voice of the Spurs, will retire at the end of the season signing off for the final time on Sunday, April 13th. Thank you, Bill for the unforgettable calls and commentary for the last 2,280 consecutive games! Forever a… pic.twitter.com/AoBA4Jj8ci— San Antonio Spurs (@ spurs) April 4, 2025
By Marilyn Dubinski, via Pounding The Rock