ExtremeRavens Posted October 10 Posted October 10 Craig Heist, a longtime sports broadcaster covering teams in the Baltimore and Washington area, has died. Heist was an anchor and reporter for 106.7 The Fan in D.C. and a postgame host on the Nationals Radio Network since 2013. He has also appeared on the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network as a guest panelist and occasional host of Nats Talk. The Orioles, Ravens, Nationals and Commanders all paid tribute to Heist on social media Friday. The cause of death was not immediately announced. “Above all, Craig was a husband, friend, and sports lover,” 106.7 The Fan said in a statement posted on X. “Press boxes across the DMV will never be the same without his wide smile and infectious laugh. We will keep his family in our thoughts.” Heist attended Kenwood High School in Baltimore County and graduated from Salisbury University in 1983. He began his broadcasting career at WKHI in Ocean City covering local college and high school sports including play-by-play and color for Salisbury football, according to the Nationals’ website. He worked for WTOP for 14 years before moving to 106.7 The Fan. Over the past 30 years, he has covered Major League Baseball, the NFL, NBA, NHL and college basketball for several national networks. He was a three-time winner of the Maryland Sportscaster of the Year, voted on by his peers. “Heisty was the absolute best,” ESPN’s Clinton Yates posted on X. “When I first started at WTOP, he was there and was an institution. Always was supportive, energetic, enough of a crank and knowledgeable in literally everything.” Heist was a longtime fixture at both Nationals Park and Camden Yards, where the Orioles said that he covered the team for more than 35 years. In a statement, Nationals owner Mark Lerner said that Heist “was a friend to all who met him, and we will profoundly miss his kindness, enthusiasm and passion for baseball.” “I can’t begin to fathom the press box at either Nationals Park or Camden Yards without Craig Heist in his usual second-row perch,” wrote Mark Zuckerman, who covers the Nationals for MASNsports.com. “Aside from only a handful of occasions (always involving another local sporting event), he covered every single home game for both teams for decades.” “He was one of a kind and so helpful and kind to me (and so many others),” WNST reporter Luke Jones posted on X. “Baseball season won’t be the same without him.” Have a news tip? Contact sports editor C.J. Doon at cdoon@baltsun.com, 410-332-6200 and x.com/CJDoon. View the full article Quote
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