VIDEO: Bob Ridley retiring after more than 50 years as the voice of the Medicine Hat Tigers
Bob Ridley, the legendary play-by-play voice of the Medicine Hat Tigers on CHAT 94.5, is hanging up his mic. After missing all but one game of the 2021-22 season while undergoing radiation treatment, Ridley has decided not to return to the booth this season.
On April 2, the Tigers paid tribute to the voice of the team since 1968, raising a Ridley banner to the rafters of Co-op Place. Bob Ridley Night also served as a celebration of his 4,000th game called, which happened in February 2021 but without fans in attendance. Ridley then returned to the booth to call the final Tigers game of the season on April 15.
CHAT News caught up with the man known as “Rids” to talk about why this was the right time to walk away from the broadcast booth, some of his favourite and most memorable moments in his career, and what the next chapter has in store.