Renel Brooks-Moon

Renel Brooks-Moon
Born (1958-09-22) September 22, 1958
Oakland, California, United States
Occupation Major League Public Address Announcer

Renel Brooks-Moon (born September 22, 1958),[1] known on-air simply as Renel, is the public address announcer for the San Francisco Giants, and a former radio personality on KMEL and 98.1 Kiss FM.

Biography

Born in Oakland, California, Brooks-Moon was raised throughout the Bay Area. She attended Woodside High School from 1972-1976.[2][3] Brooks-Moon then attended Mills College, where she graduated in 1981 with a B.A. in English.[4] In 2007, she began her seventh season as the public address announcer for the Giants, and her 20th year as a Bay Area radio personality at radio station KISQ, "98.1 KISS-FM."[5]

Brooks-Moon is the second full-time female public address announcer in Major League Baseball history. Sherry Davis, who announced for the team for its last seven seasons at Candlestick Park (1993–1999), preceded Brooks-Moon, who took over for Davis when the Giants moved from Candlestick to AT&T Park in 2000.

Brooks-Moon was recognized by the Baseball Hall of Fame as the first female announcer of a championship game in any professional sport for her role in the 2002 World Series. Her scorecard from Game 3 is on display in the Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, New York. 8 years later, the Giants won the World Series, when San Francisco defeated the Texas Rangers in 5 games. They won the World Series again in 2012 in a 4-game sweep over the Detroit Tigers. The Giants most recently won the 2014 World Series in 7 games over the Kansas City Royals.

In July 2018, Brooks-Moon served as the "Mistress of Ceremonies" at the inauguration of London Breed, the 45th Mayor of San Francisco.[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=view_from_the_bay/everything_else&id=6392890
  2. ↑ http://www.woodsidehs.org/?id=1306
  3. ↑ "Interview with Bay Area radio superstar Renel Brooks-Moon". ABC7 San Francisco. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  4. ↑ http://www.woodsidehs.org/?id=1306
  5. ↑ http://www.981kissfm.com/pages/mornings_with_renel.html
  6. ↑ Hollyfield, Amy. "Swearing in ceremony held for London Breed". ABC7 News. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
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