Longtime Astros broadcaster Bill Brown announces retirement

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Longtime Astros television broadcaster Bill Brown officially announced that the 2016 season will be his final one in the booth.

Brown, who joined the Astros in 1987, is retiring after serving as the club's primary TV voice for the past 30 seasons.

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