Braves Hall of Fame broadcaster Van Wieren retires

Pouya Dianat/pdianat@ajc.com

‘Most of all I want to thank the fans,’ Pete Van Wieren said during his departing press conference, stopping to clear his throat. ‘You can’t do this job successfully without a lot of support from the fans and they have been tremendously supportive of our broadcasts going back to 1976 my first year here.’