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Reds 'simplifying' broadcast booth, don't renew Jim Kelch

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There will be one fewer voice on Reds broadcasts as the team did not renew the contract of Jim Kelch for 2018.

Kelch, 59, had been with the team since the 2010 season, serving on both radio and television broadcasts.

“Our goal is mostly to simplify, fewer people doing games,” said Karen Forgus, the Reds’ senior vice president of business operations.

Kelch was a Reds employee, as are Marty Brennaman, Thom Brennaman and Jeff Brantley.