Jim Henderson, who has provided impassioned play-by-play as the voice of the New Orleans Saints since for the past 30 years, is retiring from the broadcast booth. Henderson made the announcement Thursday afternoon (Feb. 1) on WWL radio, where he has worked since 1986.
"It's time," the 71-year-old Henderson said. "This is a good year to go out. I will miss our Saints Radio broadcast team; I will miss calling the games. But, I'm looking forward to experiencing Saints football purely as a fan."
Henderson leaves the airwaves as a New Orleans broadcast legend. It was in 1978 that he was hired to replace another legend, Hap Glaudi, as the sports director for WWL-Ch.