Phillies lifer Chris Wheeler has announced his retirement following his 47th year with the organization, according to NBC Philadelphia senior producer Sean Kane.
Wheeler, better known around the ballpark and in homes across the Delaware Valley as ‘”Wheels,” spent the majority of his time behind the microphone as the television color analyst.
Soon after graduating from Penn State in 1967, Wheels joined WCAU radio in Philadelphia as an airborne traffic reporter, news writer, and general reporter. His career also took him to Chicago and New York before ultimately returning to Philadelphia.
Wheeler was named an assistant director of publicity and public relations in 1971 and promoted to color analyst six years later.