Play-by-play announcer Bob Rondeau, the voice of Washington Huskies for nearly four decades, will retire at the end of the 2017 football season.
Rondeau informed UW athletic department officials of his decision last month.
The 67-year-old began broadcasting Husky football games in 1978, taking over play-by-play duties from Bruce King in 1981. Rondeau has also served as the voice of Washington's men's basketball team for the past 31 years and was inducted into the school's athletics hall of fame last year.
"Bob Rondeau is an icon of Husky Athletics," UW athletic director Jennifer Cohen said in a statement from the school.