United States, Hawaii Sports Huddle. In 1976 he received acclaim as Hawaii Sportscaster of the Year, prior to moving on to become the first announcer for the Seattle Mariners, along with Dave Niehaus, in 1977. National TV Hockey Play-by-Play In 1986, he became the play-by-play announcer of the NHL on ESPN in regular season, working primarily with Bill Clement and called the 1986 Stanley Cup Finals. In 1987, on ESPN, he called Rendez-vous '87 in Quebec City, an international hockey series between the Soviet National Team and the NHL All-Stars. From 1988–1992, he called NHL games on SportsChannel America, partnered with Herb Brooks. He also did hockey play-by-play for the 1990 Goodwill Games on TBS, working with John Davidson. St. Louis Blues play-by-play After spending two seasons as the television voice of the Chicago Blackhawks (1982–1984), working with Dale Tallon, he was approached by Anheuser-Busch, then part owner of the Sports Time Cable Network, to move from covering the Blackhawks to the St. Louis Blues. He called his first St. Louis Blues game on October 11, 1984, a 4–2 Blues win in Calgary. Wilson called one of the greatest games in St. Louis Blues history, known as the Monday Night Miracle, during the 1986 playoffs. His association as the Blues' play-by-play announcer continued to grow stronger after that. After Dan Kelly's death, he became the team's TV play-by-play announcer with former Blues' players Joe Micheletti, Bruce Affleck, and Bernie Federko. He earned the Missouri Sportscaster of the Year award in 2001, along with four Mid-America Emmy Awards for play-by-play. After the 2003–04 NHL season, when his contract ended, he moved back to Honolulu. He called 1,556 National Hockey League games. Baseball Play-By-Play After broadcasting baseball at the University of Michigan (Big 10) and with the Hawaii Islanders (AAA), Wilson joined the expansion Seattle Mariners in 1977. Wilson spent six seasons with the Mariners. In 1983, after moving to Chicago to broadcast hockey, Wilson worked part-time for the Chicago White Sox. Wilson also was the television voice of the Cincinnati Reds (1983–85). During the 1985 baseball season, Wilson, working with Joe Morgan, called Pete Rose's 4192nd hit that broke Ty Cobb's all-time record. Having already moved to doing hockey with the St. Louis Blues in 1984, Wilson moved to announcing some St. Louis Cardinals games in 1985, while handling Reds' television at the same time. He continued his work in baseball,