mˈænfɹə wʌz hˈaɪɚd æz ɐ plˈeɪbaɪplˈeɪ ɐnˈaʊnsɚ fɔːɹ bˈɔltɪmˌoːɹ ˈoːɹɪˌoʊlz ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ bɹˈɔːdkæsts ˌɔn dˈʌbəljˌuːbˈælˌeɪˈɛm ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ sˈɪkstiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː.
Manfra was hired as a play-by-play announcer for Baltimore Orioles radio broadcasts on WBAL-AM on December 16, 1992.