Daron Sutton
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Daron Sutton (born October 21, 1969 [1]) is the television play-by-play voice of Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks. Sutton is also the son of former pitching great and Hall of Famer Don Sutton. Prior to moving to Arizona, he served for five years as the television voice of the Milwaukee Brewers, and prior to coming to Milwaukee in 2002, he was one of the radio voices of the then-Anaheim Angels, working alongside current Detroit Tigers television play-by-play broadcaster Mario Impemba. Sutton replaced play-by-play voice Matt Vasgersian (who left to become the TV voice of the San Diego Padres).
While working in Milwaukee, he also broadcast UW-Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball games. Sutton had previously expressed that it's been his career dream to work in Milwaukee, having spent some of his teenage years living there during the time his father pitched for the Brewers.
Daron had the opportunity to work alongside his father as a member of the Atlanta Braves broadcast team from 1997 to 1999, including hosting pregame and postgame shows and play-by-play work for Braves telecasts on Fox Sports Net South. While working in Atlanta, he also broadcast many Southeastern Conference sporting events, including basketball, gymnastics, swimming, and track and field. He graduated from Auburn University-Montgomery in 1992, with a degree in communications. In 2003, Sutton received a Chicago/Midwest chapter Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement for Individual Excellence on Camera. He also nominated two other times (1999 and 2004) for regional Emmy Awards in similar capacities.
He began his broadcasting career upon graduating from college, working in various capacities for the CNN networks, including as a sports anchor in 1994. Sutton was also a Minor League baseball player, playing parts of two seasons in the Angels and Braves organizations.
Among the various charities that he participates in, Sutton also hosts an annual charity golf tournament in the Milwaukee area, benefiting the Autism Society of Southeastern Wisconsin.
Sutton was released from his contract by the Brewers amicably on October 23, 2006, as he had sought to pursue other options. He was mentioned as a possible replacement for Thom Brennaman for the Arizona Diamondbacks and signed a five-year contract, with a three-year club option, to replace Brennaman on November 1, 2006.[2]
Sutton, his wife, and his daughters reside in Mequon, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee.
On November 14, 2006, Sutton worked as a sideline reporter during the Milwaukee Bucks at Atlanta Hawks NBA game on the FSN North Network.
