Manfra was hired as a play-by-play announcer for Baltimore Oriolesradio broadcasts on WBAL-AM on December 16, 1992. He succeeded Joe Angel, who had moved to the expansionFlorida Marlins in a similar capacity. Primarily teamed with Jon Miller for most games, Manfra also worked with Chuck Thompson whenever Miller did Orioles telecasts on WMAR or Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN.[3] He was joined in the radio booth by Angel upon the latter's return in early-February 2004.[4] He works innings 3, 4, 6, and 7 while Angel does the rest. He drastically cut back his assignments in 2016, and only called 10 games in the first half of the 2017 season before his retirement on June 4 of that year.[5] Manfra was inducted into the Orioles Hall of Fame in 2018.[6]
Personal
Manfra and his wife live in Tampa, Florida,[7] and have two grown daughters. While working for the Orioles, he lived in Fallston, Maryland. In April 2014, Manfra underwent hip replacement surgery, and required a second operation in May. These procedures kept him out of the broadcast booth for several months of the 2014 season.[8]
