Longtime Braves broadcaster Van Wieren dies

'Professor' helped establish team on Superstation; he was 69

Members of the Atlanta Braves take part in a moment of silence for longtime Braves announcer Pete Van Wieren, who died Saturday after a battle with cancer, prior to their baseball game against the San Diego Padres in San Diego. - photo by Don Boomer

Braves Padres Basebal Albe — Members of the Atlanta Braves take part in a moment of silence for longtime Braves announcer Pete Van Wieren, who died Saturday after a battle with cancer, prior to their baseball game against the San Diego Padres in San Diego. - photo by Don Boomer

ATLANTA — Pete Van Wieren, the bespectacled broadcaster who was part of the landmark team that carried Atlanta Braves games throughout the nation on Ted Turner's "SuperStation," died Saturday after a battle with cancer, the team said. He was 69. Affectionately known as "The Professor" for his encyclopedic knowledge of the game and long hours of research before each broadcast, Van Wieren spent 33 years with the Braves before retiring in 2008, shortly after the death of his longtime partner Skip Caray.

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