Dave returns for his seventh season as the Marlins' lead radio voice.
The 2007 season marks his 39th year broadcasting Major League Baseball. For 32 seasons, Dave was the Montreal Expos lead broadcaster on radio and television. He began his baseball broadcast career in Richmond, Virginia broadcasting the Braves Triple-A games in the International League.
During his Major League broadcasting career, Van Horne has called 10 no-hitters, including two perfect games. He has also broadcast three World Series and National League Championship Series for a Canadian network and the Marlins 2003 World Championship season.
Dave was twice selected the Virginia Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. He was the recipient of the 1996 Jack Graney Award, given by the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, for contributions to the game through broadcasting.
Among his biggest broadcasting moments were the Expos inaugural game, Willie Mays' 3000th hit, Nolan Ryan passing Walter Johnson in strikeouts, Steve Carlton striking out his 4000th batter, Pete Rose's 3000th and 4000th hits, Pedro Martinez's Cy Young Award-winning season among many other memorable moments.
He called Expos games on Canadian radio and television as well as The Baseball Network on NBC and ABC. He has partnered in the booth with the likes of Don Drysdale, Pee Wee Reese, Duke Snider, Ken Singleton, Buck Martinez, the late Tom Cheek and the Marlins' own Tommy Hutton.
Dave, a native of Easton, Pennsylvania, his wife, Josee, and daughter Madison, live in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
The 2007 season marks his 39th year broadcasting Major League Baseball. For 32 seasons, Dave was the Montreal Expos lead broadcaster on radio and television. He began his baseball broadcast career in Richmond, Virginia broadcasting the Braves Triple-A games in the International League.
During his Major League broadcasting career, Van Horne has called 10 no-hitters, including two perfect games. He has also broadcast three World Series and National League Championship Series for a Canadian network and the Marlins 2003 World Championship season.
Dave was twice selected the Virginia Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. He was the recipient of the 1996 Jack Graney Award, given by the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, for contributions to the game through broadcasting.
Among his biggest broadcasting moments were the Expos inaugural game, Willie Mays' 3000th hit, Nolan Ryan passing Walter Johnson in strikeouts, Steve Carlton striking out his 4000th batter, Pete Rose's 3000th and 4000th hits, Pedro Martinez's Cy Young Award-winning season among many other memorable moments.
He called Expos games on Canadian radio and television as well as The Baseball Network on NBC and ABC. He has partnered in the booth with the likes of Don Drysdale, Pee Wee Reese, Duke Snider, Ken Singleton, Buck Martinez, the late Tom Cheek and the Marlins' own Tommy Hutton.
Dave, a native of Easton, Pennsylvania, his wife, Josee, and daughter Madison, live in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
