Long summer nights with the Mariners on the radio are a rite of passage in the Pacific Northwest. 

This weekend the team is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and whether you grew up with the M’s as a kid during the glory days of Ken Griffey Jr. in the Kingdome, just started following as the Big Dumper was breaking records last season, or stuck with the team, faithfully, through a 20 year playoff drought, one voice has stood out.

Rick Rizzs started with the Mariners back in 1983... He had a brief stint in Detroit, coming back to Seattle in ‘95 where he put in a record breaking 41 years with the team

He announced earlier this year that he would be retiring at the end of the 2026 season, and this week sat down with Soundside producer Jason Burrows.

GUEST: Rick Rizzs

Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to donate.kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes
Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.

Long summer nights with the Mariners on the radio are a rite of passage in the Pacific Northwest.&nbsp;
This weekend the team is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and whether you grew up with the M&rsquo;s as a kid during the glory days of Ken Griffey Jr. in the Kingdome, just started following as the Big Dumper was breaking records last season, or stuck with the team, faithfully, through a 20 year playoff drought, one voice has stood out.
Rick Rizzs started with the Mariners back in 1983... He had a brief stint in Detroit, coming back to Seattle in &lsquo;95 where he put in a record breaking 41 years with the team
He announced earlier this year that he would be retiring at the end of the 2026 season, and this week sat down with Soundside producer Jason Burrows.
GUEST: Rick Rizzs
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to <a href="http://donate.kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">donate.kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a> Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.

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Rick Rizzs has spent 41 years as the voice of the Mariners, spending 25 of those years alongside the legendary Dave Niehaus. He's retiring at the end of the season, and sat down with Soundside to share stories and wisdom from behind the microphone at T-Mobile Park and beyond.