![Former St. Louis Cardinals player, turned broadcaster Mike Shannon, poses for a photograph in the radio booth before a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium](https://mktg.mlbstatic.com/cardinals/images/slideshows/mike_shannon_31_2568x1445.jpg)
Mike Shannon - Celebrating 50 Years in the Broadcast Booth
![Former St. Louis Cardinals player, turned broadcaster Mike Shannon, poses for a photograph in the radio booth before a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/stltoday.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/d/ec/dec0de43-7de3-56bc-8285-4ed4c0305d06/6034946dbb3f3.image.jpg?crop=473%2C360%2C81%2C74)
A look back at the life of Mike Shannon
![Former St. Louis Cardinals player, turned broadcaster Mike Shannon, poses for a photograph in the radio booth before a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium](https://mktg.mlbstatic.com/cardinals/images/slideshows/mike_shannon_04_2568x1445.jpg)
Mike Shannon - Celebrating 50 Years in the Broadcast Booth
![Former St. Louis Cardinals player, turned broadcaster Mike Shannon, poses for a photograph in the radio booth before a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/pantagraph.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/d/6c/d6c24c99-8bc8-57ed-80b8-27c3dbedc489/61539bfe66ee0.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C919)
PHOTOS: Longtime St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster Mike Shannon
![Former St. Louis Cardinals player, turned broadcaster Mike Shannon, poses for a photograph in the radio booth before a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium](https://mktg.mlbstatic.com/cardinals/images/slideshows/mike_shannon_26_2568x1445.jpg)
Mike Shannon - Celebrating 50 Years in the Broadcast Booth
![Former St. Louis Cardinals player, turned broadcaster Mike Shannon, poses for a photograph in the radio booth before a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/stltoday.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/85/785def24-e9e0-5eb6-bae5-80e03c88dadc/5ac9634070986.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C946)
Cardinals broadcaster Mike Shannon commits another classic on-air
![Former St. Louis Cardinals player, turned broadcaster Mike Shannon, poses for a photograph in the radio booth before a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/t-zqFmjh3Ls/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEhCK4FEIIDSFryq4qpAxMIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJD&rs=AOn4CLCkvKXw3_y8WOSiCqgwwfU1mUgKdA)
Cardinals honor Mike Shannon before his final broadcast
![Former St. Louis Cardinals player, turned broadcaster Mike Shannon, poses for a photograph in the radio booth before a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dysAZbxxdLY/maxresdefault.jpg)
Cardinals honor Mike Shannon before his final broadcast
![Former St. Louis Cardinals player, turned broadcaster Mike Shannon, poses for a photograph in the radio booth before a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/W063A1/st-louis-cardinals-broadcasters-wayne-hagen-l-and-mike-shannon-pose-for-a-photograph-in-the-radio-booth-before-the-start-of-game-two-of-the-national-league-divisional-series-against-the-san-diego-padres-at-busch-stadium-in-st-louis-on-october-6-2005-upi-photobill-greenblatt-W063A1.jpg)
Mike booth hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
![Former St. Louis Cardinals player, turned broadcaster Mike Shannon, poses for a photograph in the radio booth before a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium](https://mktg.mlbstatic.com/cardinals/images/slideshows/mike_shannon_3_2568x1445.jpg)
Mike Shannon - Celebrating 50 Years in the Broadcast Booth
![Former St. Louis Cardinals player, turned broadcaster Mike Shannon, poses for a photograph in the radio booth before a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/pantagraph.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/1c/51ce8cb0-2937-576d-89e0-d299fac7acb8/644fefd2d9bf3.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C823)
Conn: In Mike Shannon we lost a truly memorable St. Louis icon