Jerry Schemmel, the longtime radio voice for the Colorado Rockies on KOA, was laid off by iHeartRadio on Tuesday. It marked the second time in six years that Schemmel lost his job as a Rockies announcer.
“I wasn’t completely shocked by the phone call, as I knew other layoffs were happening in Denver,” the 65-year-old Schemmel said. “But a little surprised because I was making only 25% of the salary I was making when they let me go the first time.”
Dave Tepper, KOA’s program director, declined to comment on iHeartMedia’s decision. Nor would Tepper say whether or not Schemmel will be replaced for the 2026 Rockies season.
The Rockies are coming off a historically bad 119-loss season, posting the second-worst record in National League history during baseball’s modern era.
Schemmel, along with broadcast partner Jack Corrigan, has been the broadcaster for KOA Radio (850 AM/ 94.1 FM), the Rockies’ flagship station, for a combined 14 years.
In January 2020, Schemmel, who had called Rockies games for the previous 10 seasons, was laid off as part of iHeartMedia’s massive job cuts around the country. iHeartMedia is the largest radio conglomerate in the United States.
In April 2022, Schemmel returned to the radio booth to call Rockies games on 850 after a two-year absence. He replaced Mike Rice, who had teamed with Corrigan for two seasons.
“I’m back in the saddle, back to baseball, and I’m incredibly excited,” Schemmel said at the time. “I missed baseball more than I thought I would. I missed the people a lot. And I missed the challenge of painting a picture, with my words, for Rockies fans.”
Schemmel lamented iHeartMedia’s decision to lay him off again.
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“But I know life is unfair. It’s unfair for the others who got laid off, both in Denver and across the country. Like I tell people in my motivational speaking, ‘When you get knocked down, you gotta get back up.’ Which I will do.”
Schemmel has been a voice of Colorado’s sports landscape for nearly three decades. He was the radio play-by-play voice for the Denver Nuggets for 18 seasons. He previously worked as the radio voice for football and basketball at Colorado State and Northern Colorado.
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