Vergil Patrick "Pat" Hughes (born May 27, 1955) is an American sportscaster.
He has been the radio play-by-play announcer for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB) since 1996.
The 2019 season will mark the 37th consecutive year Hughes has served as an MLB announcer.
Hughes's MLB career began in 1983 performing as a TV play-by-play man for the Minnesota Twins, after which he spent 12 years in Milwaukee for the Brewers.
Hughes also spent 17 years as a radio/TV game-caller for Marquette University basketball.
In November 1995, Pat Hughes was selected by WGN Radio in Chicago to be the new "Voice of the Cubs".
Hughes partnered with color commentator Ron Santo, former Hall of Fame third baseman for the Cubs, from 1996 to 2010, until Santo died of bladder cancer.
Their on-air chemistry came to be known as the "Pat and Ron Show".
Besides Santo, Hughes has worked regularly as an on-air partner with other luminaries Harry Caray, Bob Uecker, and Al McGuire.