Bob Rathbun (Born November 25, 1954 in Wakefield, Rhode Island) is a sports television announcer. He has been the announcer for the Atlanta Hawks basketball games on FSN South since 1996. He is currently partnered with Steve Smith.
Rathbun served as the play-by-play announcer on Atlanta Braves baseball games on Fox Sports Net (formerly SportsSouth) from 1997 to 2006.
Rathbun began his career as sports director for WSTP Radio in Salisbury, North Carolina, in 1973.
He has previously done broadcast work for both the Washington Bullets and Baltimore Orioles. His baseball experience includes play-by-play gigs with Tidewater Tides, Detroit Tigers and the Richmond Braves.
After being named Virginia Sportscaster of the Year six separate times, he was awarded the same honor in Georgia in 1998.
