Broadcasters

Jeff Levering enters his fifth season as a play-by-play announcer for Brewers telecasts and will also continue to be a part of the radio broadcast team. He is in his 11th season as a Brewers broadcaster after joining the organization in January 2015.

Levering was named Wisconsin Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association (NSMA) in 2023, an award he also won in 2020. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Crafts Achievement for On-Camera Talent in 2022.

During each of the past 11 years, Levering has been a play-by-play broadcaster for college football and basketball games on FOX Sports and the Big Ten Network.

Levering joined the Brewers after two seasons (2013-14) as the lead broadcaster for the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox. He previously spent three seasons each as the radio voice and manager of public relations for the Double-A Springfield Cardinals (2010-12) and as director of broadcasting/media relations for the Class-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (2007-09).

Levering began his professional broadcasting career in 2005 as a field reporter and associate producer for FOX Sports West/Prime Ticket in Los Angeles, covering the Angels, Lakers, UCLA and other magazine-style shows.

Levering received his bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from Chapman University in Orange, California where he also played baseball all four years. He was the starting designated hitter on the 2003 Division III national championship team.

Jeff and his wife, Ashley, have a son, Brock, a daughter, Logan, and a dog, Roy.

Lane Grindle enters his 10th season as a radio broadcaster for the Brewers after joining the team in February 2016. He will partner with Jeff Levering and Josh Maurer on the Brewers Radio Network in 2025.

In the offseason, Grindle handles play-by-play for the Missouri Valley Football Conference on ESPN3 in addition to calling numerous college basketball games on various outlets, including FOX Sports 1.

Grindle joined the Brewers following 10 seasons (2006-15) behind the microphone for University of Nebraska baseball radio broadcasts on the Husker Sports Network. He spent his first two seasons (2006-07) as the Cornhuskers’ pre/postgame host prior to being named play-by-play announcer in 2008. He also held positions as pregame host and sideline announcer for Nebraska football (2007-15) and host of a television show for Nebraska basketball (2008-13).

Grindle graduated from the University of South Dakota in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in contemporary media and journalism and a minor in history.

Lane, his wife, Ali, their three daughters, Josie, Payton and Harper, and son, Luke, reside in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.

Brian Anderson enters his 19th season with the Brewers after being named play-by-play announcer on January 10, 2007. He is a three-time recipient of the Wisconsin Sportscaster of the Year Award (2013-14, 2017), which is presented by the National Sports Media Association.

In 2023 and 2024, Anderson was nominated for National Sportscaster of the Year by the NSMA. He has received five Emmy Awards, most recently in 2020 for Outstanding Crafts Achievement for On-Camera Talent.

In addition to Brewers telecasts, Anderson has called play-by-play for TBS’s MLB postseason coverage for the past 17 seasons and will continue to call select national telecasts for MLBonTBS Tuesdays package in 2025. Outside of baseball, Anderson has covered a wide variety of events for TNT Sports, including the NBAonTNT, NCAA's March Madness, The Match, the PGA Championship and, new in 2025, Grand Slam tennis with the French Open at Roland Garros. He has called the NBA All-Star Game on TNT since 2023 and has been the play-by-play voice of the popular NBA2K video game since 2021.

Anderson joined the Brewers from Golf Channel where he was a live tournament host from 2003-06. He also worked at FOX Sports Southwest, calling NCAA basketball from 2002-07 and serving as sideline reporter for the San Antonio Spurs from 1999-2007, seeing the Spurs win four NBA championships.

From 1998-2000, Anderson handled Minor League and Little League Baseball telecasts for ESPN. His broadcasting career began with the Double-A San Antonio Missions (Texas League), serving as a play-by-play announcer on radio and television from 1994-2002.

Anderson was a catcher on the nationally-ranked baseball team at St. Mary’s University (Texas) and graduated cum laude from the school in 1993 with a degree in English communications. His brother, Mike, had a stint in the majors as a pitcher with the Cincinnati Reds (1993) and is currently a special assistant to the general manager with the Texas Rangers.

Brian, his wife, Michele, and daughter, Maddy, reside in Hartland, Wisconsin.

Bill Schroeder enters his 31st season with the Brewers as a color commentator. He joined the television broadcast team in 1995 following a distinguished playing career as a catcher.

Schroeder spent eight seasons (1983-90) in the majors with the Brewers and California Angels, including a career year in 1987 in which he batted .332 with 42 RBI and a career-high 14 HR. He caught the first no-hitter in franchise history, thrown by Juan Nieves in Baltimore on April 15, 1987. He was traded to the Angels following the 1988 campaign and retired in 1990.

In recognition of Schroeder’s long-serving tenure on the broadcast team, he was enshrined on the Brewers Wall of Honor on July 17, 2015. In the organization’s history, only Hall of Famer Bob Uecker has broadcast more games.

In addition to his role on Brewers telecasts, Schroeder has also served as the coordinator of Brewers Fantasy Camp, an instructional camp for adults at the team’s Spring Training home in Phoenix, Arizona, for 20 offseasons. The camp is always a hit, selling out each year. He also authored a book with sportswriter Drew Olson, If These Walls Could Talk: Milwaukee Brewers, in 2016.

Born in Baltimore and raised in West Windsor, New Jersey, Schroeder graduated from West Windsor Plainsboro High School, where he earned All-State honors as a junior and senior. He attended Clemson University, leading the Tigers to Atlantic Coast Conference titles in 1978 and 1979.

“Rock” and his wife, Kate, reside in New Berlin, Wisconsin. He has two daughters, Lindsey and Mallory, a son, Billy, and two granddaughters, Madelyn and Presley. The couple also has a miniature dachshund named Rupert.

Sophia Minnaert enters her 13th season as a sideline reporter for Brewers broadcasts. She is also in her eighth year as broadcast and digital features content director, a position she was named to in June 2018.

Minnaert is a two-time winner of Wisconsin Sportscaster of the Year (2022, 2024) from the National Sports Media Association, the only female to ever win the award. She won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Crafts Achievement for On-Camera Talent in 2018 and was nominated for the honor from 2019-21 and 2023.

In the offseason, Minnaert hosts Inside Marquette Basketball with men's basketball coach Shaka Smart. She previously handled sideline duties for the Milwaukee Bucks and for the WIAA state football championships. Prior to joining Brewers telecasts, Minnaert covered high school state championships for PlayOn! Sports Midwest on FOX Sports Wisconsin, FOX Sports Midwest and CSN Chicago. She was also a feature reporter on FOX Sports Wisconsin’s Prep Zone. In November 2013, Minnaert and FOX Sports Wisconsin traveled to the Dominican Republic for the series Baseball in the Dominican Republic. The series earned an Emmy for the Brewers Academy program as well as a nomination for an individual episode, Baseball in the Dominican Republic: Jean Segura.

A native of Madison, Wisconsin, Minnaert graduated from Edgewood High School and later earned degrees in journalism and Spanish language and literature from Marquette University.

Tim Dillard enters his fifth season as an analyst on Brewers telecasts.

Prior to joining the broadcast team, Dillard pitched professionally for 18 seasons (2003-20), including with the Brewers (2003-18) and Texas Rangers (2019) organizations. He concluded his career by winning an American Association championship with the independent Milwaukee Milkmen in 2020. After earning Brewers Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2005, Dillard made his Major League debut in 2008 and pitched parts of four seasons in the majors with Milwaukee (2008-09, 2011-12).

His father, Steve, played eight seasons (1975-82) in the majors with the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox. Tim, his wife, Erin, and their children, Brooks, Camryn and Hayes, reside in Franklin, Tennessee.

Vinny Rottino enters his fifth season as an analyst on Brewers telecasts.

Rottino played professionally for 14 seasons (2003-16) in the Brewers (2003-09), Los Angeles Dodgers (2009), Florida Marlins (2010-11, 2015), Cleveland Indians (2012), New York Mets (2012) and Chicago White Sox (2016) systems. He played parts of five Major League seasons with Milwaukee (2006-08), Florida (2011), New York-NL (2012) and Cleveland (2012). Rottino also played for the Orix Buffaloes in the Nippon Professional Baseball League in Japan (2013) and for the Nexen Heroes in the Korea Baseball Organization (2014). Following his playing career, Rottino spent four seasons (2017-20) as a professional scout for the Texas Rangers.

A native of Racine, Wisconsin, Rottino attended St. Catherine’s High School and played at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Vinny, his wife, Maggie, and three daughters, Adrienne, Olivia and Cecilia, reside in Racine, Wisconsin.