While this year brought so many great stories to the Tri-State, we’re also remembering the stories of those we lost in 2024. So often, people think of new stations as organizations that bring only bad news to the public. But this story isn’t about the bad. It’s a celebration of the people who helped make Cincinnati, and the things we love about it, what it is today.
Pete Rose
Cincinnati lost one of its most legendary figures this year when Pete Rose, a Western Hills alum who became Major League Baseball’s hit king while playing for his hometown team, died in September.
A key part of the Big Red Machine and “The Great Eight,” Rose was a National League Rookie of the Year, National League MVP and World Series MVP while helping Cincinnati to two World Series titles in his first stint with the Reds.
Pete Rose’s death: Remembering the Cincinnati Reds great and MLB hit king
He won another World Series championship with the Philadelphia Phillies before returning to his hometown and becoming the all-time hit leader at Riverfront Stadium in front of more than 47,000 fans.