Reaction poured in Thursday afternoon to the news that Jim Henderson, the iconic voice of the New Orleans Saints on WWl Radio's game broadcasts, had announced his retirement.
A sampling of the comments on social media:
We salute the newly-minted LSHOF inductee on his wonderful career as the play-by-play announcer for the New Orleans Saints! Jim Henderson was also Louisiana Broadcaster of the Year 13 times! 🏈🏆 https://t.co/qG9xwLwnLB
— Louisiana Sports HOF (@LaSportsHall) February 1, 2018
Sundays will never be the same. Congratulations to Jim Henderson the Voice of the @Saints on his retirement. There is only one #Hondo. Eloquence, class, style, grace, emotion. Thank you, Jim for all you have done for me and New Orleans. You are THE MAN!! #PigsHaveFlown
— Todd Graffagnini (@NTGraff) February 1, 2018
Best wishes in your retirement #JimHenderson ! I’m so lucky to have anchored with him before he retired from @WWLTV . Will miss his play-by-play full of wit and wisdom on @WWLAMFM ! Feels like this pic was 100 years ago! pic.twitter.com/4BhN7mxOsH
— Katie Moore (@katiecmoore) February 1, 2018
Congratulations to the Voice of the Saints, Jim Henderson. What a treasure of a man and a broadcaster. I am forever in debt for his friendship and mentorship. And we’ve all been blessed as fans by his work and his role as ambassador of our city. Cheers!
— Sean Kelley (@SeanKelleyLive) February 1, 2018
What a spectacular run. Best of luck to Jim. https://t.co/K9bzmohbA9
— Scott Walker (@ScottWalker6) February 1, 2018
Turning on 870 AM no matter where I am at on Sundays won’t be the same. A NOLA treasure 🐐 https://t.co/jmwYlDzXQt
— Bill Martin (@MSUBillMartin) February 1, 2018
I remember getting out of church in the late 80's and grabbing the keys from my dad to listen in to the Saints radio team. Jim has been the first voice to greet me post church for 30 plus years. Great memories.
— Ashley Moseley (@themoseley) February 1, 2018
NO, NO, NO! This can’t happen. Jim Henderson is the best! He & Archie were a great team.
— David Funes (@DavidEFunes) February 1, 2018
Jim is legitimately the best Play-by-Play announcer in history.
Can’t believe he’s retiring. He’s so good, it almost doesn’t matter who the Analyst is.
Sad day for @Saints fans. https://t.co/E7olgHGTvi
Jim Henderson is one of the best to ever do it.
— Mario Jerez (@MJerezIII) February 1, 2018
Someone I've looked up to from a young age and whose voice is synonymous with some of the happiest moments in my life.
Happy retirement. @Saints games will never be the same. #Salute
My partner the voice of the @Saints is retiring...Thank you so much Jim... listen to more on @WWLAMFM now.
— deuce mcallister (@dmcallister26) February 1, 2018
