In his final season, Raible incurred a collapsed lung in the second preseason game in mid-August,[4] and did not play again for nearly two months, until the sixth game of the regular season. He dropped on the depth chart and caught just one pass during the 1981 season.[5]
As a receiver with the Seahawks, Raible wore #83 and was often jovially referred to as "the other Steve," much less celebrated than hall of fame teammate Steve Largent.
During his playing career, Raible did broadcasting and public appearance work during the off season.[5][7] While preparing for his seventh NFL season, Raible was offered an opportunity in June 1982 to be the color analyst for the Seahawks radio broadcasts with Pete Gross on KIRO radio; he accepted and retired from playing at age 28.[8][9] He also became a sports reporter at KIRO-TV in Seattle, and later shared duties as one of its news anchors.
After 22 seasons in the analyst role, Raible became the lead play-by-play radio announcer for the Seahawks (the "Voice of the Seahawks") in 2004 on flagship stations KIRO-AM 710 ESPN Seattle and KIRO Radio 97.3 FM, where his catchphrases include "Are you kidding me?!" and "Holy catfish!"[10] He is teamed with former Seahawks linebacker Dave Wyman, the current color commentator. He is one of the few people to have been associated with the Seahawks franchise in every year of its existence.
Raible also hosted the television coverage of the Seafairhydroplane races and Blue Angels airshow during the first weekend of August each year in Seattle. He shaved his famous mustache in March 2008 after KIRO-TV converted to a high definition news operation.[11][12]
In his career as a news anchor, Raible received five Regional Emmy Awards, including two for "best anchor".[13] He was a news anchor at KIRO-TV from 1993 until his retirement in 2020.[14]
