Clay Matvick

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Clay Matvick (born August 12, 1973[citation needed] in Saint Cloud, Minnesota) is an American sportscaster, who works primarily as a play-by-play announcer for ABC and the ESPN networks.[1][2]

Background

Matvick graduated from Princeton High School in 1991. He received a degree in mass communications from St. Cloud State University in 1996.[3]

Career

Matvick began his broadcasting career in 1990 in his hometown of Princeton, Minnesota, at WQPM (now BOB 106). He worked as a weekend

KMTV in Nebraska.[4]

In 1999, he was hired as a presenter for

Atlanta, working there until 2001.[2][4]

After leaving

Fox Sports Net North in Minneapolis from 2001 to 2005.[4]

In 2004, he began play-by-play for the

In 2006, Matvick joined ESPN, handling play-by-play of college football, college basketball, hockey, baseball, softball, and the Little League World Series.

Recognition

Awards and nominations

Matvick has won three

Upper Midwest regional Emmy awards for his work covering the Minnesota Boys High School Hockey Tournament for KSTC-TV, in 2006,[5] 2007,[6] and 2008.[7]

Personal life

He and his wife Lindsay live in Minnesota.[2]

References

  1. . American Sportscaters Association. americansportscastersonline.com. May 6, 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Official bio". Bio Clay Matvick. Clay Matvick.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  3. Minnesota Post. October 25, 2008. Archived from the original
    on June 23, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d "Clay Matvick". ESPN. November 12, 2008. Archived from the original on July 6, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  5. Midwest Emmys. September 27, 2006. Archived from the original
    on September 26, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  6. Midwest Emmys. March 1, 2009. Archived from the original
    on July 2, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  7. Midwest Emmys. March 1, 2009. Archived from the original
    on July 2, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2010.

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