Gary Gerould
Gary Gerould, nicknamed “The G-Man”, is an American
He is also a motorsports reporter for
Gerould was born in Midland, Michigan and got his start in broadcasting at the age of 15 on a local telegraph station.[1] He later attended Anderson University in Indiana and upon graduation went to Chico, California work for KHSL Radio, later moving to KCRA-AM and KCRA TV, as a sports reporter before finally coming to NBC and ESPN, specializing in coverage of the motorsports. He also called play-by-play for NBC's NFL coverage in the early 1980s, and had the opportunity to cover the 1988 Summer Olympics for the network.[1]
In 1985 as the Kansas City Kings moved to Sacramento, Gerould was tabbed as their radio play-by-play announcer. During the 2010–11 season, Gerould completed his 2,000 Kings broadcast, ranking fifth among active NBA announcers.[2]
In the 1980s and 1990s, he also worked for the motorsports program American Sports Cavalcade.
Gerould continues to serve as the Kings' radio play-by-play voice, and worked with
He made a comeback into pit reporting for
In October 2015, Gerould announced his retirement from television sportscasting;
Gerould runs his own public relations outfit. His son
References
- ^ a b The Voice of the Sacramento Kings: Gary Gerould Archived August 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Central Valley Chronicle, February 13, 2003
- ^ Joe Davidson. "Hometown Report: Kings' voice Gerould in it for the long haul". The Sacramento Bee. Archived from the original on 2010-11-07. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
- ^ DiZinno, Tony (October 15, 2015). "Veteran motrsports broadcaster Gary Gerould to retire after 37 years". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ Anderson, Jason (June 25, 2020). "Gary Gerould will replace Grant Napear as Kings' interim TV play-by-play announcer". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
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