Mike Gorman
Mike Gorman | |
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Michael Thomas Gorman (born November 24, 1947) is an American television
play-by-play commentator for the Boston Celtics on NBC Sports Boston. Gorman also did play-by-play, alongside Fran Fraschilla, for NBC for basketball games during the 2016 Summer Olympics
. Gorman was a recipient of the 2021 Curt Gowdy Award and was inducted into the media wing of the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021.
Career
An
aviator for the United States Navy (1970–1975), Gorman began his broadcasting career at WNBH in New Bedford and WPRO in Providence. There, he also served as sports director at WPRI, as the voice of the University of Rhode Island on WPRO, and as a television play-by-play commentator for Providence College
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In the 1980s, Gorman was the primary announcer for
NBA Playoffs on TBS, Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and Men's Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics
in Rio de Janeiro.
Gorman and color commentator Tom Heinsohn formed one of the longest-tenured broadcast tandems in professional sports. The partnership lasted for 39 years, from 1981 until Heinsohn's death in November 2020.
A five-time
Emmy award winner, Gorman was inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004 and the National Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021.[2]
References
- ^ "Teri A. Schindler | Davis Brand Capital | Executive Vice President, Consulting". Archived from the original on January 8, 2015.
- ^ "Celtics Broadcasters". fsnnewengland.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2008. Retrieved January 27, 2008.
External links
- Mike Gorman on Twitter
- NBA profile
- NBC Sports profile
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