There aren't many announcers in the world of sports as iconic as Mike Breen. Over the past two decades, he's been the voice ...

Mike Breen has been the lead play-by-play commentator for ESPN's coverage of the NBA, making simply terms like "bang" his ...

Sportscasting great Curt Gowdy dies of leukemia at 86 . By HOWARD ULMAN - AP Sports Writer - 02/21/2006 ... for his first play-by-play — a six-man football game in Cheyenne, Wyo., ...

He has called football games sporadically, but he's mainly stuck to basketball. Breen is a recipient of the Basketball Hall of Fame's media award, known as the Curt Gowdy Media Award.

In September, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame will induct Blaha as the 2025 Curt Gowdy Media Award honoree. Blaha's contributions to Michigan sports have gone beyond the microphone.

He is the 2025 recipient of the Curt Gowdy Media Award for electronic media. ... "I was offered a job to go to Seattle and broadcast the University of Washington's football and basketball teams.