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Radio Play-by-Play, Brian Wheeler

Brian Wheeler enters his tenth season as the radio play-by-play voice of the Portland Trail Blazers. Wheeler’s exciting style and trademark “BOOM-CHAKA-LAKA” dunk calls have endeared him to basketball fans throughout the Pacific Northwest. In addition to anchoring the Trail Blazers’ radio coverage, “Wheels” is a regular contributor to the trailblazers.com website. He is also a featured speaker and emcee for numerous team functions. "Wheels" has never missed a broadcast in his Trail Blazers career, having called the play-by-play for 813 games entering this season. Wheeler is in his 24th year of broadcasting. Prior to joining the Trail Blazers, he spent three years as a member of the Kings’ broadcast team in Sacramento, serving as the team’s pre- and post-game show host as well as handling the play-by-play for a select number of games each season. He also hosted a popular and highly rated nightly talk show, “Wheels After Work” on the team’s flagship radio station. "Wheels" was also the original play-by-play voice on radio and television of the WNBA’s Sacramento Monarchs. Before Sacramento, Wheeler spent two seasons working in Seattle as part of the Sonics’ broadcast group and also hosted a daily talk show on their flagship radio station. Wheeler has NBA ties to Chicago, where he worked on the Bulls’ radio broadcasts in their first championship season. “Wheels” got his start in broadcasting in Chicago, earning a broadcasting/communications degree from Loyola University. He then spent nine seasons as the basketball play-by-play announcer on both radio and TV for his alma mater. His extensive experience in the Windy City also included broadcast stints for the Chicago White Sox, Northwestern University and SportsChannel.