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Mike Barrett is in his fifth season as the Trail Blazers’ TV play-by-play man, broadcasting all the team’s television games on KGW-8 (NBC) and Comcast SportsNet. He worked his first two seasons with Steve “Snapper” Jones, and the last two with Mike Rice. In addition to the play-by-play duties, Barrett hosts a weekly radio show “Trail Blazers Courtside” with Rice, and radio broadcaster Brian Wheeler, which airs year-round on KXL Newsradio 750. He also writes a blog for the team’s website, trailblazers.com.
Barrett joined the Trail Blazers in December of 1999, and was hired to be the radio studio host, the TV pre-game and halftime host, and to host Blazers Extra, the 30-minute feature show done weekly during the season. He was also named the editor of Rip City Magazine, the official publication of the Trail Blazers.
The WNBA’s Portland Fire began play in the summer of 2000, and Barrett was asked to be the play-by-play broadcaster on radio and television for the team.
He continued in that role until the team disbanded after the 2003 season. Barrett grew up in Albany, Ore., and after graduating from West Albany High, moved on to Oregon State. Soon after graduating with a degree in journalism, he moved to Portland, where he got a job at KUIK-AM 1360 in Hillsboro, calling high school basketball games.
In 1992, Barrett took a job as the Sports Director at KXL Newsradio 750 in Portland, the Trail Blazers’ flagship station. He anchored the morning and afternoon sportscasts, and also joined the radio broadcast team for the University of Oregon football program, working the sidelines for the Ducks for eight seasons.
Barrett resides in Tualatin with his wife, Shelly. They have a son, Jack, and a daughter, Gabby.
