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Ralph Lawler
PRIME TICKET/KFWB NEWS TALK 980
Entering his 34tha year as the “Voice of the Clippers” and his 37th year in professional basketball, Ralph Lawler looks ahead with renewed enthusiasm to what has the potential to be the greatest season in Clipper franchise history. The 2011-12 season brought unmatched thrills to Clipper fans while the pairing of Blake Griffin and Chris Paul made the Clips one of the league's most popular teams. The summer additions of long-time Lawler favorite Lamar Odom, former 6th man of the year Jamal Crawford and decorated veteran Grant Hill labels this the deepest and most talented Clipper team of all-time. Ralph’s long tenure with the club sees him approaching 2,600 Clipper regular season and playoff broadcasts as his enthusiastic calls of “Bingo!,” “Fasten your Seat-belts” and "Oh Me Oh My" continue to be familiar favorites for Clipper fans throughout Southern California. Lawler's active schedule has him handling play-by-play duties for all televised games on PRIME TICKET as well as on the Clippers’ flagship radio station, KFWB NEWS TALK-980, for all non-televised contests. His list of honors include Emmys and Golden Mike Awards plus past recognition as Pennsylvania Sportscaster of the Year during his stint in Philadelphia at WCAU AM & TV. He has also been named to the Southern California Sports Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Lawler happily notes that he broadcast the NBA debuts of 3 of his all-time favorites: Julius Erving (with 76ers in Philadelphia), Magic Johnson (versus Clippers in San Diego) and Blake Griffin (with the Clippers). The NBA has long been Lawler’s great love. However, the versatile broadcaster is one of only a handful of announcers who have worked play-by-play in each of the four major pro sports leagues: NFL (San Diego Chargers), MLB (Philadelphia Phillies), NHL (Philadelphia Flyers) and NBA (76ers and Clippers). His resume also includes broadcasting events as varied as A.B.A. and college basketball, golf, tennis, track & field, box lacrosse, auto racing, boxing and college football. Ralph is a graduate of Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, and was inducted into his alma mater’s Sports Hall of Fame in 1993. He’s another in a long line of sportscasters who honed their craft in Peoria: Chick Hearn, Tom Kelly, Bob Starr, Bill King and Jack Brickhouse, among others. Ralph spends his off-season keeping tabs on all matters involving the NBA and communicates with Clipper fans regularly via Facebook and Twitter. Notable off-season activities have included a week aboard the SS Norway as the radio host of an NBA Cruise of the Caribbean, an 18-day whitewater rafting trip down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon with former broadcast partner Bill Walton and service as the play-by-play voice for one of Nintendo’s “NBA Courtside” video games. Ralph and his wife, Jo, proudly head a family that includes three grown children and seven grandchildren. The Lawlers spend the season at their home in La Quinta and their summers in Bend, Oregon. Fans can follow Ralph on Twitter: @ohmeomy or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ralphlawler.
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PRIME TICKET/KFWB NEWS TALK 980
Former Clipper Michael Smith begins his 15th season behind the microphone for the Clippers and his 11th partnering with Ralph Lawler on all Clippers broadcasts. Prior to his permanent move to the Clippers television broadcast team, Smith served as the Clippers’ radio play-by-play voice for four seasons where he was one of only two (Hot Rod Hundley) former NBA players to do play-by-play on radio for an NBA team. Previously, he had worked for NBC in Salt Lake City calling college games. Smith began his broadcast career just as his playing career came to a close. Smith played eight years professionally; three in the NBA, another four in Europe and one in the CBA. What might have been a 14 year career was cut in half by chronically sore knees. Still, he played with some of the games true greats; Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Kevin McHale, Dennis Johnson and Robert Parish to name a few. Originally drafted by the Boston Celtics in 1989 as the 13th overall selection, Smith started eight games his rookie year in the middle of the season, a span during which he averaged 18 points per game and the Celtics went 7-1. He played in Europe from 1991-1995, and led the Spanish League in scoring and free throw percentage for two different seasons. He was also the leading American scorer in the Italian League. In 1995, Smith returned to the Clippers for one season. That season allowed him the opportunity to return to the city where he had excelled in his early days. Smith attended Los Altos High School in Hacienda Heights, where he set CIF football records for yardage, attempts, completions, and the single-game record for TD’s (8) as a quarterback on the way to a perfect season and the CIF championship. That year he was chosen the National Male High School Athlete of the Year by the Dial Corporation, after being First Team All-American in football, basketball and volleyball. Smith was recruited by virtually every university in the country to play any or all of the three sports. He chose BYU and basketball. Accolades at the college level continued: he was an All-American his junior year and led the team to a 26-6 record, led the conference in scoring three times, was a two-time WAC Player of the Year, led the nation in free throw percentage his senior year, and was a three-time First Team Academic All American, majoring in Spanish with a minor in Communications. Smith and his wife, Debra, reside in Orange County.
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PRIME TICKET
This marks Jaime Maggio’s first season as sideline reporter for Clippers broadcasts on PRIME TICKET after joining FOX Sports West's coverage of the Los Angeles Dodgers and LosAngeles Angels in April of 2012. Maggio can also be seen anchoring and reporting for various NFL Network programming, and is a co-host on NFL Fantasy Live, a weekday show on NFL Network and NFL.com dedicated solely to fantasy football. In addition to her NFL Network duties, Maggio is in her fourth season as a field reporter for NFL on FOX. Prior to her NFL work, Maggio was a studio anchor for CBS/KCAL covering a variety of sports in the Los Angeles market. She also served as a courtside reporter for TNT during the 2011 and 2012 NBA Playoffs and filed reports on the TNT program Inside the NBA. In addition, she was a reporter for Turner/CBS Sports covering the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in 2011 and 2012, as well as the MLB Postseason on TBS. In 2009, Maggio worked as a reporter for Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, hosting the weekly show "Sixers Season Pass" in addition to handling courtside reporter duties for the Philadelphia 76ers, which earned her a Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award. Maggio got her start in broadcasting in 2006 as an on-air correspondent for FOX Sports Network. A native of Long Island, NY, Maggio is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara where she earned B.A. in Communications. |
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PRIME TICKET
Kristina Pink joined the FOX family in 2012 serving as both a sideline reporter for Los Angeles Clippers telecasts on PRIME TICKET and as an NFL on FOX sideline reporter alongside play-by-play announcer Ron Pitts and analyst Mike Martz. This year marks Pink’s first in working with the FOX family of networks and she is quickly establishing herself as a trusted, well informed sideline reporter among players and coaches. Prior to joining the NFL on FOX, Pink most recently worked as a sports reporter for WTVJTV an NBC affiliate in Miami, FL as well as WGNO-TV an ABC affiliate out of New Orleans, LA. Pink began her broadcasting career during her college years at the University of Florida, providing Florida athletics feature stories on campus. Additionally, Pink contributed as a sportscaster for the University’s television station, WUFT as well as their college radio station, WRUF-AM 850. In October 2009, Pink graduated from the aforementioned University of Florida with a Bachelor’s degree in telecommunications. |
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PRIME TICKET
Michael Eaves brings more than 19 years of journalism experience in television and radio to FOX Sports Net. Eaves has appeared on FSN’s national PAC-12 basketball and football coverage as studio host and sideline reporter. He currently hosts "Clippers Live" on Prime Ticket and "Angels Live" on FOX Sports West, in addition to serving a primary correspondent for "Before The Bigs" and "In My Own Words.' Eaves is a two-time LA-Area Emmy Award winner. In 2012, he won the category for Outstanding Sports Reporting, and in 2006, he took home the Emmy for Outstanding Sports Feature. His resume spans radio as well. Currently, he is a frequent guest host and contributor on Los Angeles-based radio station AM 830 KLAA. His affiliations include memberships in the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, National Association of Black Journalists, and the Southern California Sports Broadcasters Association. Eaves graduated from the University of Kentucky with a bachelor of arts degree in journalism. He lives in Los Angeles. |
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PRIME TICKET
Former NCAA All-American and NBA veteran Don MacLean enters his seventh season providing analysis for “Clippers Live” pre-game and post-game shows surrounding Clippers telecasts on PRIME TICKET and FOX Sports West. Supplementing his NBA work MacLean enters his fifth season as the national Pac-12 men’s basketball analyst for FOX Sports West and PRIME TICKET. In addition to his television duties, MacLean enters his tenth year as a radio analyst for UCLA basketball radio broadcasts on XTRA Sports 570 AM. In 2005, MacLean made his first television appearance as an analyst for FSN during the Pac-10 tournament held at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. Prior to his broadcast experience, MacLean spent nine seasons in the NBA. Drafted 19th overall in 1992 by the Detroit Pistons, he received the NBA’s Most Improved Player Award for the 1993-94 season, and rounded out his career with the Miami Heat. Before turning professional, MacLean spent four years (1989 — 1992) as a member of the UCLA Bruins basketball program. Coming from a long line of basketball legends, MacLean made a name for himself as a Bruin when he became the all-time career leader for both UCLA and the Pac-10, two records that still stand today. Fittingly, he was inducted in to the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002. A native of California, MacLean attended Simi Valley High School before UCLA. He now lives in the Southland with his wife and their three sons.
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KFWB News Talk 980
Brian Sieman enters his sixth season as a member of the Clippers’ broadcast team, handling the radio play-by-play duties on KFWB NEWS TALK 980 for all televised games and providingadditional analysis alongside Ralph Lawler and Michael Smith on radio for all non-televisedcontests. Sieman also provides play by play for Fox Sports West’s coverage of High SchoolFootball. Prior to joining the Clippers, Sieman was the radio voice for the Minnesota Timberwolvesand Lynx (WNBA). Sieman has experience in all levels of broadcast, having worked in the Continental Basketball Association, the International Basketball Association, Drake University,and 950 The Fan, the Flagship station for the Denver Nuggets. A 1998 graduate from the University of Kansas, Sieman, his wife Amy, and their sons Finnegan and Henry, reside in Westchester. |
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KFWB News Talk 980
Isaac Lowenkron is in his fourth season as the Clippers radio host on KFWB NEWS TALK 980. He hosts all pre-game and halftime shows, as well as Post-game Clipper Talk for all road games and selected home games. Lowenkron, who additionally serves as an anchor and fill-in host for FOX Sports Radio, has broadcast NFL and college football play-by-play for Sports USA Radio. He has also done radio play-by-play for UCLA football, UCLA men’s basketball, USC men’s basketball, the Los Angeles Avengers of Arena Football, and six Pac-12 men’s basketball tournaments.
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PRIME TICKET
Beginning their 16th season as telecast partner and second campaign as the sole television home for the Clippers, PRIME TICKET is scheduled to televise 77 games, including two preseason and 75 regular season game telecasts. This marks the third complete High Definition (HD) Clippers season for the regional sports network. Ralph Lawler, the Voice of the Clippers, is in his 33rd year as the Clippers play-by-play announcer. Lawler is joined in the booth once again by former Clipper, Michael Smith, who is in his 10th season providing color analysis. PRIME TICKET is the exclusive home of Clippers Live, the 30-minute original Clippers show that provides fans with unmatched access to the team. Hosted by PRIME TICKET reporter Michael Eaves, with analysis from former NBA player Don MacLean, Clippers Live keeps fans informed and entertained with player interviews, expert analysis and feature stories. PRIME TICKET and sister network, FOX Sports West, have been providing local sports coverage to Southern California, Nevada and Hawaii for over 25 years. Together, the regional sports networks present more live, local sports programming than any other network or broadcast system in the market. FOX Sports West provides 24-hour sports programming to more than 6.8 million subscribers; PRIME TICKET reaches 6.2 million subscribers. The partner networks combine to produce over 800 live sporting events and telecast 2,000 hours of live programming every year. For complete regional sports news, provocative opinions, telecast schedules and updated statistics, logon to www.foxsportswest.com. |
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KFWB News Talk 980
The 2012-2013 campaign marks the fourth season of a multi-year broadcast agreement between the Clippers and KFWB NEWS TALK 980. KFWB carries all Clippers' preseason, regular season and playoff games. Broadcaster Brian Sieman, entering his sixth season with the Clippers, calls the action while the Voice of the Clippers, Ralph Lawler and former Clipper Michael Smith, team up with Sieman to call all nationally televised games not shown on PRIME TICKET. KFWB features some of America’s top personalities and a full range of topical news, traffic, financial, sports and lifestyle programming. KFWB NEWS TALK 980’s news programming includes LA’s Morning News with Penny Griego and Phil Hulett weekdays from 5-9am and LA’s Afternoon News with Maggie McKay and Michael Shappee weekdays from 4-7pm, plus a lineup featuring consumer guru Bob McCormick with Money 101, personal money-management expert Dave Ramsey, successful entrepreneur Ken Rutkowski with Business Rockstars, and talk show host Michael Smerconish. KFWB is online at KFWB.com. |
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KWKW 1330 AM
Beginning their fourth season as the Clippers’ Spanish radio home, KWKW 1330 AM ESPN Deportes brings Spanish language broadcasts to the Latino community of Los Angeles. Play by play announcer Armando Garcia will call a total of 82 home and road Clipper games for the number one Spanish sports station in country during the 2012-13 NBA regular season. |
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Clippers.com
Entering its second season, LACTV offers exclusive video content on the teams official website, Clippers.com and on the STAPLES Center video board prior to and during every Los Angeles Clippers home game. LACTVs host, Madelyn Burke, will again bring fans behind the scenes, conducting exclusive interviews with players, coaches and front office personnel as well as providing post-game and post-practice recaps while the Clippers are at home and on the road. |
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