Entering his 30th year as the "Voice of the Clippers", Ralph Lawler looks to see the team return to its playoff excellence of 2006 this season.

That trip to the Western Conference Semi-Finals was his deepest run into the playoffs since calling Philadelphia 76er games when they reached the NBA Finals in 1977. Ralph’s long tenure with the club will see him surpass 2,300 regular season Clipper broadcasts this season as his enthusiastic calls of "Bingo!," "Fasten your Seatbelts" and "Oh Me Oh My" continue to be familiar favorites for Clippers fans throughout Southern California.

Lawler’s busy schedule has him handling play-by-play duties for all televised games on KTLA the CW and FSN PRIME TICKET and on the Clippers’ flagship radio station, 710 ESPN, for all non-televised contests. Lawler’s list of honors include Emmy and Golden Mike Awards as well as past recognition as Pennsylvania Sportscaster of the Year during his stint in Philadelphia at WCAU AM & TV. He was recently named to the Southern California Sports Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

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 ABA and college basketball, golf, tennis, track & field, auto racing, boxing and college football. Ralph is a graduate of Bradley University in Peoria, Ill., 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.

He spends his offseason keeping tabs on all matters involving the NBA and is a regular spectator at the Las Vegas Summer Pro League games. Recent offseason 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 reside in La Quinta.