Clay Matvick
Clay Matvick (born August 12, 1973[citation needed] in Saint Cloud, Minnesota) is an American sportscaster, who works primarily as a play-by-play announcer for ABC and the ESPN networks.[1][2]
Background
[edit]Matvick graduated from Princeton High School in 1991. He received a degree in mass communications from St. Cloud State University in 1996.[3]
Career
[edit]Matvick began his broadcasting career in 1990 in his hometown of Princeton, Minnesota, at WQPM (now BOB 106). He worked as a weekend sports anchor from 1990 to 1999 at various stations in Minnesota, KDLT in South Dakota and KMTV in Nebraska.[4]
In 1999, he was hired as a presenter for CNN Sports Illustrated in Atlanta, working there until 2001.[2][4]
After leaving CNNSI, he worked for Fox Sports Net North in Minneapolis from 2001 to 2005.[4]
In 2004, he began play-by-play for the Minnesota Boys High School Hockey Tournament.[4]
In 2006, Matvick joined ESPN, handling play-by-play of college football, college basketball, hockey, baseball, softball, and the Little League World Series.
Recognition
[edit]Awards and nominations
[edit]Matvick has won three Upper Midwest regional Emmy awards for his work covering the Minnesota Boys High School Hockey Tournament for KSTC-TV, in 2006,[5] 2007,[6] and 2008.[7]
Personal life
[edit]He and his wife Lindsay live in Minnesota.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Harry Hurt III (November 28, 2008). "A Rookie Reports From the Syracuse Sidelinesm". The New York Times. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- Sports business resource guide & fact book. Street & Smith's Sports Group. 2007. pp. B150. ISBN 978-0-9776716-1-8.
- "ASA Sportsbeat". American Sportscaters Association. americansportscastersonline.com. May 6, 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010. - ^ a b c "Official bio". Bio Clay Matvick. Clay Matvick.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ "MinnPost wins Regional Emmy for website design". Minnesota Post. October 25, 2008. Archived from the original on June 23, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Clay Matvick". ESPN. November 12, 2008. Archived from the original on July 6, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ "2006 Regional Emmy Awards Nominees". Midwest Emmys. September 27, 2006. Archived from the original on September 26, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ "2008 Regional Emmy Awards Nominees". Midwest Emmys. March 1, 2009. Archived from the original on July 2, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
- ^ "2008 Regional Emmy Awards Nominees". Midwest Emmys. March 1, 2009. Archived from the original on July 2, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
External links
[edit]- 1973 births
- Living people
- American television sports announcers
- College basketball announcers in the United States
- College football announcers
- Major League Baseball broadcasters
- Minnesota Twins announcers
- Minnesota Wild announcers
- National Hockey League broadcasters
- College hockey announcers in the United States
- Women's college basketball announcers in the United States
- Softball announcers