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Mike Gorman
Gorman in 2008
Born
Michael Thomas Gorman

(1947-11-24) November 24, 1947 (age 76)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materBoston State College
Years active1981–2024
SpouseTeri Schindler[1]
ChildrenKristen
Sports commentary career
TeamBoston Celtics
GenrePlay-by-play
SportBasketball
EmployerNBC Sports Boston

Michael Thomas Gorman (born November 24, 1947) is an American former sports commentator. Between 1981 and 2024, Gorman provided play-by-play commentary for the Boston Celtics' local television broadcasts, doing so alongside color commentator and Celtics legend Tom Heinsohn until 2020. Gorman also did play-by-play, alongside Fran Fraschilla, for NBC for basketball games during the 2016 Summer Olympics. Gorman was a recipient of the 2021 Curt Gowdy Award and was inducted into the media wing of the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021.

Career

An aviator for the United States Navy (1970–1975), Gorman began his broadcasting career at WNBH in New Bedford and WPRO in Providence. There, he also served as sports director at WPRI, as the voice of the University of Rhode Island on WPRO, and as a television play-by-play commentator for Providence College.

In the 1980s, Gorman was the primary announcer for ESPN's "Big Monday" Big East Game of the Week. He has called the NCAA basketball tournament on CBS; tennis at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics with Bud Collins on NBC; the NBA Playoffs on TBS, Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and Men's Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Gorman and color commentator Tom Heinsohn formed one of the longest-tenured broadcast tandems in professional sports. The partnership lasted for 39 years, from 1981 until Heinsohn's death in November 2020.[citation needed]

After the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs, Gorman retired as the play-by-play announcer for the Celtics television broadcast after 43 seasons.[2]

A five-time Emmy award winner, Gorman was inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004 and the National Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Teri A. Schindler | Davis Brand Capital | Executive Vice President, Consulting". Archived from the original on January 8, 2015.
  2. ^ Brendon, Kleen (May 1, 2024). "Mike Gorman will 'never forgive' NBA for selling its soul to cable networks". Awful Announcing. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "Celtics Broadcasters". fsnnewengland.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2008. Retrieved January 27, 2008.


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