Bill Macdonald
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Bill Macdonald is an American sportscaster who has worked for Fox Sports West/Prime Ticket. Macdonald joined the network, then called Prime Ticket, at its inception in 1985. Currently he is the TV play-by-play voice of the Los Angeles Lakers on Spectrum SportsNet alongside color commentator Stu Lantz.[1][2] In the past, Macdonald has hosted the following pre-game and in-game shows:
- Lakers Live, from Staples Center with analyst Norm Nixon
- Angels Live, from Angel Stadium with José Mota
- Ducks Live, from Honda Center with Brian Hayward
Background
He is also the former host of the Los Angeles Kings' pregame show Break the Ice and calls play-by-play for Los Angeles Avengers Arena Football, UCLA college football and basketball for FSN Prime Ticket. He has also been the host of FSN's Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament coverage at the Staples Center for the past several years. For the past three years, Macdonald has hosted the UCLA Press Conference Show, with Matt Stevens in 2005 and 2006, and James Washington in 2007. Macdonald called the game (January 22, 2006) in which Kobe Bryant scored 81 points, the second-highest total in NBA history. He filled in for Joel Meyers, who had another broadcasting commitment that day.[3]
Bill Macdonald has three sons, and resides in Newport Beach.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "1948 Bill Macdonald bio" (PDF). Pasadena Quarterbacks.org. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
- ^ Lakers Broadcast Information LA Lakers official site
- ^ Eric Woodyard (2009-12-30). "Decade's Best: Individual Performance: Kobe Bryant's 81 point game!". Slam Online.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
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