- Roger Twibell
Roger Twibell is currently a
sportscaster for theBig Ten Network . Twibell most often commentates onfootball andbasketball events. Prior to working at the Big Ten Network, he worked at ABC andESPN . He also works on pre-season games for theKansas City Chiefs .Twibell’s television career began in 1972 as a sportscaster at
KGUN-TV in Tucson, Ariz. In 1973, he moved toKATU-TV in Portland, Ore., where he worked the sports desk and did play-by-play for Oregon State football and basketball. He also broadcasted local hockey, and track and field.Twibell moved to Dallas’
KDFW-TV in 1975 before going to Miami’sWTVJ-TV the following year, where he did nightly sportscasts and Dolphins’ preseason andFort Lauderdale Strikers play-by-play.In 1978 he joined Boston’s
WBZ-TV , handling nightly sportscasts and play-by-play of theBoston Celtics . He also didNew England Patriots preseason games, theBoston Marathon andNew England Teamen soccer games. Twibell also hosted a weekly in-season Patriots show.In his three years at WBZ, Twibell was voted the best play-by-play announcer in New England by the Associated Press, won a New England Emmy for play-by-play and received Syracuse University’s Phillips Award as the best nightly sportscaster.
He presently works as the host of 'The Morning Drive with Roger Twibell' on KCSP 610 Kansas City, assuming the role of morning show host on January 4, 2008.
Twibell is a 1972 graduate of the
University of Kansas .External links
* [http://www.midwestgolfguide.com/MWG%20ROGER%20TWIBELL.htm Article on Twibell]
* [http://www.usopen.com/2002/webcast/twibell.html USOpen.com article on Twibell]
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