- Grant Napear
Grant Napear is a broadcaster for the
Sacramento Kings . Napear is the play-by-play announcer for the Kings and also co-hosts an afternoon sports-talk program, Sportsline 1140, with Mike Lamb on Sports 1140 in Sacramento. This sports-talk program runs from 4-7 P.M. PST from Monday through Friday.Napear is a native of
Syosset, New York and pursued a degree in broadcast journalism fromBowling Green University . During his stint at the school, Napear played collegiate lacrosse.Citation
last = Riggs
first = David A.
title = On The Right Track
newspaper = Fanfare Magazine
pages =
year = 2008
date = 2008-01-23
url = http://www.nba.com/kings/features/on_the_right_track.html.]Napear is on the board of the Future Foundation of Sacramento, a foundation providing college scholarships for disadvantaged youth. He's hosted a benefit golf tournament for the foundation since 1995. He currently lives in
El Dorado Hills, California with his wife Sheri and their sons Trent and Chase.Some of his trademark phrases include:
*"Put it in the book and send'em to the line!"
*"If you don't like that, you don't like NBA basketball!" [cite web
last = Dwyer
first = Kelly
title = Words to Watch by
date = 2006-04-11
url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/kelly_dwyer/04/11/announcers.grades3/index.html
accessdate = 2008-04-17]*"Oh boy!"
*"Turn the sprinkler system on, because [player's name] is on fire!"Broadcast History
* 1998 - Present:
Sacramento Kings play-by-play television announcer
* 2000 - Present: play-by-play announcer for theSan Jose Sabercats
* (unknown): fill-in play-by-play announcer for theSan Jose Sharks
* 2003-present:Oakland Raiders preseason television announcer
* 1995-1998:Sacramento Kings play-by-play radio announcer (KHTK )
* 1992-1994: Play-by-play announcer for theSacramento Gold Miners
* 1987-1995: Sports director for KRBK-TV/KPWB (now KMAX-TV) Channel 31, Sacramento California
* 1985-1987: Weekend sports anchor,WAND , Deactur, IL
* 1977-1981: Football, basketball and hockey play-by-play announcer forBowling Green University References
External links
* [http://www.nba.com/kings/news/Kings_Broadcaster_Bios.html Sacramento Kings Broadcasters Bios]
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