Joe Tait
American sports broadcaster
Joseph Tait (May 15, 1937 – March 10, 2021) was an American sports broadcaster. He was the play-by-play announcer on radio for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and both TV and radio for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball. He was the Cavaliers' radio announcer from the team's inception in 1970 through the 2010-11 season.
Joe Tait | |
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Born | Evanston, Illinois, U.S. | May 15, 1937
Died | March 10, 2021 Lafayette Township, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 83)
Sports commentary career | |
Team(s) | Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Indians Cleveland Rockers |
Genre(s) | Play-by-play |
Employer | Basketball (NBA, WNBA) Baseball (MLB) |
He won the Basketball Hall of Fame 2010 Curt Gowdy Media Award.[1]
References
change- ↑ HoF Press Release Archived 2010-06-08 at the Wayback Machine Basketball Hall of Fame Source date May 11, 2010 Accessed October 18, 2015