Gary Thorne
Baltimore Orioles Play-by-PlayGary Thorne is one of the premier play-by-play announcers in the industry today, covering
baseball, hockey, football, and basketball in addition to some Olympic Sports. Currently, Gary
is the lead play-by-play announcer for ESPN Radio’s Sunday Night Baseball. He also covers
college football, the MLB, and the Little League World Series for ESPN and is the lead
play-by-play announcer for MASN’s coverage of the Baltimore Orioles.
baseball, hockey, football, and basketball in addition to some Olympic Sports. Currently, Gary
is the lead play-by-play announcer for ESPN Radio’s Sunday Night Baseball. He also covers
college football, the MLB, and the Little League World Series for ESPN and is the lead
play-by-play announcer for MASN’s coverage of the Baltimore Orioles.
During his time at ESPN, Gary has been the lead play-by-play announcer for ESPN and ABC’s
coverage of the National Hockey League (1992-2004). He has also been a play-by-play announcer
for the Capital One Bowl and Big East Basketball, and was the original host and moderator of
“The Sports Reporters”.
coverage of the National Hockey League (1992-2004). He has also been a play-by-play announcer
for the Capital One Bowl and Big East Basketball, and was the original host and moderator of
“The Sports Reporters”.
From 1994 to 2002, he called play-by-play for New York Mets telecasts on WPIX-TV and in 1997
added play-by-play for CBS's NCAA Tournament games. He also announced speed skating
during the 1998 Winter Olympics for CBS.
added play-by-play for CBS's NCAA Tournament games. He also announced speed skating
during the 1998 Winter Olympics for CBS.
In 1989, Gary served as the voice of the Chicago White Sox on WFLD-TV and handled play-by-play
on ABC's Thursday night Major League Baseball telecasts. He also served as an on-field reporter
during ABC’s World Series coverage.
on ABC's Thursday night Major League Baseball telecasts. He also served as an on-field reporter
during ABC’s World Series coverage.
In addition to his extensive baseball experience, Gary’s background includes work as a play-by-play
announcer for SportsChannel America's National Hockey League telecasts (1988-92) and New
Jersey Devils telecasts on SportsChannel New York (1987-92).
announcer for SportsChannel America's National Hockey League telecasts (1988-92) and New
Jersey Devils telecasts on SportsChannel New York (1987-92).
From 1985-88, he worked as a New York Mets broadcaster on WHN-AM. Prior to that, he was
the play-by-play commentator and director of broadcasting for the Maine Guides (1984), a Triple-A
ball club which he co-owned from 1984-88. Gary got his start in broadcasting by covering the
University of Maine hockey games for WBGW-AM and WABI-TV from 1977-86.
the play-by-play commentator and director of broadcasting for the Maine Guides (1984), a Triple-A
ball club which he co-owned from 1984-88. Gary got his start in broadcasting by covering the
University of Maine hockey games for WBGW-AM and WABI-TV from 1977-86.
Gary is a 1970 graduate of the University of Maine with a Bachelor of Science degree in business.
He graduated from the University of Maine School of Law in 1973 and received a doctorate in law
in 1976 from the Georgetown University Law Center. He is a former assistant district attorney in
Bangor, Maine, and was admitted to the Bar of the United States Supreme Court in March 1977.
He graduated from the University of Maine School of Law in 1973 and received a doctorate in law
in 1976 from the Georgetown University Law Center. He is a former assistant district attorney in
Bangor, Maine, and was admitted to the Bar of the United States Supreme Court in March 1977.
