Clay Matvick (born August 12, 1973 in Saint Cloud,

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) is an American sportscaster, who works primarily as a play-by-play announcer for

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and the

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networks.

Background

Matvick graduated from

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in 1991. He received a degree in mass communications from St. Cloud State University in 1996.

Career

Matvick began his broadcasting career in 1990 in his hometown of Princeton, Minnesota, at WQPM (now BOB 106). He worked as a weekend

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from 1990 to 1999 at various stations in

, KDLT in

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and

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. In 1999, he was hired as a presenter for

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, working there until 2001. After leaving

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, he worked for

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from 2001 to 2005. In 2004, he began play-by-play for the Minnesota Boys High School Hockey Tournament. In 2006, Matvick joined

, handling play-by-play of college football,

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, and the Little League World Series.

Recognition

Awards and nominations

Matvick has won three Upper Midwest regional Emmy awards for his work covering the Minnesota Boys High School Hockey Tournament for

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, in 2006, 2007, and 2008.

Personal life

He and his wife Lindsay live in Minnesota.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Matvick, Clay 1973 births Living people American television sports announcers College basketball announcers in the United States College football announcers Major League Baseball broadcasters Minnesota Twins announcers Minnesota Wild announcers National Hockey League broadcasters College hockey announcers in the United States Women's college basketball announcers in the United States Softball announcers