Chuck Cooperstein is an American
sports radio
Sports radio (or sports talk radio) is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sport, sporting events. A widespread programming genre that has a narrow audience appeal, sports radio is characterized by an often-low comedy ...
personality based in
Dallas, Texas
Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County wi ...
.
Biography
Cooperstein is the radio voice of the
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference Southwest Division. The ...
, and has been since 2005. He has also worked for Westwood One on its college football and basketball broadcasts in various periods since 1995 (Football) and 1991 (Basketball). Also since 1985, he has served as a play-by-play voice of TCU and University of Texas football, and TCU, SMU and Texas A&M basketball. Chuck has also called NFL games for Westwood One. He worked for KRLD Radio in Dallas between 1984-92; WIP Radio in Philadelphia from 1992-93; KTCK Radio in Dallas from 1994-97; WBAP Radio in Dallas from 1997-2001; KESN/ESPN from 2001-2016; Cumulus Media/ESPN from 2017-2020; ESPN Radio from 2020-21; and iHeart Radio from 2021-present.
Personal life
He is a resident of
Irving, Texas
Irving is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. Located in Dallas County, it is also an inner ring suburb of Dallas. The city of Irving is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. According to a 2019 estimate from the United States Census Bur ...
with his wife Karen. He has one son; Jeffrey (born 2/27/96). He attended high school at Friends Academy in Locust Valley, NY, and college at the University of Florida
See also
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KTCK (AM)
KTCK (1310 kHz; "SportsRadio 1310 The Ticket") is a commercial sports AM radio station licensed to Dallas, Texas, which serves the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex (DFW). Its daytime power is 25,000 watts, which is reduced to 5,000 watts at night. T ...
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20121125065124/http://dialglobalsports.com/chuck-cooperstein/
* http://www.nba.com/mavericks/broadcasters/mavs_announcers.html
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Living people
Sportspeople from Texas
American radio sports announcers
National Football League announcers
Dallas Mavericks announcers
National Basketball Association broadcasters
College basketball announcers in the United States
College football announcers
Year of birth missing (living people)