Cory Provus (born July 7, 1978) is a sports television and radio broadcaster. As of the 2024 season, he is the play-by-play voice of the

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on television, replacing Dick Bremer.

Early life and education

Provus grew up in

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. He graduated from

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in 2000. Working at

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at SU campus, he did play by play and studio hosting for the

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sports. While at Syracuse, he called baseball games for minor-league Auburn of the

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Career

Provus began his career calling collegiate football, basketball, and baseball games for the

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(2000-03),

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(2006), and the

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. Cory is a play-by-play announcer for a small package of

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games and is a play-by-play announcer for college basketball on

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. He began his major league broadcasting career as the pregame/postgame host for radio broadcasts of the

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and backed up Pat Hughes. The

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then hired Provus in 2009, replacing Jim Powell who departed for a job with the

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, alongside

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until 2012. Joe Block would replace him. The Twins hired Provus to replace John Gordon who retired after the 2011 season. The Twins hired Provus as the play-by-play voice for the television booth to replace Dick Bremer who retired after the 2023 season.

Personal life

Provus lives in

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with his wife Dana; they have a son and daughter. Provus is Jewish.

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sportscaster, is his cousin.

References

External links

Minnesota Twins Bio
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