Matt Pinto is a veteran NBA play-by-play announcer who has been the with the

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since 2007. From 1990 to 1997, Pinto was the radio play-by-play voice of the NBA's

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, where he was recognized in 1992 as the Premier Sportscaster in North Carolina by the Charlotte Observer. Pinto was also the television play-by-play voice of UNC-Charlotte basketball games. From 1997 to 2005, Pinto was on the

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’ broadcast team, serving as the radio play-by-play voice from 1997 to 2001 and the television voice from 2001 to 2005. He also served as the play-by-play announcer of the NCAA Division I-AA regional game of the week for The Football Network. In 1997, Pinto was named best play-by-play announcer for the state of Texas by the Associated Press. Pinto served as the radio voice of the

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for two seasons before joining the

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broadcasting team. He remained with the franchise when it became the

. Before joining the NBA ranks, Pinto worked in the sports broadcasting field in Honolulu, Boston, Los Angeles and Amarillo, Texas. He has also served as the radio voice of

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men's sports,

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basketball,

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football,

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and

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AAA baseball. He also served as television sports anchor on CBS-TV affiliate KGMB-TV in Honolulu, Hawaii, for three years. A graduate of San Dieguito High School in Encinitas, Pinto also served as the play-by-play voice for UCLA women's basketball in 1984.

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Oklahoma City Thunder broadcaster bio

Sieman replaces Matt Pinto
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