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Mike Morgan is an American sportscaster, who calls college football, basketball, and baseball games for
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and the
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. He also call NFL games nationally for Compass Radio. He's also called several College Football Bowl games on ESPN Radio. He has broadcast Atlanta Hawks games of the NBA as well on television. He can be heard on SiriusXM hosting sports talk shows. Previously, he called Big 12 college football games for Fox Sports. He was formerly the voice of the
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football, basketball, and baseball teams during which time he was named "South Carolina Sportscaster of the Year" five times. Other baseball duties include
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on radio and spring training games on television,
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, and college baseball on
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/Charter Southeast. Morgan called
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for the
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preseason games on television for 6 years from 2009-2014.


Baseball duties

He calls college baseball games for ESPN/SEC Network. He called
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spring training games on CSS and
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on the radio. He has also been a fill in radio voice for the Atlanta Braves for select regular season games for 3 years.


Basketball duties

He calls college basketball for ESPN/SEC Network and was the voice of the
South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball The South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina and competes in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Gamecocks won Southern Conference titles in 1927, 1933, 1934, and 1945, and then they gained na ...
. He's also called NBA games on television


Football duties

He calls college football for ESPN/SEC Network and calls NFL on Compass Radio. He was the television voice of the
South Carolina Gamecocks football The South Carolina Gamecocks football program represents the University of South Carolina. The Gamecocks compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern ...
and was the preseason voice of the
Carolina Panthers The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. ...
. Morgan also has been calling several college football games on national radio for such outfits as ESPN Radio and Compass Radio including the
Outback Bowl The ReliaQuest Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, usually on New Year's Day. The event has been formerly called the Hall of Fame Bowl from 1986 to 1995 and the Outback Bowl from 1996 to ...
, Vegas Bowl, and
Peach Bowl The Peach Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played in Atlanta, Georgia since December 1968. Since 1997, it has been sponsored by Chick-fil-A and is officially known as the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. From 2006 to 2013, it was officially r ...
and Cheez-It Bowl.


Personal life

He currently resides in
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, Georgia.


References

Biography. Mike Morgan
ESPN
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Vision Sports Group
Checking in with Mike Morgan
The Big Spur, February 6, 2016
Braves Add a New Broadcaster for CSS Games
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