John Michael

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John Michael (broadcaster)

John Michael (born 1972 in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania) is an American sports broadcaster, currently serving as the radio play by play for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was chosen to replace the retiring Joe Tait for the 2011-12 season.

Early life and education

Michael graduated from Notre Dame with degrees in mechanical engineering, law and business administration. After earning his law degree, he worked as a trial lawyer for five years in construction law for K & L Gates.

Career

Following his law career Michael switched careers, and went into the sports announcing field. First as a hockey announcer, he served as the play-by-play announcer for the Hagerstown Suns and Lake Erie Monsters and in 2009 was hired by Fox Sports Ohio as the pregame host for Columbus Blue Jackets telecasts. In October, 2011 he was chosen out of a pool of 200 applicants to become the new radio play-by-play announcer for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He broadcasts games with Jim Chones, a color commentator and former player for the Cavaliers.

John Michael (politician)

John Michael is an American former state legislator. Michael was born in Lewiston, Maine and represented a portion of Auburn in the Maine House of Representatives from 1978-1986, 1990-1994 and 2000-2002. In 1994 he ran for US Congress as an Independent and received 8.8% of the vote. In 2002, Michael ran as an independent candidate for governor of Maine. He unsuccessfully sought clean elections funds and received 2.1% of the vote. Michael ran again for governor in 2006, but withdrew in August because he again failed to qualify for the "Clean Election" candidate funds. Included in his platform was an anti-gambling plank that would have closed Indian casinos.

He also led several citizen initiatives, including two regarding term-limits for elected officials and the 2000 repeal of the "snack tax".

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