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Fred McLeod (sportscaster)

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Early life
Broadcasting career
Signature calls
Awards and honors
Family
References

{{infobox person
|name= Fred McLeod
|image = Fred McLeod Cavs.png
|birth_name = Fred McLeod
|birth_date = 1952
|birth_place = Strongsville, Ohio
|occupation = Sportscaster
NBA play-by-play announcer
}}Fred McLeod (born 1952 in Strongsville, Ohio) is an American sportscaster who currently serves as the executive producer of multimedia, and television play-by-play announcer for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1]

Early life

McLeod was born and grew up in the Cleveland suburb of Strongsville. During his sophomore year in high school, McLeod and his family moved to the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, area, where he finished high school and attended college, graduating from Point Park College where he was a pitcher on the baseball team, reaching the NAIA College World Series.^[2]^[3]

Broadcasting career

McLeod began his broadcasting career in 1974 as a sportscaster for KQTV in St. Joseph, Missouri, and later moved to WSTV in Steubenville, Ohio.

In the late 1970s, he returned to Cleveland when he was hired by WJKW-TV 8 as a weekend sports presenter, and also providing play-by-play commentary for WJKW's coverage of Cleveland Indians' games during the 1979 season.^[4] McLeod later moved to KPIX-TV in San Francisco, where he was a sports presenter as well as play-by-play commentator for the Oakland Athletics.

In 1982, McLeod moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he became a sportscaster for WJBK and later with WDIV, and in 1984 became a television play-by-play announcer for the NBA's Detroit Pistons, a position he held until 2006.^[3]

Since the 2006-2007 season, McLeod has been the television play-by-play announcer for the Cleveland Cavaliers, alongside former Cavalier Austin Carr.

Signature calls

Right down Euclid! - when a Cavaliers player drives down the lane to the basket
____ says "I got your back!" - when a Cavaliers player grabs an offensive rebound and puts the ball in the hoop
Sweaty palms time - during the closing minutes of tight games
The bottom! - when a Cavaliers player hits a three-pointer
Shakin' the lake! - after a powerful slam dunk by LeBron James
A wine and gold winner - immediately after the final horn of a Cavaliers win
Good night ____, we'll let ourselves out! - when the Cavaliers win a road game
He is hotter than a blowtorch! - when a Cavaliers player hits several shots in a row
He picked his pocket! - when a Cavaliers player steals the ball from the opponent
He shut off his water! - when a Cavaliers player stops an opponent from driving to the basket
He blew a tire - when a player on either side fumbles the ball and turns it over

Awards and honors

Three-time Lower Great Lakes Emmy Award recipient as a member of Fox Sports Ohio's Cavaliers broadcast team - 2014, 2017, 2018^[5]^[6]^[7]

Family

McLeod's wife Beth is currently a weather forecaster for the Detroit ABC affiliate WXYZ.{{fact|date=November 2018}}

References

1. ^Cavs media guide - Cavs.com
2. ^McLeod online chat - NBA.com
3. ^¹McLeod bio - AEI Speakers Bureau
4. ^Indians broadcasters - Indians.com
5. ^McLeod's Emmy award - NATAS Lower Great Lakes chapter
6. ^2017 Emmy winners - NATAS Lower Great Lakes Chapter
7. ^2018 Emmy winners - Lower Great Lakes Emmy Awards

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