About Steve Buzzard — Buzzardball Hoops. January 1, 2021. Dennis is the Los Angeles Chapter Chair of the Professional Hockey Writers Association and John's Mayor Manor is a go-to source for LA hockey news and views for over a decade. RELATED: Longtime Kings Announcer Grant Napear Resigned After ‘All Lives Matter’ Tweet Grant Napear was the Sacramento Kings’ play-by-play announcer for 32 NBA seasons and was also the longtime host of a local radio talk show. Today, the Stockton Kings announced the members of the broadcasting team for the 2018-19 season, naming Deuce Mason and … “We are thrilled to continue our partnership with KHTK, providing an incomparable experience for the best fans in the NBA,” said Sacramento Kings President of Business Operations John Rinehart. Ross has now worked for the Sacramento Kings organization for 26 seasons, in radio at the same station Sports 1140 KHTK for 26 years as well and is going to begin his 24th season of calling games for Sacramento State Football in the Fall of 2020. Plus 100,000 AM/FM radio stations featuring music, news, and local sports talk. Grant Napear, Sacramento Kings’ announcer for 32 years, and the radio host of the GrantNapear Show, recently got flooded with tweets by the NBA community. Sacramento Kings Basketball Grant Napear resigned as the Kings' TV play-by-play announcer and was fired from KHTK radio in Sacramento on Tuesday. Den lokala raido annoucers för Sacramento Kings är Gary Geurlold. Napear was a Sacramento mainstay since 1987. Gerould, the Kings longtime radio voice will transition to the TV broadcast for the season’s remaining eight games which […] Making first NBA appearance in 2 years, John Wall impresses with 22 in Rockets debut. Longtime Sacramento Kings play-by-play announcer Grant Napear has resigned after tweeting "ALL LIVES MATTER" on Sunday in response to a question about Black Lives Matter. During the NBA ‘bubble’, Kings long time radio announcer – ‘The G Man’ – Gary Gerould was serving in an interim role after the Grant Napear Twitter fiasco and subsequent firing. The Bonneville owned radio station has been the radio home of the Sacramento Kings since 1994. He feels Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is the key part for the Kings staying in Sacramento. “We are thrilled to continue our partnership with KHTK, providing an incomparable experience for the best fans in the NBA,” Sacramento Kings … Prior to his arrival in Denver in 1996, Moser was the Sports Director at KFBK Radio in Sacramento, Calif., where he was the play-by-play announcer for the California State University Sacramento football and basketball teams in the Big Sky conference and host of … He had co-hosted a show on the AM radio station with former Kings player Doug Christie. NBA league appalled by ‘All Lives Matter’ comment. Longtime Sacramento Kings play-by-play announcer Grant Napear has resigned after tweeting "ALL LIVES MATTER" on Sunday in response to a question about Black Lives Matter. Bob Dunning hosts two radio shows on local and satellite radio.. Jack Armstrong. The Bonneville owned radio station has been the radio home of the Sacramento Kings since 1994. Rocky Widner/NBAE/Getty Images KDRT, is a local community based, low-power FM station, based in Davis.. Radio Hosts in Davis Bob Dunning. Sacramento Kings play-by-play announcer and KHTK radio host Grant Napear has resigned following comments made in wake of George Floyd’s tragic death. The Sacramento Kings announced today that broadcasting icon Gary Gerould has been named the team’s interim TV play-by-play announcer for the remainder of the 2019-20 NBA season. The Kings will travel to play the Portland Trail Blazers on … The 60-year-old is on the board of the FUTURE Foundation of Sacramento, which provides college scholarships for those in need of financial aid. IMAGN. Sacramento Kings play-by-play announcer Grant Napear, who called games for the NBA team since 1988, resigned Tuesday following comments he made regarding the Black Lives Matter movement. New ... Napear was placed on administrative leave by the radio station on Monday. A former morning host on KHTK-AM and reporter for Good Morning Sacramento, Ragan currently is an analyst for the Stockton Kings of the G League, and co-hosts the Deuce and Mo Podcast. Sacramento Kings announcer and radio host Grant Napear has parted ways with the Kings and Bonneville Sacramento due to his comments about the Black Lives Matter movement on Twitter. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Longtime Sacramento Kings announcer and radio host Grant Napear was placed on administrative leave Monday by after tweeting "all lives matter" as thousands of people demonstrated across the country following the police killing of George Floyd. The 60-year-old Napear also was fired by KTHK Sports 1140 in Sacramento. ... the Sacramento Kings announced a new long-term broadcast agreement with Sports 1140 KHTK as the franchise’s exclusive radio … Long time radio voice Gary Gerould will fill in on an interim basis alongside analyst Doug Christie for the eight-game NBA restart in Orlando. Find all your TV listings - Local TV shows, movies and sports on Broadcast, Satellite and Cable By Developer | November 1, 2018. "I want to thank the fans for their overwhelming love and support," Napear said in a statement Tuesday. The Sacramento Kings have named longtime radio voice Gary Gerould as the interim play-by-play announcer. Sacramento, Calif. – Today, the Sacramento Kings announced a new long-term broadcast agreement with Sports 1140 KHTK as the franchise’s exclusive radio rights holder. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Longtime Sacramento Kings announcer and radio host Grant Napear was placed on administrative leave Monday by after … His late father, […] Local radio station, Sports 1140 KHTK—where he hosts a show with Kings player Doug Christie—also fired Napear on Tuesday for his remarks. The team announced today that Sports 1140 KHTK will continue as the radio home for Kings games. Prior to becoming the radio voice of the Kings, Gary Gerould was a Sacramento sportscaster and also covered "everything from Sumo wrestling to NFL football" for NBC. T. Former NBA coach, Hall-of-Fame guard Paul Westphal dies at 70. Chris Webber, who also played for the Kings, wrote, “Demarcus we know and have known who grant is. The team knows as well. I’ve told them many times. Sacramento Kings broadcaster Grant Napear was put on administrative leave after tweeting "All Lives Matter" in response to a question from NBA star Demarcus Cousins asking his view on the Black Lives Matter movement. "All lives matter" had come to be associated with criticism of the Black Lives Matter movement. He was also the play-by-play announcer for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA), but resigned. He has been a guest host on The Jim Rome Show . Garry received fifth place “Best of Show” award at ACP/CMA 2020 Fall National College Journalism Convention for broadcast news story. "I … Original story below: SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) – The Sacramento Kings’ play-by-play announcer and radio host Grant Napear is on leave from his radio … Kings play-by-play announcer Grant Napear has lost his job following an exchange on Twitter with former Kings center DeMarcus Cousins. From the Sacramento Kings: “Grant Napear has resigned from the Sacramento Kings. Wednesday's TV/Radio listings (Oct. 24) DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 20: Dirk Nowitzki #41 of the Dallas Mavericks shoots the ball against the Sacramento Kings in … An owner of the Sacramento Kings is driving hard into the Opportunity Zone market. The current radio announcers for the New Jersey Devils are Matt Loughlin and Sherry Ross. The G-Man got his start in broadcasting at the age of 14 at a local radio station in a small town in Michigan. Napear was not on the air Monday for The Grant Napear Show on Sacramento’s KHTK radio. Sacramento Kings play-by-play announcer Grant Napear has resigned from one gig and has been fired from another in the wake of a manufactured scandal in which he tweeted that “ALL LIVES MATTER…EVERY SINGLE ONE!! KHTK 1140, the Kings… Longtime Sacramento Kings play-by-play announcer Grant Napear has resigned after tweeting "ALL LIVES MATTER" on Sunday in response to a … If I try to ask for sports 1140 it tells me that the station isn't playable on either tune in or on radio.com. He lost both jobs a week after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers on May 25. Sacramento Kings play-by-play announcer Grant Napear was suspended from his sports-radio talk show after making remarks on social media over the weekend in regard to the Black Lives Matter movement. Napear was fired on Tuesday by Sacramento radio station Sports 1140 KHTK-AM, where he hosted an afternoon talk show with former Kings star … Former Sacramento King Lawrence Funderburke Joins The Jason Ross & Doug Christie Show The former Kings PF joined the show to talk hoops, reminisce on the … January 1, 2021. The 60-year-old Napear also was fired by KTHK Sports 1140 in Sacramento. He was also the play-by-play announcer for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). — … Jun 25, 2020. Grant Napear is keeping his plans close to the vest after resigning as play-by-play announcer of the Sacramento Kings this week.. Jason Anderson of the Sacramento …