Kevin Calabro

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Kevin Calabro is an American play-by-play announcer for the Seattle SuperSonics of the National Basketball Association. The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association named him "Sportscaster of the Year" for the state of Washington in 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2006Η.

Calabro is a graduate of Ben Davis High School (1974) and Butler University (1978). He began his professional career as the play-by-play announcer for the Kansas City Kings in the 1983–84 season. In the 1987–88 season, he came on board with the SuperSonics alongside original Sonics play-by-play announcer Bob Blackburn. He has been calling games for the team since then, reaching a milestone 1,500 games in 2006. Calabro is under contract with the SuperSonics through the 2008–09 season.

Calabro simulcasted in both television and radio for 19 years with the SuperSonics. In 2006, KJR-AM lost its radio contract with the organization. The television and radio broadcasts will now be separate, with Calabro doing television broadcasts on Fox Sports Net and David Locke doing radio broadcasts on 770 KTTH. Calabro will call radio games when no television broadcast is available.

Calabro has done work on the national level with TNT, TBS, ESPN Radio, and NBA TV. He has also lent his voice to several Microsoft games, including NBA Inside Drive, NBA Full Court Press, and NFL Fever.

Calabro is known for using the phrase from the George Clinton song whenever a Sonic player makes an exciting play, "get on up for the down stroke!"

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  • "Good golly, Miss Molly!"
  • "Flying chickens in a barnyard!"
  • "Let's get on a magic carpet ride!"
  • "...takes it down The Boulevard!"
  • "Million dollar move, five cent finish."

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