John F. Morgan (born December 10, 1950)[1] is an American broadcaster and television producer from Saranac Lake, New York.
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Before becoming involved in broadcasting, Morgan played rugby union and was a bobsled racer.[2] He came from a family of bobsled racers; his father and brothers were all involved in bobsled racing. His brother, James "Nitro" Morgan died in a bobsled accident in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. He was on the US Olympic team from 1978-1979 as a bobsled racer, but did not qualify for the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics.[3] After he failed to qualify, he landed a job with ABC Sports.
Morgan's broadcasting career began in 1981 at the 1981 FIBT World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.[4] His first Winter Olympics as a broadcaster was the 1984 Winter Olympics. His most recent Olympics assignment was a color commentator for bobsled and skeleton at the 2006 Winter Olympics. From 2002 to 2007, he was a broadcaster for bobsled and skeleton World Cup races on Speed Channel, working with Tim Singer. For 2007-8, the World Cup competitions could be seen online at NBC Sports' website and live on Canadian television.
Morgan has a cameo appearance in the 1993 Disney film, Cool Runnings, a film about the Jamaican bobslead team. In this film he plays opposite NBC Sports commentator Al Trautwig.
Morgan founded JFM Sports, Inc. in 1982. JFM Sports produces the bobsled and skeleton World Cup races, which are shown on Speed Channel. In 2002, he was named an honorary member of the FIBT.[5]