Joe Davis (sportscaster)
Joseph Daniel "Joe" Davis (born December 6, 1987) is an American sportscaster.
Broadcasting career
Davis called football, basketball, baseball and hockey for ESPN and was formerly the voice of the Montgomery Biscuits. From 2011-2012, Davis called college football, basketball, and baseball for Comcast Sports Southeast and served as a studio host for the Baylor ISP Network for the Baylor Bears and called NCAA Division III football and basketball for D3Sports.com. He is one of the very few broadcasters who has announced Division I sports along with Division III sports as well. For one season, Joe was the lead voice of the 2009 Illinois High School Volleyball State Championships and was the manager of broadcasting & media as well as calling games for the Schaumburg Flyers. His past work includes Beloit College basketball (men's and women's) and baseball as well as fill-in work for the Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball and women's basketball. He also called Sun Belt football and basketball for the Sun Belt Network. In July 2014 Davis was hired by Fox Sports 1 to call Pac-12 and Big 12 football and basketball as well as regional Major League Baseball. Davis was hired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2015 and will broadcast 50 road baseball games for the team on SportsNet LA starting in 2016.
Personal
Davis grew up in Potterville, Michigan and graduated from Beloit College in 2010 with a degree in communications and journalism. He is one of the youngest broadcasters ever broadcasting sports in their twenties along with Adam Amin, another ESPN broadcaster; and Jared Sandler, a play-by-play broadcaster for the Texas Rangers. Davis has also called AHSAA football and basketball. His previous fill-in jobs include the Auburn Tigers, Troy Trojans, UAB Blazers, and occasionally on WSFA-TV.
Career timeline
- 2016: Los Angeles Dodgers play-by-play commentator on SportsNet LA (50 road games)
- 2015–present NFL on Fox play-by-play
- 2014–present: Major League Baseball on Fox Sports 1 play-by-play commentator
- 2014–present: College football, basketball, and baseball on Fox Sports 1 play-by-play commentator
- 2012–2014: College football, basketball, baseball, and hockey on ESPN play-by-play commentator
- 2011–2012: College football, basketball, and baseball on Comcast Sports Southeast play-by-play announcer
- 2010–2012: Montgomery Biscuits play-by-play broadcaster
- 2010–2011: Baylor ISP Network Studio Host
- 2007–2010: D3Sports.com football and basketball play-by-play
- 2009: Illinois State High School Volleyball State Championships lead play-by-play on IHSA TV
- 2009: Schaumburg Flyers manager of broadcasting & media and play-by-play broadcaster
- 2009: Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball and women's volleyball fill-in play-by-play broadcaster
- 2006–2009 Beloit College baseball and basketball (men's and women's) lead broadcaster
References
- 1987 births
- Living people
- American radio sports announcers
- American television sports anchors
- American television sports announcers
- Baseball announcers
- Beloit College alumni
- Beloit Buccaneers football players
- College basketball announcers in the United States
- College football announcers
- College hockey announcers in the United States
- High school basketball announcers in the United States
- High school football announcers in the United States
- Los Angeles Dodgers announcers
- Major League Baseball announcers
- National Football League announcers
- People from Eaton County, Michigan
- Volleyball commentators
- Women's college basketball announcers in the United States
