Mike Keith (announcer)
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Mike Keith is the radio
play-by-play voice of the NFL's Tennessee Titans
. A native of Franklin, Tennessee
, Keith's career began in 1987, when he worked as a student for the University of Tennessee
's Vol Radio Network, one year after graduating from Franklin's Battle Ground Academy
. Keith is also a graduate of the University of Tennessee, getting his degree from the school in 1991.
Keith began working with the Titans in 1996, when the team was still the Houston Oilers. He worked as the pregame show host for Tennessee radio stations that aired the Oilers' games. In 1997, when the team moved to Tennessee, he became the scoreboard host. He finally moved into the booth in 1998, the team's second year in Tennessee, and became the color commentator
. In 1999, the team's first year as the Titans, he finally took over the play-by-play announcer position.
Keith's most famous call is that of the Music City Miracle
, near the end of his first season as play-by-play announcer. The unbelievable play resulted in a last-minute Titans win that kept them alive in the 1999-2000 NFL Playoffs
and eventually led the team to Super Bowl XXXIV
.
Keith is the NFL's second youngest play-by-play announcer. Fox's Joe Buck
is the youngest. Keith won the Tennessee Sportscaster of the Year Award four years, and eight out of ten years (as of 2010). He also hosts the television show Titans All Access, in addition to hosting daily Titans updates on Titans Radio, and hosting the weekly Mike Munchak
Show, a radio show which features the Titans' head coach as co-host.
Keith was also the play-by-play radio voice of the Arena Football League's Nashville Kats
during the Titans' offseason.
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
play-by-play voice of the NFL's Tennessee Titans
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...
. A native of Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin is a city within and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 62,487 as of the 2010 census Franklin is located approximately south of downtown Nashville.-History:...
, Keith's career began in 1987, when he worked as a student for the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
's Vol Radio Network, one year after graduating from Franklin's Battle Ground Academy
Battle Ground Academy
Battle Ground Academy is an independent college-preparatory school for grades K-12 located in Franklin, Tennessee, USA. Founded in 1889, the school was originally located on part of the site of the Battle of Franklin in the U.S. Civil War. BGA has two campuses. The Harpeth Campus is located on...
. Keith is also a graduate of the University of Tennessee, getting his degree from the school in 1991.
Keith began working with the Titans in 1996, when the team was still the Houston Oilers. He worked as the pregame show host for Tennessee radio stations that aired the Oilers' games. In 1997, when the team moved to Tennessee, he became the scoreboard host. He finally moved into the booth in 1998, the team's second year in Tennessee, and became the color commentator
Color commentator
A color commentator is a sports commentator who assists the play-by-play announcer, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the play-by-play announcer is not describing the...
. In 1999, the team's first year as the Titans, he finally took over the play-by-play announcer position.
Keith's most famous call is that of the Music City Miracle
Music City Miracle
The Music City Miracle is the name commonly given to a play that took place on January 8, 2000 during the National Football League's 1999–2000 playoffs...
, near the end of his first season as play-by-play announcer. The unbelievable play resulted in a last-minute Titans win that kept them alive in the 1999-2000 NFL Playoffs
NFL playoffs, 1999-2000
The NFL playoffs following the 1999 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XXXIV.These playoffs were notable in that all outdoor games were played with gametime temperatures of 50°F or higher, making for one of the warmest playoff seasons of all time...
and eventually led the team to Super Bowl XXXIV
Super Bowl XXXIV
Super Bowl XXXIV featured the National Football Conference champion St. Louis Rams and the American Football Conference champion Tennessee Titans in an American football game to decide the National Football League champion for the 1999 regular season...
.
Keith is the NFL's second youngest play-by-play announcer. Fox's Joe Buck
Joe Buck
Joseph Francis "Joe" Buck is an American sportscaster and the son of legendary sportscaster Jack Buck. He has won numerous Sports Emmy Awards for his play-by-play work with Fox Sports.-Education:...
is the youngest. Keith won the Tennessee Sportscaster of the Year Award four years, and eight out of ten years (as of 2010). He also hosts the television show Titans All Access, in addition to hosting daily Titans updates on Titans Radio, and hosting the weekly Mike Munchak
Mike Munchak
Michael Anthony Munchak is the head coach of the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He played college football as a offensive lineman for Penn State University from 1978 to 1981. After his career at Penn State, He was drafted in the first round of the 1982 NFL Draft by the Houston...
Show, a radio show which features the Titans' head coach as co-host.
Keith was also the play-by-play radio voice of the Arena Football League's Nashville Kats
Nashville Kats
The Nashville Kats were an Arena Football League team, located in Nashville, Tennessee. They were last coached by Pat Sperduto, who coached the team's original incarnation to two ArenaBowl appearances prior to the original franchise's move to Atlanta in 2002...
during the Titans' offseason.