Steve Physioc
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Steve Physioc is a sports broadcaster. For 14 years through the 2009 season, he was play-by-play announcer for the local telecasts of Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
baseball games.
in 1977, and began his announcing career as Sports Director for KHAS
radio in Hastings, Nebraska, covering local high school and Hastings College athletics. After that he went on to become the radio voice of Kansas State football and basketball (1979
-1982
). Physioc was also a Sports Anchor on WIBW-TV
in Topeka, KS during the late 1970s and early '80s.
, broadcasting Cincinnati Bengals
football and Cincinnati Reds
baseball games, a position he held until 1987 while sports anchor at WLWT
.
He then served as the San Francisco Giants
announcer for KTVU-TV from 1987
-1988
, followed by work for ESPN
(1989
-1995
), announcing Major League Baseball, college basketball (especially Big West Conference games on Big Monday back when UNLV was in the league), baseball and Big Ten
football.
In 1995, he announced San Diego Padres
games and PAC-10
football games for Fox Sports West. Physioc's previous experience also includes radio play-by-play for the NBA
's Golden State Warriors
(1989–1990) and the NFL
's Los Angeles Rams (1994
), and television play-by-play for the Warriors (1990-1991) and the Vancouver Grizzlies
during their inaugural season (1995-1996
) in the NBA.
On June, 27, 2010, Physioc handled substitute play-by-play duties for the TBS MLB Sunday telecast of the Detroit Tigers
at the Atlanta Braves
alongside David Wells
and Ron Darling
.
, were released as play-by-play commentators for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, ending 14 years with the club. He became a candidate to return to the Angels broadcast team following the death of Rory Markas. However, he lost out to Victor Rojas
.
), on the ESPNU
network. On January 7, 2006, Physioc made a guest appearance as a substitute play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers
, taking the place of Joel Meyers
for one game because Meyers was on assignment. In addition, Physioc acts as one of Angel Stadium's staff announcers for non-Angel games.
In late-2008, Physioc was asked to fill in for his Angels broadcast partner Rory Markas
, who was the lead announcer for USC Trojans Basketball
, while Markas recovered from surgery to remove a blood clot. Physioc and fellow Cincinnati Bengals
alum Pete Arbogast alternated play-by-play of Trojans basketball for a few weeks until Markas returned. In January 2010, Physioc and Arbogast again were asked to take over the Trojans' broadcasts following the sudden death of Markas, with Physioc broadcasting one game, and Arbogast taking over the rest of the broadcast schedule.
Physioc was featured on ESPNU
Midnight Madness on October 16, 2009 along with Steve Lavin
of the University of Washington
.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California, United States. The Angels are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The "Angels" name originates from the city in which the team started, Los Angeles...
baseball games.
Early life and career
Physioc graduated from Kansas State UniversityKansas State University
Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...
in 1977, and began his announcing career as Sports Director for KHAS
KHAS (AM)
KHAS is a radio station broadcasting a Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Hastings, Nebraska, USA, the station serves the Grand Island-Kearney area. The station is currently owned by Platte River Radio, Inc. and features programing from CBS Radio....
radio in Hastings, Nebraska, covering local high school and Hastings College athletics. After that he went on to become the radio voice of Kansas State football and basketball (1979
1979 in sports
1979 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Peter Lüscher, Switzerland** Women's overall season champion: Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Austria-American football:...
-1982
1982 in sports
1982 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup:** Men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, United States** Women's overall season champion: Erika Hess, Switzerland-American football:...
). Physioc was also a Sports Anchor on WIBW-TV
WIBW-TV
WIBW-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for Topeka, Kansas. It broadcasts a digital signal on VHF channel 13 and its digital translator on UHF channel 44. Both operating frequencies are transmitted in Maple Hill. Owned by Gray Television, the station has studios at Southwest Commerce Place...
in Topeka, KS during the late 1970s and early '80s.
Professional sports announcing duties
Physioc began his major league play-by-play announcing career in 19831983 in sports
1983 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup:** Men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, United States** Women's overall season champion: Tamara McKinney, United States-American football:...
, broadcasting Cincinnati Bengals
1983 Cincinnati Bengals season
The 1983 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 16th year in professional football and its 14th with the National Football League.The Bengals started the season by losing six of their first seven games and finished 7–9. Despite the losing record, the Bengals claimed the top overall defense in the...
football and Cincinnati Reds
1983 Cincinnati Reds season
The Cincinnati Reds' 1983 season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League West.- Offseason :* November 15, 1982: Clint Hurdle was released by the Reds....
baseball games, a position he held until 1987 while sports anchor at WLWT
WLWT
WLWT, virtual channel 5 , is an NBC-affiliated television station in Cincinnati, Ohio, the station is owned by Hearst Television...
.
He then served as the San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
announcer for KTVU-TV from 1987
1987 San Francisco Giants season
The 1987 San Francisco Giants season saw the Giants finish in first place in the National League West with a record of 90 wins and 72 losses. They lost the National League Championship Series in seven games to the St. Louis Cardinals.-Offseason:...
-1988
1988 San Francisco Giants season
-Offseason:* December 1, 1987: Brett Butler was signed as a free agent with the Giants.* December 1, 1987: Joel Youngblood was signed as a free agent by the Giants.* December 21, 1987: Phil Ouellette was released by the Giants....
, followed by work for ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
(1989
1989 in sports
1989 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg** Women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland-American football:...
-1995
1995 in sports
1995 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Alberto Tomba, Italy** Women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland-American football:...
), announcing Major League Baseball, college basketball (especially Big West Conference games on Big Monday back when UNLV was in the league), baseball and Big Ten
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
football.
In 1995, he announced San Diego Padres
1995 San Diego Padres season
-Offseason:* November 3, 1994: Rico Rossy was signed as a free agent by the Padres.* November 28, 1994: Wally Whitehurst was released by the Padres....
games and PAC-10
Pacific Ten Conference
The Pacific-12 Conference is a college athletic conference that operates in the Western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I; its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision , the higher of two levels of NCAA Division I football competition...
football games for Fox Sports West. Physioc's previous experience also includes radio play-by-play for the NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
's Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
(1989–1990) and the NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
's Los Angeles Rams (1994
1994 Los Angeles Rams season
The 1994 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 57th year with the National Football League and the 49th and final season in Los Angeles.-Staff:-Schedule:-Relocation to St. Louis:...
), and television play-by-play for the Warriors (1990-1991) and the Vancouver Grizzlies
Vancouver Grizzlies
The Vancouver Grizzlies were a professional basketball team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They were part of the Midwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1995, along with the Toronto Raptors, as part of the NBA's...
during their inaugural season (1995-1996
1995-96 NBA season
The 1995–96 NBA season was the 50th season of the National Basketball Association , although the league didn't celebrate this anniversary until the following season...
) in the NBA.
On June, 27, 2010, Physioc handled substitute play-by-play duties for the TBS MLB Sunday telecast of the Detroit Tigers
2010 Detroit Tigers season
The 2010 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 110th season. This year saw the passing of legendary Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell, and nearly saw the first perfect game thrown by a Tigers pitcher. The Tigers spent most of the season in 2nd or 3rd place...
at the Atlanta Braves
2010 Atlanta Braves season
The 2010 Atlanta Braves Season featured the Braves' attempt to reclaim a postseason berth for the first time since 2005. The Braves once again were skippered by Bobby Cox, in his 25th and final season managing the team. It was their 45th season in Atlanta, and the 135th of the franchise...
alongside David Wells
David Wells
David Lee Wells , nicknamed "Boomer", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Wells was considered to be one of the game's better left-handed pitchers, especially during his years with the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays. He pitched the fifteenth perfect game in baseball history...
and Ron Darling
Ron Darling
Ronald Maurice Darling, Jr. is an American former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Mets, Oakland Athletics and Montreal Expos...
.
Leaving the Angels
On November 24, 2009, Physioc, along with longtime booth partner Rex HudlerRex Hudler
Rex Allen Hudler is a former Major League Baseball utility player. He played a total of thirteen seasons after being a first round draft pick of the New York Yankees in 1978.-Playing career:...
, were released as play-by-play commentators for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, ending 14 years with the club. He became a candidate to return to the Angels broadcast team following the death of Rory Markas. However, he lost out to Victor Rojas
Victor Rojas
Victor Rojas is an American baseball broadcaster, currently the TV voice of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. -Playing career:Rojas is the son of former major-league player and manager Cookie Rojas...
.
College basketball
During the baseball offseason, Physioc broadcasts other sporting events, primarily college basketball games (primarily in the West Coast ConferenceWest Coast Conference
The West Coast Conference is an NCAA collegiate athletics conference consisting of nine member schools across the states of California, Oregon, Utah and Washington....
), on the ESPNU
ESPNU
ESPNU is a television channel that specializes in college sports, and is produced by, affiliated with and owned by parent network ESPN. ESPNU originates out of ESPN Regional Television's ESPNU (often referred to as The U) is a television channel that specializes in college sports, and is produced...
network. On January 7, 2006, Physioc made a guest appearance as a substitute play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
, taking the place of Joel Meyers
Joel Meyers
Joel Meyers is an American sportscaster and former play-by-play announcer of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association on Fox Sports West and KCAL. Meyers left the Lakers at the end of the 2010-2011 season when the team did not renew his contract.-Career:Meyers joined the Lakers...
for one game because Meyers was on assignment. In addition, Physioc acts as one of Angel Stadium's staff announcers for non-Angel games.
In late-2008, Physioc was asked to fill in for his Angels broadcast partner Rory Markas
Rory Markas
Rory Markas was an American sportscaster best known as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim's play-by-play broadcaster for eight seasons, and as the radio voice of the University of Southern California men's basketball team for 11 seasons...
, who was the lead announcer for USC Trojans Basketball
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, while Markas recovered from surgery to remove a blood clot. Physioc and fellow Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
alum Pete Arbogast alternated play-by-play of Trojans basketball for a few weeks until Markas returned. In January 2010, Physioc and Arbogast again were asked to take over the Trojans' broadcasts following the sudden death of Markas, with Physioc broadcasting one game, and Arbogast taking over the rest of the broadcast schedule.
Physioc was featured on ESPNU
ESPNU
ESPNU is a television channel that specializes in college sports, and is produced by, affiliated with and owned by parent network ESPN. ESPNU originates out of ESPN Regional Television's ESPNU (often referred to as The U) is a television channel that specializes in college sports, and is produced...
Midnight Madness on October 16, 2009 along with Steve Lavin
Steve Lavin
Steve Lavin is an American basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head men's basketball coach at St. John's University in Queens, New York. Lavin previously served as the head coach for UCLA....
of the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
.