Ted Davis is the radio play-by-play voice of the Milwaukee Bucks

Milwaukee Bucks

The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They are part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and currently plays at the Bradley Center....

 of the NBA

National Basketball Association

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. He was formerly the play-by-play voice of the Dallas Mavericks

Dallas Mavericks

The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...

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Broadcasting career

Davis began his broadcasting career in Denton, Texas

Denton, Texas

The city of Denton is the county seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. Its population was 119,454 according to the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the eleventh largest city in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex...

 when he was hired by KDNT at the age of 17. After working at KDNT, he resided on the KVIL sports staff for 10 years (1978-88), where he also called Texas Christian University

Texas Christian University

Texas Christian University is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States and founded in 1873. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Disciples of Christ...

 and Texas A&M games from 1982-86 as part of the Southwest Conference radio network. CBS Radio

CBS Radio

CBS Radio, Inc., formerly known as Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, is one of the largest owners and operators of radio stations in the United States, third behind main rival Clear Channel Communications and Cumulus Media. CBS Radio owns around 130 radio stations across the country...

 also employed him to cover games for the
NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament from 1986-88, and also the NCAA Women's Final Four in 1986 and 1987. Davis also worked as an announcer for North Texas State University, the Mutual Broadcasting System, and KLIF

KLIF

KLIF is a commercial radio station licensed to serve Dallas, Texas, USA. The station is owned by Cumulus Media. KLIF broadcasts a conservative-leaning news/talk radio format to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.-Call sign history:...

-AM and WBAP-AM in Dallas-Fort Worth.

Milwaukee Bucks

In the summer of 1997, Davis abruptly left his 9 year tenure as the voice of the Dallas Mavericks and joined WTMJ (AM)

WTMJ (AM)

WTMJ is a radio station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin broadcasting at 620 AM. It is a 50,000-watt station airing a format of news, talk and sports. WTMJ is owned by Journal Broadcast Group, which also owns the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and sister station WLWK-FM....

to call games for the Milwaukee Bucks. During home games, he works with Dennis Krause, who provides color commentary in between the play calls.

Awards

Davis was awarded the Milwaukee Achievement in Radio (AIR) award during the 2004-05 season as the best play-by-play broadcaster, an award he also won in 1998-99. During the 1996-97 season, when he was still calling games for the Mavericks, he won a KATIE award for his work at KLIF-AM.