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

Los Angeles Dodgers broadcasters

English announcers	Nat Allbright Red Barber André Baruch Ron Cey Eric Collins Joe Davis Connie Desmond Jerry Doggett Eddie Doucett Al Downing Don Drysdale Nomar Garciaparra Alan Hale Ernie Harwell Al Helfer Orel Hershiser Kevin Kennedy Steve Lyons Joel Meyers Rick Monday Ross Porter Jerry Reuss Vin Scully Duke Snider Charley Steiner Don Sutton Geoff Witcher

Spanish announcers	Miguel Alonzo Buck Canel René Cárdenas Jose Garcia Tony Hernandez Rudy Hoyos Jaime Jarrín Jorge Jarrín Herb Marine Manny Mota Milt Nava Fernando Valenzuela Pepe Yñiguez

Korean announcers	Richard Choi

Radio stations	KABC KAZN KFI KFWB KLAC KMPC KTNQ KXTA KHJ KWKW KYPA WHN WHOM WMGM XEGM

Television stations	KCAL KCOP KDOC KTLA KTTV WOR

Cable television	Dodgervision Fox Sports West 2 / Prime Ticket ONTV SportsChannel LA TWC SportsNet LA Z Channel

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