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Joel Meyers is an Americansportscaster who is theplay-by-play announcer of theNew Orleans Pelicans of theNational Basketball Association (NBA).[1] He also is the lead host of "Above the Rim", which airs weekdays from 10 am to 1 pm ET onSiriusXM NBA Radio. He is also the preseason play-by-play announcer for theNew Orleans Saints.
Meyers's professional resumé includesNFL telecasts on NBC,UCLA Bruins radio play-by-play broadcasts from 1985 to 1989,Los Angeles Dodgers telecasts from 1990 to 1991,Busch Stadium II Public Address announcer for the home games of the1982 World Series,California Angels telecasts from 1987 to 1989,St. Louis Cardinals radio broadcasts in 2002,Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders radio broadcasts from 1993 to 1996,San Antonio Spurs telecasts, various assignments forESPN and FSN, and even theLos Angeles Lazers of theMajor Indoor Soccer League. Meyers called the 2007 FIBA Americas gold and bronze medal games withSteve "Snapper" Jones. From 2012 to 2013 he called preseason games for theHouston Texans withSpencer Tillman. He also called games for theLos Angeles Clippers.
Meyers currently callsBig 12 Conferencecollege football games forFSN and NBA games forESPN Radio. He previously workedNational Football League games forWestwood One (usually teamed withBob Trumpy), but left that network after the2006 season. He currently works forBally Sports New Orleans as the play-by-play announcer for theNew Orleans Pelicans (formerly New Orleans Hornets). Meyers also called the 2014 preseason lineup on localCox Sports Television for theNew Orleans Saints.[2]
Meyers called 1st Round games for the2014 NBA Playoffs onTNT partnered withChris Webber. He also called 1st Round games for TNT and NBATV during the2020 NBA Playoffs. He worked withGreg Anthony for the 1st-round games in the 2020 NBA Playoffs. Meyers also worked 1st-round games for the 2021 NBA Playoffs for NBATV and TNT.[3]
Meyers most notably started work for theLos Angeles Lakers of theNational Basketball Association in 2003 as their radio voice, the year afterChick Hearn died.[4] Two years later, he was moved from radio to television where he was paired withStu Lantz. Meyers replacedPaul Sunderland, who had succeeded Chick Hearn. Meyers left the Lakers at the end of the 2010–2011 season when the team did not renew his contract. He was supposed to be replaced bySpero Dedes, but Dedes ended up choosing a contract with theNew York Knicks instead. Eventually, Meyers would be replaced byBill Macdonald.
Meyers portrayed theplay-by-play announcer Dave Stassen in twoKey & Peele football skits, beginning in Season 2, airing in 2012.[5]
In 2010, he was inducted into theSouthern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
ASt. Louis native, Meyers graduated fromLadue Horton Watkins High School in 1972.[6] He attended theUniversity of Missouri and served as the public address announcer atBusch Stadium II for theSt. Louis Cardinals from 1980 until 1982 with the Cardinals winning theWorld Series in his final season.
