Michael Joseph Reghi (pronounced {REH-guy}) (born June 5, 1953) is anAmerican televisionplay-by-play announcer and radio sports talk show host. He was the television play-by-play announcer for theBaltimore Orioles ofMajor League Baseball from 1997 to 2004, as well as theCleveland Cavaliers of theNational Basketball Association from 1993 to 2006. As of 2025^[update] he is the play-by-play television announcer for someAkron Zips sports games carried byESPNstreaming channels.^[1][2] He also called play-by-play forMAC football on ESPN networks, along with select other games.^[3]

Reghi also called games for broadcasts ofMid-American Conference football and basketball for the MAC Television Network andSportsTime Ohio.^[4]

Reghi attendedCass Technical High School inDetroit, Michigan, and is a graduate ofArizona State University.

Reghi began his career in 1980, when he was hired byWNDH inNapoleon, Ohio as a sports anchor/reporter.^[5] In 1982 he was a sports announcer forWLIO(TV),Lima, Ohio. He then briefly went on to (then)WDHO-TV 24 inToledo, Ohio as a sports anchor (weekends) and reporter, and from 1983 to 1986 worked at Cleveland'sWEWS-TV 5 as the weekend sports anchor (working under Cleveland sports media legendsGib Shanley andNev Chandler). He then moved back to Toledo to become the sports director forWTVG-TV 13 from 1986 to 1991.

In 1991 returned to Cleveland to host a show onWKNR Radio (then at AM 1220) from 1991 to 1993. During this time, Reghi also served a pregame host for both theCleveland Indians andCleveland Cavaliers telecasts on Fox Sports Sports Time Ohio (FOXSPORTSSTO)

From 1993 to 2006, Reghi was the television play by play voice for theCleveland Cavaliers. He succeededMel Proctor in a similar capacity with theBaltimore Orioles onHome Team Sports (HTS) beginning with the1997 season.^[6] His seven years calling Orioles games on television ended prior to the2004 campaign when his contract was not renewed by Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic (HTS had rebranded on April 4, 2001). He was replaced byJim Hunter andFred Manfra.^[7]

He continued to work with FS Ohio as an announcer forMAC Basketball, and withESPN Plus for MAC football until 2010, when the MAC television contract was picked up bySportsTime Ohio (STO). Reghi was then quickly signed by STO to continue his announcing duties. Reghi also hosts a liveCleveland Browns postgame show on STO.

During the 2007 (final) season of the now defunct NFL Europe (subsequently renamedNFL Europa), Reghi called several games for theNFL Network.

Reghi also called games for theFIBA Americas Championship 2007 that aired onNBA TV, and in 2008, he did play by play for theCollege Basketball Invitational onFox College Sports and for theCleveland Gladiators arena football team onFS Ohio.

He calledCleveland Browns preseason games on the radio, starting in 2013, whenJim Donovan calls Browns preseason on television.

Reghi is a substitute host on Cleveland Browns Daily, a radio show produced by the team.

In 2012, Reghi accepted the role to host Browns Overtime, that immediately aired after every Browns game during the 2012 and will air again after every 2013 Browns game.

Reghi is a substitute for the showAll Bets Are Off With Bruce Drennan and has filled in for Bruce Drennan this year consecutive times.

From 2007 to 2013, Reghi was back at WKNR, hosting various programs.

Reghi also hosted pre and postgame coverage of Washington Wizards home basketball games onComcast SportsNet Washington.

In August 2013, Reghi was let go from his night show shift, as wereKenny Roda, Will Burge and TJ Zuppe.

• See you later! - after an Orioles home run
• Flight #23 taking off! - whenLeBron James scored on a fast break slam dunk
• Bang, Bang, Bang! - when a Cavalier (especially LeBron James) made a last second shot to give the Cavs the win.
• And you can book this one for the Cavaliers/Orioles! - when either of those teams secured the win for that game.

Reghi has a son named Cal (born 2002).

Michael is a resident of Westlake, Ohio.

• Michael Reghi Fox Sports Ohio Bio (archived)
• Michael Reghi Blog
• Michael Reghi Bio
• Michael Reghi Q&A at ESPN.com (2007) (archived)
• Specs Howard Hall of Fame Profile (archived)