Ĭhampion (or rather, his voice) is perhaps best recognized for the post- Super Bowl television commercials he does for Walt Disney World each year.
This drew accusations from Detroit media critics that the Lions had installed a "company man" to replace Champion for possibly saying "Holy Mackerel" too frequently and for criticizing the Lions' performance too bluntly (Link NSFW). In 2005, Champion was replaced on the Lions radio broadcasts with Dan Miller, who was sports director of Fox 2 Detroit television and, more significantly, a friend of Matt Millen, the Lions' general manager at that time. In 2004, Champion was the recipient of the prestigious Ty Tyson Award for Excellence in Sports Broadcasting, awarded by the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association. Īfter a decade-long stint at Tampa Bay, Champion moved to the Detroit area in 1989, calling games for the Detroit Lions (1989–2004), Detroit Pistons (2001–present), Detroit Fury (2001–2004), and Michigan State Spartans men's basketball. In 1979, he became the radio play-by-play announcer for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
īorn in Muncie, Indiana and educated at Ball State University, Champion served as a local sports reporter on Tampa-area radio and television stations in the 1970s.
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When the Pistons are on national television, however, George Blaha (usually the TV play-by-play man for Bally Sports Detroit) takes his place. Mark Champion (born August 8, 1950) is an American radio sportscaster who is the current primary radio play-by-play voice of the Detroit Pistons, a position he has served in since 2001.
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