Wayne Larrivee

Wayne Larrivee
Born	Wayne Larrivee Lee, Massachusetts,U.S.
Education	Emerson College
Spouse	Julie Larrivee
Children	2
Sports commentary career
Genre	Play-by-play
Sport(s)	National Football League,Major League Baseball,National Basketball Association,College football,Minor League Baseball,College basketball

Wayne Larriveeis an Americansportscaster.Larrivee is currently the radio play-by-play voice of theGreen Bay Packerson thePackers Radio Networkalongside color commentatorLarry McCarrenand calls college football and basketball for theBig Ten Networkon television. Despite his current job with the Packers, Larrivee has long been associated withChicagosports, having spent time as the voice of theChicago Cubs,over a decade as the voice of theChicago Bearsand nearly twenty years as the television voice of theChicago Bulls.

Biography

Early life and career

Larrivee was born inLee, Massachusettsand attendedEmerson CollegeinBoston,where he graduated in 1977 with a degree in mass communications.

During his time at Emerson, he practiced the craft of play by play by spending many nights in the oldBoston Garden,calling games from high above courtside into his trusty tape recorder. He would astound the regular news staff at WECB, the Emerson carrier current station, with after game interviews, and up-close reflections on the actions of the night during the 10 PM extended news broadcast.

After beginning his professional career at KGRO Radio inPampa, Texasin 1975, Larrivee moved to KSTT Radio inDavenport, Iowawhere he announcedUniversity of Iowafootball games,Quad City Angelsminor league baseball games and high school basketball games.

From 1978 through 1984, Larrivee did play-by-play for theKansas City ChiefsonKCMOradio.

In 1985, Larrivee was hired to be the radio voice for theChicago Bearsand held that position until the end of the1998 NFL season,when he took over as voice of the Packers the following year. At each stop, Larrivee succeeded iconic play-by-play announcers, Joe McConnell in Chicago and Jim Irwin in Green Bay.

He has called two Super Bowl victories; the Bears' inSuper Bowl XXand the Packers' inSuper Bowl XLV.

Larrivee also was the televisionplay-by-playannouncer for theChicago BullsforWGN-TVfor seventeen seasons. At various times he has also called games for theChicago Cubs,Kansas City Kings,Iowa Hawkeyesfootball,Missouri Tigersbasketball, andBig Tenfootball and basketball forESPN Plus.

Larrivee also works forDial Global'sWestwood Onesports division, callingNCAA basketball tournamentgames and serving as a substitute announcer forNFLgames carried over the network.

In his spare time, Larrivee voices the Badger Mutual Insurance Sports Minute in Wisconsin and several other states. In addition, he voices the Badger Mutual Insurance "In the Tunnel" for Green Bay Packers games.

Other broadcast assignments

Throughout the NFL season, Larrivee also hosts a nationally syndicated radio show withPro Football WeeklypublisherHub Arkush.

On April 23, 2000, Larrivee substituted forAl AlbertasWTTV's play-by-play announcer during the Indiana Pacers' 88–85 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.

On July 18, 2007, Larrivee was named the #2 play-by-play announcer for football games on theBig Ten Network.Larrivee works the telecasts with formerNorthwesternandChicago Bearsdefensive backChris Martin.Thom Brennamanwas named the lead announcer on the same date.

On October 10, 2017, Larrivee was announced to be the television play-by-play announcer for theMilwaukee Panthers men's basketballteam.

Trademarks

At crucial moments at the end of games, Larrivee refers to a clinching point as "The Dagger." An incorrect 'dagger' had never been called until the2012 NFL seasonin which he presumed a Packers victory near the end of a September 24 game against theSeattle Seahawks,but the Seahawksscored a controversial touchdownto give them the victory. In 2011, Larrivee teamed up with Sheboygan, Wisconsin-based advertising agency DuFour Advertising to start selling merchandise with his signature phrase.

External links

• Larrivee's pageatWTMJ-AM