Meghan McPeak

Meghan McPeak is a Canadian basketball play-by-play broadcaster, currently calling games for the Washington Wizards of the NBA. She previously called games for the Washington Mystics of the WNBA and the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League. She became the first female broadcaster to call an NBA game in over 30 years when she called a pre-season Washington Wizards game in October 2018.[1][2]

Meghan McPeak
McPeak in 2021
NationalityCanadian
OccupationPlay-by-play broadcaster
Organization(s)Washington Mystics, Washington Wizards
Websitemeghanmcpeak.com

Career

McPeak studied radio broadcasting at Humber College in Toronto, while playing as a point guard on the college's women's basketball team.[3][4]

In 2015, she became the first female play-by-play broadcaster in the NBA G-League when she was hired by the Raptors 905.[5] With the Raptors, she also hosted pre-game and post-game shows for the NBA team. In 2018, she was hired by the Washington Wizards to call games for their G-League affiliate, the Capital City Go-Go.[6]

In 2022, she joined CBS Sports as a play-by-play announcer for college football, calling UConn games. [7]

See also

References
  1. "Meghan McPeak has better grasp on role of trailblazer as female Black broadcaster". CBC. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  2. Buckner, Candace. "'Women don't do this': Meghan McPeak becomes one of the first to call NBA play-by-play" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  3. Ewing, Lori (23 February 2017). "Canada's Meghan McPeak is D-League's only female broadcaster with Raptors 905". The Globe and Mail.
  4. "From Mac to the NBA: Meghan McPeak's journey in broadcasting". The Silhouette. November 29, 2018.
  5. "Hamilton's Meghan McPeak makes her U.S. basketball broadcasting breakthrough". The Hamilton Spectator. October 17, 2018 – via www.thespec.com.
  6. "WNBA broadcaster Meghan McPeak discusses the impact of athletes walking out on games". CBC. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  7. "CBS SPORTS UNVEILS 2022 COLLEGE FOOTBALL ANNOUNCER LINEUP FOR CBS SPORTS NETWORK". Paramount Press Express. August 23, 2022 – via www.paramountpressexpress.com.


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