Phreak (commentator)

David Turley, better known as Phreak, is an American League of Legends esports commentator for Riot Games. He has one of the longest careers of an esports commentator in the North American League of Legends Championship Series and has cast in several of the largest major international tournaments.

David Turley
Turley in 2015
NationalityAmerican
Other namesPhreak
Sports commentary career
SportsEsports
EmployerRiot Games

Early life

Turley graduated from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) with a degree in economics.[1]

Career

Phreak's casting activities started in the Warcraft 3 scene, winning Blizzard Battle Report Contests in 2006.[2] He was a professional Warcraft 3 player.[3]

Phreak is a League of Legends caster and community member who works for Riot Games. Phreak was also a Platinum rated summoner in season one, and Diamond rated in seasons two and three, which lends credibility to his videos and commentating work. Phreak is responsible for videos released by Riot Games, such as the Champion Spotlights and Patch Previews.[4] As of March 30, 2020 Phreak was a Gold rated summoner after achieving Platinum or Diamond the previous five seasons.

He provided the voice of a man training Bart, Milhouse, Nelson, Martin and Sophie to be gamers on the Simpsons episode "E My Sports".

References
  1. "Register" – via linkedin.
  2. "Battle.net - Welcome to the Battle.net Web Site!". classic.battle.net. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. http://www.wcreplays.com/page.php?section=interviews&id=47 verGe.Rainman: Phreak of Nature - Part I
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om8n3irF8bU Dreamhack Summer 2011: Interview with Phreak from Riot Games

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