Mario Impemba
| Mario Impemba | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 18, 1963 Detroit, Michigan |
| Education | Michigan State University |
| Occupation | Sportscaster |
| Notable credit(s) |
Fox Sports Detroit (for the Detroit Tigers, 2002–present) WDFN and Fox Sports Detroit (for the Oakland University Golden Grizzlies, 2002–present) Fox Sports West, KCOP-TV and KLAA (for the Anaheim Angels (1995–2001) |
| Website | http://thesoundofbaseball.com |
Mario Impemba (born March 18, 1963) is an American sportscaster, currently the TV voice of the Detroit Tigers and the radio voice of the Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team.
Impemba is a 1981 graduate of Stevenson High School in Sterling Heights, Michigan and Michigan State University. In high school Mario showed the first flashes of his talent as a member to the school's forensic team. He won numerous invitational tournaments before finishing 3rd in the state final tournament.
At Michigan State University, Impemba volunteered to announce whatever games were being broadcast on the university sports network. As a professional, he started out announcing games for the Peoria Chiefs single-A baseball club in 1987. Impemba also served as the sports director at WXCL Radio and the play-by-play voice of the Peoria Rivermen of the now-defunct International Hockey League during the 1987-88 season. From 1989 to 1990, Mario served as the voice of the Quad City Angels single-A team in Davenport, Iowa. In 1991, Impemba began calling games for the Tucson Toros of the Pacific Coast League.
Impemba served as the radio (KLAA) and fill-in television (Fox Sports West and KCOP-TV) play-by-play voice of the Anaheim Angels for seven seasons (1995–2001).
Mario joined the Fox Sports Detroit broadcast team in 2002 as the Detroit Tigers play-by-play announcer. Mario is teamed up with color commentators Rod Allen, Kirk Gibson, and Jack Morris on the telecasts.
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