Mark Champion

Mark Champion 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. When the Pistons are on national television, however, George Blaha (usually the TV play-by-play man for Fox Sports Detroit) takes his place and do sideline reports.

Born in Muncie, Indiana, Champion served as a local sports reporter on Tampa-area radio and television stations in the 1970s. In 1979, he became the radio play-by-play announcer for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

After 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 2004, Champion was the recipient of the prestigious Ty Tyson Award for Excellence in Sports Broadcasting, awarded by the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association.

In 2005 Champion was replaced somewhat controversially on the Lions radio broadcasts with Dan Miller. Dan Miller was sports director of Detroit's FOX 2 TV and, more significantly, a friend of the Matt Millen, the Lions General Manager (2001 - 2008) at that time. Even nine years later some Detroit Media critics ranted about using a more company man to replace Champion for possibly saying "Holy Mackerel" too frequently and thereby criticizing the Lions' repeatedly poor performance too bluntly too often (Link NSFW).

Champion (or rather, his voice) is perhaps best recognized for the post-Super Bowl television commercials he does for Walt Disney World each year. The ads, which have aired since 1987, feature an offscreen Champion telling the game's MVP, "_____ , you've just won the Super Bowl. What are you going to do next?" To which the player invariably replies, "I'm going to Disney World!".

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