John Walton (sports broadcaster)
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John Walton is a sportscaster who is the radio play-by-play voice of the Washington Capitals. He also did national play-by-play work for NBC Sports before the rights were changed, and calls Stanley Cup playoff games.{{cite web |title=John Walton |url=https://www.nhl.com/capitals/multimedia/caps-radio-247 |website=www.nhl.com/capitals |publisher=Washington Capitals |access-date=9 August 2021 |ref=1 bio}}
Career
Walton's first experience as a broadcaster was calling Miami University (OH) hockey games while a student. After college he worked as the public address announcer for the MLB's Cincinnati Reds from 1996 to 2002 and as the play-by-play announcer for the AHL's Cincinnati Mighty Ducks for three seasons.{{cite web |last1=Kuc |first1=Chris |title=John Walton: The man behind the mic for the Capitals |url=https://theathletic.com/724277/2018/12/27/john-walton-the-man-behind-the-mic-for-the-capitals/https://theathletic.com/724277/2018/12/27/john-walton-the-man-behind-the-mic-for-the-capitals/ |website=The Athletic |publisher=The Athletic Media Company |access-date=10 August 2021 |ref=Athletic 1}} {{subscription required}} In 2002, he became the play-by-play voice of the Hershey Bears; he would later become the team's communications director,{{cite news |title=John Walton named Hershey's Senior Manager of Communications |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/john-walton-named-hersheys-senior-manager-of-communications/n-3348738 |access-date=10 August 2021 |agency=Our Sports Central |publisher=Hershey Bears Hockey Club |date=July 21, 2006 |ref=Hershey Bears}} during which the team won three Calder Cup titles (2006, 2009, 2010). In 2011, Walton became an NHL broadcaster, getting hired by Hershey's parent club, the Washington Capitals, as their radio play-by-play voice.{{cite news |last1=El-Bashir |first1=Tarik |title=Capitals name John Walton as new play-by-play announcer |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capitals-insider/post/capitals-name-john-walton-as-new-play-by-play-announcer/2011/08/09/gIQA0hRm4I_blog.html |access-date=10 August 2021 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=August 9, 2011 |ref=caps}}
Olympics
References
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External links
- [https://www.nhl.com/capitals/multimedia/caps-radio-247 John Walton's Capitals Bio]
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Category:American radio sports announcers
Category:American Hockey League broadcasters
Category:National Hockey League broadcasters
Category:Washington Capitals announcers