Magoo Marjon

{{Short description|Filipino sports commentator}}

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| birth_date = September 26

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| years_active = 2008–present

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| title = Sportscaster

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| role = Color commnetator/Game analyst

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Magoo Marjon is a Filipino sports play-by-play commentator. He is known for calling lines such as "Bang!" (like of Mike Breen), "May kasama pang foul" (when a player shoots the ball and fouled), and "Punches it through" (alternate to Bang!).{{Cite web |last=Bacnis |first=Justine |date=2020-08-10 |title=Magoo Marjon looks back on most iconic call — Jimmy Alapag's dagger vs South Korea |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/magoo-marjon-looks-back-on-most-iconic-call-jimmy-alapags-dagger-vs-south-korea/187868 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}}

Career

= Courtside reporting =

Marjon started his career in 2008 as a courtside reporter for the Philippine Basketball Association games when it was still produced by Solar TV.{{cite news|last=Bacnis |first=Justine |date=October 1, 2018 |title=Odd Sunday for Magoo Marjon as he dabbles into barker duties |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/odd-sunday-magoo-marjon-dabbles-barker-duties/129293 |work=Tiebreaker Times |access-date=April 11, 2022}}

= Play-by-play commentary =

He was then elevated as a commentator for the radio coverage of the games. When Sports5 took over as the coverer of the PBA games in 2010, Marjon was assigned as a play-by-play commentator. He also serves as a play-by-play commentator for other basketball leagues covered by Sports5, notably for the Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League (PCBL), PBA Developmental League (PBA D-League) and for international basketball tournaments such as the FIBA Asia Championship (2013, notably when Jimmy Alapag shot a nail-biting three vs. South Korea, and 2015), 2014 FIBA World Cup, and 2016 Rio Olympics among others.

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