Mel Proctor

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| birth_name = Melbourne John Proctor

| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1946}}

| birth_place = Lakewood, Colorado, U.S.

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| education = Colorado College

| occupation = {{hlist|Sports announcer|actor|author}}

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| spouse = Julie

|children = 2}}

Mel Proctor (born 1946){{Cite news |last=Posner |first=Jay |date=1999-04-25 |title=Proctor is well-known after Padres' winning season |url=https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/title/grnjyxzdvyqesimqdjlvmwmqtmiwsbbi_ip-10-166-46-103_1740599487178 |access-date=2025-02-26 |work=San Diego Union-Tribune |page=C1 |via=GenealogyBank.com}} is an American television sportscaster, actor, and author.

Biography

A Denver, Colorado native, Proctor has called play-by-play for the Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles,{{cite web |last=Posner |first=Jay |date=27 July 2007 |title=Proctor has been there for both Gwynn, Ripken |url=http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/sports/20070727-9999-1s27media.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710211837/http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/sports/20070727-9999-1s27media.html |archive-date=2012-07-10 |website=Union-Tribune}} Washington Nationals, San Diego Padres{{cite web| url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WT&p_theme=wt&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB0F23C13B53DAD&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |date=December 25, 1996|publisher=The Washington Times| title=Mel Proctor accepts job as announcer for Padres|access-date=2010-05-31}} and Los Angeles Clippers at various points in his career. Proctor has also done radio play-by-play during his career, working for the Washington Bullets and the New Jersey Nets in the 1980s. He has also worked at various times for networks such as NBC, CBS, and TNT calling events including the NFL, college football, college basketball, and pro boxing. While serving as the Orioles' broadcaster, Proctor appeared in five episodes of Homicide: Life on the Street, between 1993 and 1995, playing fictional reporter Grant Besser.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2178376/|title=Mel Proctor appearances| publisher=IMDb| access-date=2010-05-31}}

Mel Proctor did the play-by-play for the Washington Bullets basketball games on Home Team Sports with Phil Chenier for several years.

Proctor was the play-by-play announcer for the Washington Nationals in the team's first season in Washington, D.C., in 2005, teaming with former major-league pitcher Ron Darling on MASN but did not return for 2006.

Proctor operates a media training business for athletes and broadcasters.[http://mpsportsmedia.com Mel Proctor Sports Media] Company website. Retrieved 2010-05-31.

In 2016, Proctor's book, The Little General, the Baseball Life of Gene Mauch, was published by Blue River Press. It is available at Barnes & Noble and on Amazon. This is Proctor's third book. I Love the Work But I Hate the Business was also published by Blue River Press in 2013. His first was The Official Fan's Guide to The Fugitive.[http://www.sys-con.com/node/1456180 The Official Fan's Guide to The Fugitive: History, Episode Synopses, Interviews and Star List From One of the Classic Television Shows of All Time]. Syscon Media (PR Newswire). July 7, 2010. Press release.Proctor, Mel (2004). The Official Fan's Guide to The Fugitive Longmeadow Press. {{ISBN|978-0-681-00754-3}}Proctor, Mel (2009). The Official Fan's Guide to The Fugitive iUniverse. {{ISBN|978-1-4401-7922-8}}

He also called Hawaii Rainbow Warrior baseball road games in place of usual announcer Don Robbs. Proctor was replaced by Scott Galetti in 2018 following Robbs’ retirement in 2016.

=Personal life=

Proctor has been described as playing practical jokes in the broadcast booth.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sZDP2NJ2ZpAC&pg=PA155 |title=Sportscasters/Sportscasting: Principles and Practices |first=Linda K. |last=Fuller |publisher=Routledge |page=155 |year= 2008 |isbn= 978-0-7890-1826-7}}