Matt Pinto Thunder Bio Wiki Age Wife Jim Traber Salary and Net Worth
Matt Pinto is an American veteran play-by-play announcer working for WWLS-FM 98.1 as the radio voice of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Before joining Thunder, he was working as the radio play-by-play voice for the Seattle SuperSonics on KTTH-AM 770.
He was born in February1962in Boston, Massachusetts, in theUnited States. Matt is61 years old.
He is a man of above-average stature. Matt’s height is5 ft 10 in( approx. 1.78m ).
He was born and raised in Boston, MA, in the U.S. along with his three siblings; one brother and two sisters. However, Matt moved to California from Massachusetts during his senior year in high school. Further, he grew up idolizing Johnny Most, a legendary Boston Celtics play-by-play man where he learned entertainment has to be part of the broadcast.
He got married to his wife Becky in June 2008. Matt and his wife Becky are proud parents of two children, Gabriela and Nash. However, during an interview with The Oklahoman in December 2014, Matt disclosed that he was a single dad. Additionally, this is not the first time that Matt has been married. He was previously married to Elizabeth with whom he shares two adult children, Daryl and Tamara.
He attained his high school Diploma from San Dieguito High School in Encinitas, California. While attending high school, Matt played both basketball and baseball.
He is currently working as the radio voice of the Oklahoma City Thunder on WWLS-FM 98.1, a flagship station for The Thunder Radio Network since 2008. Prior to joining Thunder, Matt was working as the radio play-by-play voice on KTTH-AM 770 for the Seattle SuperSonics.
Furthermore, he has also worked for the Los Angeles Clippers as the radio voice on KSPN-AM (710 ESPN, Los Angeles). During his tenure at Clippers, Matt would at least work on 70 games a year while the Tv announcing team of Michael Smith and Ralph Lawler would work on the remaining 12 games on the radio only.
While working as an announcer, Matt spent eight years working for the Dallas Maverick both on radio and television. During his stint in Dallas, he often referred to players as water bugs in the games in which they were driving to the basket.
Moreso, Matt has also worked for Charlotte Hornets as the radio voice between 1990 to 1996. Before joining Charlotte, he was working for a CBS affiliate station in Honolulu, KGMB-TV as a sports anchor.
He has been a veteran NBA radio announcer where he is joined by other announcers. For instance, Jim Traber was one of the announcers who joined Matt in the booth. However, in November 2014, Matt was alleged to have stabbed Jim in the face on air.
He is currently working for the Oklahoma City Thunder as a radio announcer. Matt’s salary is$100,000 annually.
He has been an NBA radio and television announcer for at least four decades. Therefore, there are no lingering doubts that Matt has been able to cumulate decent career earnings over the decades. Matt’s net worth is$2.2 million.
He is61 years old. Matt was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States inFebruary 1962.
In an interview with The Oklahoman in December 2014, Matt disclosed that he was a single dad of four children, Gabriela and Nash, from his marriage with Becky and Daryl and Tamara from his previous marriage with Elizabeth.
He is an American play-by-play who works as the radio voice of the Oklahoma Thunder on WWLS-FM 98.1. Before joining Thunder, Matt was working as the radio play-by-play voice for the Seattle SuperSonics on KTTH-AM 770.
