Background
He was born March 18, 1974 in Saint Louis. Dan McLaughlin grew up in the Saint Louis area where his father was a school teacher.
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Following his graduation from Saint John Vianney High School in suburban Kirkwood, Missouri, McLaughlin attended Lindenwood University in Saint Charles.
Career
He used to be a play-by-play announcer for the NFL on Fox in 2006 with some involving the Saint Louis Rams as he called the Saint Louis Rams-Minnesota Vikings game with Tony Boselli. Setting his sights on sports broadcasting from an early age, McLaughlin performed a variety of broadcasting duties at university-owned KCLC while a student while at Lindenwood. While in college McLaughlin also served an internship at KMOX radio in Saint Louis, and became a sports talk show host with the station in 1996.
McLaughlin soon found himself as a frequent contributor to Saint Louis Blues telecasts on KPLR-television and FSN Midwest.
In 2000 he became the play-by-play broadcaster for FSN"s Cardinal games. Additionally McLaughlin does play-by-play Mizzou Tiger and Missouri Valley Conference basketball games, and occasional regional college football games for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. Legal troubles, suspension
On August 16, 2010 Dan McLaughlin was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated.
Under a plea agreement McLaughlin was allowed to keep his drivers license and placed on two years probation. On September 30, 2011, McLaughlin was involved in a one-vehicle crash near his Chesterfield, Missouri home.
Police investigated and arrested McLaughlin on charges of drunk driving and leaving the scene of an accident.
Following the second arrest, Fox Sports Midwest placed him on indefinite suspension, removing him from all remaining regular-season Cardinals broadcasts, and post-game specials during the teams playoff and World Series run. In addition to suspension from his job with Fox Sports, McLaughlin lost his employment broadcasting Mizzou and Missouri Valley Conference games, as well as his regular appearances on KMOX radio. McLaughlin was reinstated by Fox in February, 2012 after being treated for alcoholism at a rehab facility.
He also returned to KMOX, but in a much more limited role.
Said McLaughlin to the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch of his newfound sobriety: "I feel better than I have in a decade, at least." He has lost over 75 pounds and attends meetings daily to help maintain a sober life.
