Background
Gannon began his basketball career at Joliet Catholic High School in Joliet, Illinois, (where his father was a coach) and also was a pitcher and shortstop on the baseball team
Gannon began his basketball career at Joliet Catholic High School in Joliet, Illinois, (where his father was a coach) and also was a pitcher and shortstop on the baseball team
North Carolina State University.
Gannon"s work has included an extensive variety of sporting events, including college basketball, college football, figure skating, golf, the Women's National Basketball Association and the National Basketball Association, baseball, auto racing, horse racing, cycling and olympic rowing. College basketball He was an All-Chicago selection in both basketball and baseball. During his four-year career, (1981-1985), he was a two-time Academic All-America and North Carolina State"s all-time leading free throw shooter.
In 1983, he was the #1 three-point shooter in the nation.
After a short basketball career in Europe, Gannon turned to broadcasting on the advice of his coach "Jimmy V." Broadcasting career Gannon joined American Broadcasting Company Sports in 1991 as a commentator for college basketball, and has since announced for a wide variety of sporting events for the network. Gannon"s main tasks for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network/American Broadcasting Company when he left were play-by-play on American Broadcasting Company"s and Entertainment and Sports Programming Network"s National Basketball Association and Women's National Basketball Association coverage and serving as a tower announcer and host for Golf on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. He has handled play-by-play for college basketball and college football.
Gannon was an announcer on American Broadcasting Company"s coverage of the Professional Golf Association Tour and the Champions Tour. Gannon has hosted the Tour de France three times, the Indianapolis 500 and Belmont Stakes once, and three times called the play-by-play at the Little League World Series.
On American Broadcasting Company"s Wide World of Sports, Gannon has covered alpine skiing, ski jumping, supercross motorcycle racing, beach volleyball, mountain biking, the Special Olympics, the Goodwill Games and the Tournament of Roses Parade.
In 2010, he joined The Golf Channel broadcast team During the 2010 Winter Olympics, Gannon served as a daytime host on Universal Sports. During the 2012 Summer Olympics, he called rowing and kayak/canoe.
Career timeline 1987–1994: college basketball analyst for Raycom Sports and Jefferson-Pilot Sports 1990–1994: announcer for the class American Automobile Association baseball team the Charlotte Knights 1991–1994: play-by-play announcer for Jefferson-Pilot"s coverage of college baseball 1991–1994: college basketball analyst for College Basketball on American Broadcasting Company and College Basketball on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network 1995–2009: college basketball play-by-play for College Basketball on American Broadcasting Company and College Basketball on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network 1995–1998: play-by-play, Wide World of Sports 1995–2009.
Play-by-play, College Football on American Broadcasting Company 1995–2008: lead play-by-play, Figure Skating on American Broadcasting Company 1999–2013: tower announcer/host, Professional Golf Association Tour on American Broadcasting Company and Golf on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network 2004–2012: lead play-by-play, Women's National Basketball Association on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network 2010–present: tower announcer/host, Golf Channel 2010–present: lead play-by-play, Figure Skating, National Broadcasting Company Sports 2010–2013: play-by-play, National Basketball Association on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network 2013–present: substitute host, Golf Channel on National Broadcasting Company Major Events hosted 1995–1997: studio host, Tour de France on American Broadcasting Company. 1995–1996: play-by-play, Little League World Series on American Broadcasting Company. 1999 Little League World Series, lead-by-play for American Broadcasting Company. 2002 on American Broadcasting Company, studio host. 2003 Fédération internationale de football association Women"s World Cup on American Broadcasting Company, studio host.
2004 Indianapolis 500 on American Broadcasting Company, studio host. 2006 Belmont Stakes, studio host for American Broadcasting Company. 2010 Winter Olympics, Universal Sports, daytime host.
2012 Summer Olympics, National Broadcasting Company Sports, rowing commentator.
2014 Winter Olympics, National Broadcasting Company Sports, figure skating and short track commentator.
After graduation in 1981, Gannon played college basketball at North Carolina State, where he was a member of Jim Valvano"s "Cardiac Pack" national championship-winning team in 1983.