Joe Tait (born May 15, 1937 in Evanston, IL) is the radio play by play announcer for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. With the exception of two seasons in the early 1980s, he has been the radio announcer since the team's inception in 1970. In November 2008, he signed a two-year contract extension, which ensures that he will be the team's voice until at least the 2010-11 season.
Tait began his radio career while a student at Monmouth College, d...
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Joe Tait (born May 15, 1937 in Evanston, IL) is the radio play by play announcer for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. With the exception of two seasons in the early 1980s, he has been the radio announcer since the team's inception in 1970. In November 2008, he signed a two-year contract extension, which ensures that he will be the team's voice until at least the 2010-11 season.
Tait began his radio career while a student at Monmouth College, doing play-by-play on the college radio station and sports reports on WRAM. He taught sportscasting at Ohio University from 1966 to 1968, served as the network voice of Indiana University football, and was the pre-game host for the Indiana Pacers in 1969.
The following year, Tait began his longtime association with the Cleveland Cavaliers, who were in their first year of existence. Tait was fired from his post with the Cavaliers by controversial owner Ted Stepien prior to the 1980-1981 season. For the next two basketball seasons, Tait was a TV...
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