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Mike Keith (sportscaster)

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announced he would move his team to Nashville. That same year, while the team was in still in Houston, Keith began hosting a pre-game show for Tennessee stations that carried the Oilers games. He served as the network’s scoreboard host in 1997 before moving into the booth as
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After high school, Keith attended the University of Tennessee. Here, he began his broadcasting career as a student and continued after completing school. From 1987 to 1998, Keith worked for the legendary
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Since taking over the play-by-play role, Keith has consistently announced every Titans touchdown with his signature phrase, "Touchdown Titans!" Keith's most famous call is that of the
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Keith is married to his wife Michelle. They have a daughter and a son. He was also the play-by-play radio voice of the
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Since 1999, Keith has won the Tennessee Sportscaster of the Year Award twelve times. He also hosts the television show
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Tennessee’s Sportscaster of the Year, 11-times (2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2023)
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in Franklin. He played a wide receiver, punter and defensive back as a member of the school's football team.
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Keith's broadcasting ambitions began at age 7, when his father began taking him to
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radio station, and he covered University of Tennessee sports in Knoxville for
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Edward R. Murrow Award for nationwide excellence in sports reporting (1997)
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football and basketball games. While attending elementary school in
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in 1998. In 1999, Keith took over the play-by-play duties.
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University of Tennessee
Tennessee Titans
Genre
Play-by-play
radio
play-by-play
National Football League's
Tennessee Titans
glottal stop
touchdown
University of Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Franklin, Tennessee
Battle Ground Academy
John Ward
Vol Radio Network
WIVK
Knoxville, Tennessee
WIVK-FM
WBIR-TV
Bud Adams
National Football League
Houston Oilers
color analyst
Music City Miracle
1999-2000 NFL Playoffs
Super Bowl XXXIV
Titans' head coach
Arena Football League

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