STEVE CARROLL Radio Play-by-Play Steve Carroll is in his ninth season as the Ducks radio play-by-play voice. A veteran of 28 years as a play-by-play announcer, he joined the club prior to the 1999-2000 season. After landing his first play-by-play job as voice of the Mineral Area Junior College Men's Basketball Team (Flatriver, Missouri) in 1976, Carroll has gone on to broadcast in several sports at both the college and professional levels. The long list of teams include the Nashville Sounds, Huntsville Stars, Iowa Cubs, New Orleans Storm, Vanderbilt University basketball and the Nashville Knights. He has been employed in nine states and has called action in every state with the exception of Alaska and Idaho. At one point in the mid-1990s, Carroll was in Nashville broadcasting for five teams in three sports, while freelancing for a newspaper. Carroll joined the Ducks after spending the previous two seasons handling the radio play-by-play duties for the New Orleans Brass of the ECHL, including serving in the communications, media relations and corporate sales departments. He also called games for the New Orleans Zephyrs, a Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, from 1996-98. The 51-year-old Carroll has previous NHL broadcasting experience with the Philadelphia Flyers, serving as radio play-by-play announcer for the 1995-96 season. He also called action for the New Haven Nighthawks of the AHL during the 1985-86 season and the Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) from 1981-85. A native of St. Louis, Carroll is also a contributor to anaheimducks.com, the club's official team website. On behalf of the team he does numerous speaking engagements and charity work during the season and in the summer months. Carroll also co-hosted "This Week in Angels Baseball" for two years on Adelphia Cable in Southern California. Steve and his wife Rhonda, reside in Ladera Ranch. |
