New York Knicks unveil Tyler Murray as new radio announcer

The radio announcer of the New York Knicks is one of the most prestigious positions in sports broadcasting. It’s been filled by legends of the industry like Marty Glickman, Marv Albert, and Mike Breen. And now it’s the turn of 34 year old Tyler Murray to step up to the mic.

Murray is currently the announcer for the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox. But even though he grew up in Connecticut, he’s a lifelong Knicks fan.

Murray will join ESPN’s Monica McNutt on most broadcasts while also occasionally stepping into the MSG booth on the television side when filling in for Mike Breen or Kenny Albert when both are on national assignments with their respective networks.

Here’s more from MiLB.com:

The Worcester Red Sox are pleased to report that one of their broadcasters, Tyler Murray, has earned a job in the National Basketball Association. Murray will be the new radio voice of the New York Knicks handling play-by-play on all Knicks games throughout the 2024-2025 season. He will also fill-in for select MSG Networks telecasts of Knicks basketball.

Murray joined the WooSox radio and television broadcast team in 2022 and becomes the 13^th former full-time PawSox/WooSox broadcaster currently working in Major League Baseball, the National Football League, and now the National Basketball Association.

The New York Knicks and MSG Networks made the announcement today that Murray will join their broadcast team for all 82 regular season games and playoffs on 880 ESPN New York Radio. He will also fill-in on select TV broadcasts when legendary Knicks voices Mike Breen and Kenny Albert have national assignments.

“MSG Networks welcomes Tyler to our broadcast team,” said Kevin Marotta, senior vice president, content and marketing, MSG Networks. “We’ve admired Tyler’s versatility, his work ethic and his passion for New York Knicks basketball and he will be a great fit with our current group of distinguished Knicks broadcasters. Tyler and Monica McNutt will form a dynamic team that Knicks fans will respect and appreciate.”

It’s a huge step up from calling minor league baseball to becoming the voice of the Knicks, but as we’ve seen across sports, young announcers are shining in big roles all over the industry. Before becoming one of NBC’s top announcers, Noah Eagle was calling games for the Los Angeles Clippers on the radio. Joe Davis is another who burst onto the scene early and has now fully entrenched himself among the best in the business.

The likes of Joe Davis and Noah Eagle would be a fantastic class of announcers to find himself in some day for Tyler Murray. But if he’s gotten the Knicks radio job after just a few years calling AAA ball in Worcester, he’s someone clearly on the fast track to success.

[MiLB.com]