BOB LICHT - TELEVISION PLAY-BY-PLAY

Bob Licht begins his third season on screen as the Hornets TV play-by-play announcer and his 12th season with the team. Prior to beginning his current role, he spent nine seasons as the radio voice of the Hornets.

Licht, known for his high-energy, colorful broadcasts (including his signature big basket call, “Bottom!”), is also responsible for negotiating and building the Hornets Radio Network, as well as authoring a weekly column (In The Lane) on hornets.com.

For five seasons Licht was the play-by-play voice of the WNBA’s Charlotte Sting and co-host of the Hornets and Sting monthly TV magazine shows.

The 31-year broadcast veteran also has an extensive background in professional baseball, spanning three levels of minor league play. During that time, the Detroit native served as play-by-play voice for the Florida Marlins’ Triple-A team (Charlotte Knights, International League) in 1996 and 1997 and the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Double-A team (Carolina Mudcats, Southern League) from 1990-1995. He was named the league’s broadcaster of the year in 1995.

Licht graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in broadcast journalism in 1981. During his time at Syracuse, he was involved in radio broadcasts of S.U. football, basketball and lacrosse. As a junior, he served as a reporter at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics and did play-by-play for the Toronto Blue Jays’ Triple-A team (Syracuse Chiefs). Following his graduation, Licht was the play-by-play voice of Marietta (Ohio) College football, basketball and baseball. From there, he moved back to North Carolina where he worked with the Wake Forest University football and basketball network as an engineer, color analyst and play-by-play broadcaster.