Mike Gleason
Play-by-Play and Studio Host
From 1988 through the summer of 2012, Mike Gleason served as a play-by-play and studio host for ESPN. While at ESPN, Gleason most recently called Big East football and basketball for ESPN Regional Television. He served as host on a number of shows including specials like the Home Depot College Football Awards, College football bowl games and the NBA Pre-Draft Combine. When not doing football and basketball, Mike called a myriad of college sports including baseball and gymnastics championships.
Gleason has also contributed to ESPNEWS, ESPN Classic and ESPN’s coverage of Arena Football League games.
Before joining ESPN, Gleason worked for WBNS-AM in Columbus, Ohio, from 1987-98, as a show host and play-by-play voice for Ohio State men’s basketball. He also worked at WBNS-TV in Columbus from 1994-96 as an anchor and handled a variety of play-by-play assignments.
Gleason is a 1978 graduate of Northern Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science degree in broadcasting/communications.