John Walton (sports broadcaster): Difference between revisions

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'''John Walton''' is a [[sportscaster]] who is the radio play-by-play voice of the [[Washington Capitals]]. He also doesdid national play-by-play work for [[NHL on NBC|NBC Sports]] before the rights were changed, and callingcalls [[Stanley Cup playoffs|Stanley Cup playoff]] games.<ref name="caps bio">{{cite web |title=John Walton |url=https://www.nhl.com/capitals/multimedia/caps-radio-247 |website=www.nhl.com/capitals |publisher=Washington Capitals |access-date=9 August 2021 |ref=1 bio}}</ref>

Walton's first experience as a broadcaster was calling [[Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey|Miami University of Miami-Ohio(OH) hockey games]] while a student. After college he worked as the [[public address announcer]] for the MLB's [[Cincinnati Reds]] from 1996 to 2002 and as the [[play-by-play]] announcer for the AHL's [[Cincinnati Mighty Ducks]] for three seasons.<ref name="Athletic">{{cite web |last1=Kuc |first1=Chris |title=John Walton: The man behind the mic for the Capitals |url=https://theathletic.com/724277/2018/12/27/john-walton-the-man-behind-the-mic-for-the-capitals/https://theathletic.com/724277/2018/12/27/john-walton-the-man-behind-the-mic-for-the-capitals/ |website=The Athletic |publisher=The Athletic Media Company |access-date=10 August 2021 |ref=Athletic 1}} {{subscription required}}</ref> In 2002, he became the play-by-play voice of the [[Hershey Bears]]; he would later become the team's communications director,<ref name="Hershey tenure">{{cite news |title=John Walton named Hershey's Senior Manager of Communications |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/john-walton-named-hersheys-senior-manager-of-communications/n-3348738 |access-date=10 August 2021 |agency=Our Sports Central |publisher=Hershey Bears Hockey Club |date=July 21, 2006 |ref=Hershey Bears}}</ref> during which the team won three [[Calder Cup]] titles (2006, 2009, 2010).<ref name="Athletic" /> In 2011, Walton became an NHL broadcaster, getting hired by Hershey's parent club, the Washington Capitals, as their radio play-by-play voice.<ref name="caps hire">{{cite news |last1=El-Bashir |first1=Tarik |title=Capitals name John Walton as new play-by-play announcer |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capitals-insider/post/capitals-name-john-walton-as-new-play-by-play-announcer/2011/08/09/gIQA0hRm4I_blog.html |access-date=10 August 2021 |publishernewspaper=The Washington Post |date=August 9, 2011 |ref=caps}}</ref>

* [https://www.nhl.com/capitals/multimedia/caps-radio-247 John Walton's Capitals Bio]