Wolves go big with new TV announcers Kevin Calabro, Jon Sciambi
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When Jim Petersen hinted that “big news” was coming on Friday, he wasn’t kidding. Late Thursday night, the news he was likely referring to broke with reports that Kevin Calabro and Jon “Boog” Sciambi have been hired as the new television play-by-play announcers for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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That gives the Wolves a dynamic trio of Calabro, Sciambi, and the returning Michael Grady, whose role has been reduced so he can call more national games for NBC Sports and Amazon Prime Video.
The Sports Business Journal reports that Meghan McPeak has been hired as Minnesota’s sideline reporter, while Petersen returns as the analyst. McPeak has done play-by-play for the Washington Mystics, Washington Wizards, and the NBA G League (Toronto’s affiliate).
Calabro and Sciambi will call most of the games, with Grady and Wolves radio announcer Alan Horton handling some as well, according to Howard Sinker’s report. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune’s Bobby Nightengale Jr., Sciambi will call about 20 Wolves games.
Calabro, 70, has one heckuva track record as an announcer. He was the voice of the Seattle SuperSonics from 1986 to 2008 and the Portland Trail Blazers from 2016 to 2026, except for the 2020 COVID season, while also calling NBA Finals games for ESPN Radio. He’s also the play-by-play announcer for Major League Soccer’s Seattle Sounders.
Sciambi, 56, is currently the television voice of the Chicago Cubs and calls MLB and college basketball games for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2009 after three seasons with the Atlanta Braves (2007 to 2009) on TV and nearly a decade as the radio announcer with the then-Florida Marlins (1997 to 2004).
You can check out some of Calabro’s most famous Trail Blazers calls right here.
Wolves games will be on the direct-to-consumer DAZN app this season, in addition to 15 games for free on a yet-to-be-named over-the-air TV channel.
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This story was originally published by Bring Me The Sports on Sep 25, 2026, where it first appeared in the MN Timberwolves section. Add Bring Me The Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.