John ireland lakers biography

American sportscaster

John Alexander Ireland Jr. (born July 15, 1963)^[1] is an American sportscaster based in Southern California, who is currently the radio play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[2]

Early life

Ireland was born in Newport Beach, California to Myrna and John Ireland and was raised in the neighborhood Corona del Mar, Newport Beach.

Radio career

Since 2011, Ireland has been employed as the radio play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers.^[3][4] He also hosts (along with Steve Mason) a Monday-Friday sports talk show on KSPN-AM radio, from 12:55pm to 3:55pm.^[4]

Previously, Ireland hosted shows at XTRA-AM in San Diego, KLAC-AM in Los Angeles, and nationally on the Fox Sports Radio network.

From 1997 to 2000, Mason and Ireland hosted a live TV/Radio simulcast on the Fox Sports West cable network.

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