Bill Hazen

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Bill Hazen is a Chicago-based sportscaster and currently the president of Bill Hazen Productions. He is the host of Stadiums USA on SB Nation Radio. [1]

Hazen was the television play-by-play voice of the Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls [2] and Indiana Pacers. He also called games for Marquette University basketball and Southern Methodist University football and has done various other sports including Major League Baseball and NFL football. Hazen is currently a broadcaster with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League. [3]

Hazen is a graduate of Butler University. He resides in Chicago, Illinois.

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References

  1. "Chicago-Based 'Stadiums USA' Goes Nationwide Via Yahoo Sports Radio". Chicagoland Radio and Media. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  2. "Television broadcast of NBA game Chicago Bulls vs. Washington Bullets; March 5, 1985; SportsChannel".
  3. "Mad Ants Announce New Radio Play by Play Commentator". NBA.com. National Basketball Association. Retrieved 22 February 2016.