Bio

Tom Calhoun has been the Grizzlies PA announcer since 2003 and been prominent in St. Louis-market broadcasting for over 4 decades. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mass communication from Southern Illinois University and a master’s in communication from Lindenwood University.

His experience includes play-by-play on hundreds of professional, college, and high school sports broadcasts. During his days in broadcasting, Tom has been an on-air talent and manager at several prominent St. Louis-market stations including KMOX: “The Voice of St. Louis.”

Calhoun has been the public-address announcer at St. Louis Blues hockey games since 1987 and has a consecutive-games streak approaching 1,500. Tom and wife Barb live in Millstadt, Ill., and enjoy raising and showing Chihuahuas in their spare time. They have two adult sons.