Dan Davis

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Dan Davis (born September 20, 1942) is an American radio personality. He is an original broadcaster of ESPN Radio based in Bristol, Connecticut. He anchors the midday portion of ESPN Radio SportsCenter. Sometimes he makes comments on Extra Point. His voice is often heard introducing various ESPN programs. He is also known as 'The Duke,' originated by Curt Chaplin, who is best known as the announcer for The People's Court.

Prior to joining ESPN Radio in January 1992, Davis was a radio commentator for over 40 years, launching his career in 1963 at WEMJ in Laconia, New Hampshire. He also worked in Boston, where for 10 seasons he was the radio voice of Boston College football on a New England-wide network. His call of the famous Doug Flutie-to-Gerard Phelan touchdown pass in the Orange Bowl in 1984 is among the favorites of Boston area sports fans.

The Duke became a cultural icon when he was with The Tony Kornheiser Show between January 5, 1998 and March 26, 2004. When Davis reported the sports updates, the host, Tony Kornheiser, often interrupted Davis' reports with his own comments. At first Davis was shocked and not amused. Later they developed a very good chemistry that Davis started to add humorous comments within his report to amuse (or annoy) Kornheiser. The way Davis and Kornheiser talking back and forth prompted Kornheiser to say that The Duke was the glue of the show.

Davis' hometown is Portland, Maine. Davis currently lives in Bristol, Connecticut with his wife Annette. They have four children, Dan, Greg, Steve and Cameron and two grandchildren Mike and Olivia.