Meet the Broadcasters

 

Mike McClure

A radio and television play-by-play announcer in southwest Missouri since 1985, Mike has broadcast over 4,200 games. He is the President of McClure Broadcasting, LLC.  McClure is the radio voice of the Missouri Southern State University Lions football and basketball games since 2013. Mike also broadcasts games for Mediacom in Springfield and Missouri Valley Conference sporting events on ESPN+ & ESPN3. Recognized statewide for his broadcasting work, he was inducted into the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2017), the inaugural class of the Monett High School Athletic Hall of Fame (2021), and the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame (2023). Mike is a graduate of Monett High School and the University of Arkansas.

Don West

Don is the lead play-by-play announcer for Mediacom Connection’s local cable sports coverage and brings his vast expertise to broadcasts. He has been covering sports on cable in Springfield since 1985. He has covered a wide variety of sports, including Missouri State University men’s and women’s basketball, football, hockey, baseball, and volleyball; high school football, basketball, and soccer; American Legion baseball; and Springfield Lasers tennis. West has broadcast more than 4,400 games in his career, and has also served as the host of over 600 sports-related TV shows. He has appeared on Fox Sports Midwest, ESPN3, ESPN+, and featured on national satellite radio. For his broadcasting work, Don was inducted into the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in  2019 and was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2020. A Springfield native, West is a graduate of Central High School and Missouri State University.

Dave Beckett

Dave was inducted into the Monett High School Athletics Hall of Fame in 2022.

 


ray Meyer

Ray has been involved in sports in southwest Missouri since the 1970’s in both radio and television.