Death of Fred McLeod, former sports journalist and journalist from Pistons, who died at the age of 67

(WXYZ) – Fred McLeod, the voice of the Detroit Pistons for over two decades, has died at the age of 67, the Cleveland Cavaliers announced in a statement. McLeod was the play-by-play announcer for the Cavs.

McLeod was from Strongsville, Ohio. It has been the Cavaliers play-by-play transmitter on television since 2006. According to the Bureau of Lecturers of American Entertainment International, the 22-year broadcast of the Pistons games on McLeod is the longest term ever. an exclusively televised advertiser with the same NBA team. He joined the Pistons in 1984.

Our condolences go to his wife, Beth, and all his family. Beth worked at WXYZ last year.

McLeod was also a reporter at WDIV in Detroit and hosted the final edition of Sports.

"The whole organization of the Cavaliers regrets the loss of their great friend and teammate." Fred's deep love for Cleveland and the Cavaliers was clearly visible in everything he had done in and around the community and on the air at his more than 1,000 Cavalier broadcasts, a true ambassador for the team, fans and the entire Cleveland community, "said the Cavs organization in a news release. press.

"The Detroit Pistons organization expresses its deep sorrow after learning of the unexpected death of Fred McLeod.As a Pistons broadcaster from 1984 to 2006, Fred touched the lives of many colleagues, players and fans through his kindness, the team's enthusiasm, history and passion for basketball We extend our deepest condolences to his wife Beth and all his family during this very difficult time, "said the Pistons in a statement.

Other experiences include the Detroit Tigers and Oakland Athletics. Most recently, he was the presenter of the Detroit Lions Pre-Games.

Even when he played match by match for other teams like the Pistons, he claims that Cleveland has always been dear to his heart.

"My heart has always been with the Cleveland sports. My wife will tell you, I threw a shoe on TV when we lost the 1997 World Series. She said, "Calm down, it's just a game!" And I would say, "You do not understand what we experienced in Cleveland," "

he said during an interview with Gabriele.

At one point, Cavs owner Dan Gilbert was his broadcast intern.

"But seriously, I could tell at the time that this guy was too smart to be a TV broadcaster. You could see that he would deal with things so quickly. By the way, Dan says I downgraded him from Monday to Friday at the weekend. But I do not remember doing that! And to this day, I still think, "WHY did I do something so stupid and demote it?" (If I did it.) "