Michael Grady (born April 23, 1983) is an American television sportscaster. He serves as a play-by-play sports announcer for the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the WomenâÂÂs National Basketball Association (WNBA) coverage on NBC Sports and Amazon Prime Video. He is also known for his work as the television play-by-play announcer for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Michael Grady was born in Fort Riley, Kansas and was raised in Indianapolis, Indiana by his mother, Mavis, alongside his sister, Nichol. He developed an early interest in sports and broadcasting, influenced in part by sportscasters Ahmad Rashad and Bob Costas. As a junior at Warren Central High School, Grady began calling football and basketball games for the schoolâÂÂs radio station, WEDM.
He later attended Vincennes University, where he studied broadcasting. During his time there, he anchored news and sportscasts for WVUT and earned a marketing certification from the Radio Advertising Bureau.
Michael Grady began his broadcasting career in 2003, as a board operator at 1070 WBIC (now WFNI) in Indianapolis. He later became a producer for Indiana Sports Talk, a radio program hosted by Bob Lovell.
In 2007, Grady was promoted to executive producer at WFNI 1070 The Fan, an ESPN Radio affiliate in Indianapolis.
While working for WFNI, Grady became the public-address announcer for the Indiana Pacers, a team he had supported growing up. He served as an in-arena emcee from 2008 to 2010 and as the teamâÂÂs public address announcer from 2010 to 2017.
In 2011, he was promoted to midday co-host of the Grady and Big Joe Show alongside Joe Staysniak. The radio show was aired on WFNI 107.5 ESPN's 1070 The Fan, a position he held until 2018.
In 2014, Grady was hired by WRTV, Indianapolisâ ABC affiliate, initially on a temporary basis to cover the Pacersâ playoff run. Following the teamâÂÂs appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals, he was hired as a full-time sports anchor. That same year, he was named to the Indianapolis Business Journal's Forty Under 40 list.
Grady balanced his roles in radio and television before being named Indiana Sportscaster of the Year in 2016. That year, he also received a Regional Emmy Award as part of WRTVâÂÂs coverage of the 2016 Indianapolis 500.
In 2017, Michael Grady relocated to Brooklyn to join the YES Network. During his tenure, he served as a sideline reporter for the Brooklyn Nets, a play-by-play announcer for the for the WNBA's New York Liberty, and select Nets games, studio host for New York Yankees coverage, and host of his own digital show "Appreciate You."
In 2022, Grady joined the Minnesota Timberwolves as the teamâÂÂs television play-by-play announcer on Bally Sports North (later FanDuel Sports Network). During his tenure, he gained recognition for his on-air catchphrase âÂÂCash!âÂÂ, being used when the team made clutch shots.
Grady received Regional Emmy Awards for Sports Play-by-Play in 2023 and 2024 . In 2025, he was named Minnesota Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association.
Grady was hired as a national play-by-play announcer for NBA and WNBA coverage on Amazon Prime Video and NBC Sports for the 2025âÂÂ2026 season.
In addition to his primary roles, Grady has called NBA games for ESPN, TNT, and NBATV. He has also worked as a sideline reporter for National Football League (NFL) coverage and as a play-by-play announcer for college football and basketball broadcasts on CBS Sports.
Grady lives in Brooklyn, New York.