Ron Thulin

Ron Thulin is a sportscaster who currently handles play-by-play for the Dallas Wings of the WNBA, Panther City Lacrosse of the NLl and college basketball. He was formerly with Turner Sports.

Biography
Thulin has called play-by-play for college football coverage on TBS, FOX, Stadium and the American sports network. He has been part of 5 Olympic broadcasts, including alpine events for Turner Sports, and international broadcasts in Vancouver. He called gymnastics at the London Summer Olympic Games, along with men’s and women’s basketball and trampoline.

Thulin's career started in 1976 at WKY TV in Oklahoma City as a sports anchor. During his time there, he also hosted the Barry Switzer Show. In 1982, Thulin became the weekend anchor at KXAS in Dallas, Texas. He also had a role in the movie “Tex” playing a TV anchor.

In 1989 he joined Turner Broadcasting as play-by-play for the Atlanta Hawks. The following year he began play-by-play for the NBA on TBS/TNT. He also handled play-by-play for the San Antonio Spurs in 1996-97.

During his 4-decade career, Thulin has also called college basketball for Raycom Sports, FOX, ESPN3 and ESPN plus. While at Turner, Thulin also was the lead play-by-play man for basketball at the Goodwill Games in Seattle and St. Petersburg, Russia. He also handled play-by-play for the Pan Am Games in Havana, Cuba for both TNT and ABC sports.

In 2017 he began play-by-play duties for the Dallas Wings of the WNBA. In 2020, he called the league for CBS Sports Network. Along with his play-by-play duties, he has hosted numerous shows, including ESPN Road Show for 3 years.