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Mike Gillespie (born on May 28, 1989 in Coral Springs, Florida) is an American sports anchor, play-by-play announcer and public address announcer. Gillespie has handled a multitude of programming for the Gators IMG Sports Network and the University of Florida public broadcasting stations.

Gillespie has been a radio play-by-play announcer for the University of Florida Gator Softball team since 2010. He served as the radio play-by-play announcer for the Florida Gators lacrosse team from 2009-2012, announcing the 2012 American Lacrosse Conference Championship Game in Evanston, Illinois. In 2013, Gillespie was named the official public address announcer for University of Florida lacrosse at Donald R. Dizney Stadium. Gillespie has served as a lead sports anchor at WUFT-TV at the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications, covering Florida Gators football, basketball, baseball, softball, and high school football.

Gillespie graduated salutatorian of F.W. Buchholz High School’s class of 2007. He went on to graduate from the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications, majoring in telecommunication and earning a minor in business administration. He will receive a master’s degree in multimedia journalism in Spring of 2014 from the graduate division at the University of Florida.