Mark Patrick Storen (born c. 1959), better known by his professional name Mark Patrick, is an
American
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radio personality based in
Indianapolis. Starting out on
satellite radio, he was part of
MLB Network Radio
MLB Network Radio (formerly MLB Home Plate) is an American sports talk radio station on Sirius XM Radio that features Major League Baseball related talk shows, as well as archives and live reports about MLB and such.
MLB Home Plate launched in F ...
as the co-host of ''Baseball This Morning'' along with
Buck Martinez
John Albert "Buck" Martinez (born November 7, 1948) is an American former professional baseball catcher and manager, and is currently the television play-by-play announcer for the Toronto Blue Jays. He played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball ( ...
and Larry Bowa . Patrick also hosted the
Hoosier Lottery
The Hoosier Lottery is the official state lottery of Indiana, and is the only US lottery that uses the state's nickname as its official name. It is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL). The Hoosier Lottery sells scratch-off ticke ...
television game show
Hoosier Millionaire
''Hoosier Millionaire'' is an American television lottery game show which aired on television stations in Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky from October 28, 1989, to November 19, 2005. At its peak, it was among the highest-rated lottery game shows in ...
for 14 years. Patrick also had a nationally syndicated morning show on
Fox Sports Radio for a few years. Patrick was primary sports anchor for
WISH-TV
WISH-TV (channel 8) is a television station in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, affiliated with The CW. It is locally owned by Circle City Broadcasting alongside Marion-licensed MyNetworkTV affiliate WNDY-TV (channel 23) and low-power, ...
from 1990 to 1998.
Patrick also provided a number of voice characterizations on
The Bob and Tom Show
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for many years beginning in the late '80s. His characters included a fictional traffic reporter named "T.C." and impressions of
Howard Cosell
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,
Harry Caray
Harry Christopher Caray (; March 1, 1914 – February 18, 1998) was an American radio and television sportscaster. During his career he called the play-by-play for five Major League Baseball teams, beginning with 25 years of calling the games ...
, and
Marge Schott
Margaret Carolyn Schott (née Unnewehr; August 18, 1928 – March 2, 2004) was an American baseball executive. Serving as managing general partner, president and CEO of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds franchise from 1984 to 1999, she was ...
. The Harry Caray character had a recurring skit called "After Hours Sports with Harry Caray" where "Harry" would interview various celebrities. After the real Harry Caray died in 1998, the skit was renamed "After Life Sports with Harry Caray" so that Patrick could continue his comic impression as the ghost of Harry Caray.
Patrick graduated from
Brownsburg High School
Brownsburg High School is a public high school located in Brownsburg, Indiana. The school is located within the Brownsburg Community School Corporation, which is in Hendricks County.
History
Brownsburg graduated its first class in spring 1897.
A ...
in 1977, and then attended
Ball State University.
Patrick married Pam Nelson and they have two children; son
Drew Storen
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is a former
Major League Baseball
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pitcher
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.
Notes
1950s births
American game show hosts
Television anchors from Indianapolis
Living people
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