Steve Quis is an American sportscaster who is based in San Diego, CA and employed by
Spectrum SportsNet
Spectrum Sports (abbreviated as SPECTSN), also known under the corporate names Spectrum Networks, or Charter Sports Regional Networks, is the collective name for a group of regional sports networks in the United States that are primarily owned a ...
,
ESPN
ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ...
,
Bally Sports West
Bally Sports West is an American regional sports network owned by Diamond Sports Group, a joint venture between Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios, and operated as part of Bally Sports, along with its sister network Bally Sports ...
,
UC San Diego
The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego or colloquially, UCSD) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in San Diego, California. Established in 1960 near the pre-existing Scripps Insti ...
and
San Diego Miramar College
San Diego Miramar College (Miramar) is a public community college in San Diego, California. It is part of the San Diego Community College District and the California Community Colleges System.
Notable alumni
* Brian Awadis (FaZe Rug): YouTube ...
as Public Information Officer.
Broadcasting career
Quis currently calls college basketball nationally for
ESPN
ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ...
and regionally for
Spectrum SportsNet
Spectrum Sports (abbreviated as SPECTSN), also known under the corporate names Spectrum Networks, or Charter Sports Regional Networks, is the collective name for a group of regional sports networks in the United States that are primarily owned a ...
and
Bally Sports West
Bally Sports West is an American regional sports network owned by Diamond Sports Group, a joint venture between Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios, and operated as part of Bally Sports, along with its sister network Bally Sports ...
in Los Angeles. He is assigned Pac-12, WCC and Mountain West Conference games, along with the Wooden Legacy tournament and the NIT. Quis currently calls the Ford CIF Southern Section Game of the Week on
Bally Sports West
Bally Sports West is an American regional sports network owned by Diamond Sports Group, a joint venture between Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios, and operated as part of Bally Sports, along with its sister network Bally Sports ...
. He also calls Big West basketball, soccer, volleyball, softball and baseball for
UC San Diego
The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego or colloquially, UCSD) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in San Diego, California. Established in 1960 near the pre-existing Scripps Insti ...
on ESPN Plus, Indoor Football for the San Diego Strikeforce, college baseball for
Stadium
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...
and college wrestling for
CBSSN
CBS Sports Network (a.k.a. CBSSN) is an American pay television network owned by the CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global. When it launched in 2002 as the National College Sports Network (later College Sports Television also known a ...
. He also spent the 2012 and 2013 seasons calling
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
games for the
Los Angeles Angels
The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. Since 1966, the team ha ...
on
Compass Media Networks
Compass Media Networks is an American radio network. The company launched in January 2009.
It is owned by former Westwood One CEO and former COO of Connoisseur Media, Peter Kosann. The company focuses on radio and offers representation and ma ...
. He has served as the Voice of the LA KISS Arena League team on KCAL-9 Los Angeles,
Los Angeles D-Fenders
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* Level of significance, a measure of statistical significance ...
NBA D-League basketball and the California State High School football and basketball championships for
Spectrum SportsNet (Los Angeles)
Spectrum SportsNet, formerly Time Warner Cable SportsNet (abbreviated as TWC SportsNet), is an American regional sports cable and satellite television network owned by Charter Communications through its acquisition of Time Warner Cable in May ...
. In fall 2013, he served as the television play-by-play announcer for
UNLV
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public land-grant research university in Paradise, Nevada. The campus is about east of the Las Vegas Strip. It was formerly part of the University of Nevada from 1957 to 1969. It includes the S ...
basketball.
Before joining Compass Media Networks, Quis was the television voice of the
San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penna ...
and was the pregame/postgame host on
4SD from 2006-2010. Quis was the Padres beat reporter for
MLB Network
The MLB Network is an American television sports channel dedicated to baseball. It is primarily owned by Major League Baseball, with Warner Bros. Discovery through its sports unit, Comcast's NBC Sports Group, Charter Communications, and Cox Com ...
and has been the television and fill-in radio voice of the
San Diego State Aztecs
The San Diego State Aztecs are the athletic teams that represent San Diego State University (SDSU). San Diego State currently sponsors six men's and eleven women's sports at the varsity level.
The Aztecs compete in NCAA Division I ( FBS for foo ...
football and basketball teams. He served as television announcer for
University of San Diego
The University of San Diego (USD) is a private Roman Catholic research university in San Diego, California. Chartered in July 1949 as the independent San Diego College for Women and San Diego University (comprising the College for Men and Schoo ...
basketball and football from 2006-2012. Quis was the host of ''The Steve Fisher Coaches Show'' on KOGO radio from 2010-2013.
From 2010-2021, Quis was the fill-in sports anchor at
KFMB-TV
KFMB-TV (channel 8) is a television station in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States, affiliated with CBS, The CW, and MyNetworkTV. Owned by Tegna Inc., it has studios on Engineer Road in the Kearny Mesa, San Diego, Kearny Mesa section ...
San Diego and hosted ''Chargers Game Day'' on CBS 8 in 2013. From 2004-2010, he was the post game show host for the San Diego Chargers Radio Network. In 2004, he was the radio play-by-play announcer for the San Diego Riptide of Arena League2.
For Channel 4SD, Steve hosted ''Chargers Preview with Jim Harbaugh''; ''Aztecs Magazine''; ''The Brady Hoke Coaches Show''; the ''High School Football Game of the Week''; he was employed by the station from 2004 through 2012 where he was also co-anchor for its nightly half hour sports program ''Post Game''.
Quis moved to San Diego in 2000 to join KUSI-TV as weekend sports anchor. He also served as the North County correspondent on the
Prep Pigskin Report where he covered Alex Smith, Reggie Bush, and current Vikings Head Coach Kevin O'Connell.
Quis has also worked at
KOLD-TV
KOLD-TV (channel 13) is a television station in Tucson, Arizona, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is owned by Gray Television, which provides certain services to Fox affiliate KMSB (channel 11) and MyNetworkTV affiliate KTTU (channel 18) ...
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as a sports anchor/reporter, and
KUSI-TV
KUSI-TV (channel 51) is an independent television station in San Diego, California, United States. It is the sole property of locally based McKinnon Broadcasting Company. KUSI-TV's studios are located on Viewridge Avenue (near I-15) in the ...
in the same role. He was the radio play-by-play voice, along with
Mario Impemba
Mario Impemba (born ) is an American sportscaster, best known as the television play-by-play announcer for the Detroit Tigers from 2002 to 2018. Before working for the Tigers, he announced for the Los Angeles Angels on both television and rad ...
, for
Pacific Coast League
The Pacific Coast League (PCL) is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the Western United States. Along with the International League, it is one of two leagues playing at the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A level, which is one grade bel ...
Tucson Toros
The Tucson Toros were a professional baseball team based in Tucson, Arizona, in the United States.
The original Toros were a Triple-A minor league baseball team in the Pacific Coast League from 1969 to 1997, where they won the PCL Championship in ...
baseball from 1993-1999. He was the radio voice of University of Arizona baseball from 1991-1992. Quis is a three-time Emmy award winner.
Awards
*Emmy Award for best sports feature - Adaptive Golf
*Emmy Award winner for providing play-by-play coverage of
Trevor Hoffman
Trevor William Hoffman (born October 13, 1967) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher who played 18 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1993 to 2010. A long-time closer, he pitched for the Florida Marlins, San Diego P ...
's record breaking save in MLB
*Bridgepoint Education Hero of the Year
*Associated Press Arizona Press Award
Personal life
Quis grew up in
Fullerton and is a resident of San Diego. He is a graduate of
Fullerton Union High School
Fullerton Union High School is a public high school located in the Orange County, California city of Fullerton, operated by the Fullerton Joint Union High School District.
History
In 1893 a special election was held to create Fullerton Union High ...
and the
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first university in the Arizona Territory.
T ...
.
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References
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1971 births
People from Fullerton, California
People from San Diego
People from Tucson, Arizona
Sports Emmy Award winners
University of Arizona alumni
American television sports anchors
American television sports announcers
American talk radio hosts
American radio sports announcers
San Diego Chargers announcers
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim announcers
San Diego Padres announcers
San Diego State Aztecs football announcers
Women's college basketball announcers in the United States
National Football League announcers
College basketball announcers in the United States
Major League Baseball broadcasters
NBA G League broadcasters
College football announcers
College baseball announcers in the United States
Minor League Baseball broadcasters
High school basketball announcers in the United States
High school football announcers in the United States
Living people