Jeff Munn is an American public address

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for the

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and the former public address announcer for the Phoenix Suns of the

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. Munn began his broadcasting career as a senior at

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, then later announced games at

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in the late 1970s. After this, he served as the stadium voice of the

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for 13 years. Munn has announced at several major events. He served as an announcer for the 1993 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, the 1995 NBA All-Star Game, the 2000 WNBA All-Star Game, and the

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. In 1996, he was selected as one of four announcers for the basketball competition at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta and handled the announcing duties for the Men's Gold Medal Game

In 2004, Munn was hired as the play-by-play voice for the Arizona State University women's basketball team.

Munn, who served as the arena voice for the Suns for 12 seasons, is also the fill-in radio

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voice of the Diamondbacks.

External links

Munn bio

Munn hired full-time with Diamondbacks
{{DEFAULTSORT:Munn, Jeff Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American sports announcers Arizona Diamondbacks announcers College basketball announcers in the United States Women's college basketball announcers in the United States Major League Baseball broadcasters Major League Baseball public address announcers National Basketball Association public address announcers Phoenix Suns