LYNX BROADCAST PARTNERS

Radio Coverage

Lynx games are carried locally by BOB 106.1 FM.

Radio Broadcasters

Alan Horton
Radio Play-By-Play Announcer

Alan Horton completed his first season as the play-by-play announcer for the Minnesota Lynx in 2008. Horton called every Lynx game on the team's radio home, BOB 106.1 FM. Horton also handles the radio play-by-play duties for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He came to the Timberwolves and Lynx after spending the summer of 2007 calling the Seattle Storm's games, as well as serving as the executive producer of the Seattle SuperSonics radio network. A native of Massachusetts, Horton spent 10 years in Southern California as a sports broadcaster on both radio and television. In addition to his time with the Storm, his play-by-play experience includes the San Diego Padres, San Diego State University football, men's and women's basketball and baseball, as well as high school football. Horton lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Amy, and their son, Andre.

John Focke
Radio Producer

John Focke joined the Minnesota Lynx as producer and studio host before the 2008 season. Prior to joining the Timberwolves and Lynx, Focke was the voice of Northern Michigan University Hockey as well as the host of the University's football and basketball pregame, half-time and post game shows, in addition to providing color commentary for the games. A native of St. Paul, Focke graduated from Ohio University in 2002 before starting his career as a sports director at KATE Radio in Albert Lea where he called play by play for the local high school and covered the Wolves, Twins, Vikings, Wild and Gophers. Focke also spent a year with the Minnesota Wild as a part time producer with their Radio Network.

TV Coverage
Select Lynx games are carried locally by Fox Sports Net North.

TV Broadcasters

Tom Hanneman
Television Play-By-Play Announcer

One of the most versatile and familiar voices in Minnesota sports broadcasting, Tom Hanneman serves as the play-by-play announcer for all of the Lynx local network broadcasts. In October 2005, Hanneman was honored by the Upper Midwest Chapter of the National Television Academy with a regional Emmy Award. The award came under the sports play-by-play category for his work on the Timberwolves telecasts on KSTC. He received a second regional Emmy Award as part of the winning group for the “The Year That Was” series that aired on FSN North. Hanneman’s talents have been recognized on the national level, as well. He worked four seasons as the studio host of NBA Radio, anchoring a 140-station network that featured All-Star Weekend, the NBA Game of the Week and expanded NBA playoff and draft coverage. Hanneman’s NBA Radio work took him to Toronto to host the 1994 World Championship of Basketball for the network, and he hosted a weekly radio show for the BBC in London, in addition to broadcasts in Australia and New Zealand. Hanneman was already familiar to Minnesota sports fans when he joined the Timberwolves broadcast team in 1989. For the previous 16 years, he was seen by Twin Citians as a news and sports reporter on WCCO-TV. Born in La Crosse, Wis., Hanneman resides in Eden Prairie, Minn., along with his wife, Nancy, and their children, Adam, Courtney and Kyle.