About Tom. 

Tom Dore is a retired American basketball player and former Comcast SportsNet play-by-play announcer for the National Basketball Association’s Chicago Bulls.

A native of Northlake, Illinois, the 7’2″ (218 cm) Dore played basketball at East Leyden High School in Franklin Park, Illinois, where he was an All-America honoree during the mid-1970s. Dore then played at the University of Missouri, where he appeared in two NCAA Tournaments and became the school’s all-time leader in tournament blocked shots.

After playing professionally in France and New Zealand, Dore turned to a broadcasting career. During the 1980s and early 1990s, he did color commentary and play-by-play work for The University of Texas, Southern Methodist University and the University of Missouri sports events on the radio.

Joining the Chicago Bulls broadcasting crew in 1991, the trio of 7’2″ (218 cm) Dore, 6’9″ (206 cm) color commentator Johnny “Red” Kerr, and 6’11” (211 cm) color commentator Stacey King arguably formed one of the tallest broadcasting crews in sports history. Dore was also the radio voice of the Arena Football League’s Chicago Rush. For two of those seasons his color man was former sports-radio “shock-jock” Mike North.

Dore now lives in Austin, Texas–still a staunch Missou backer and loyal fan of the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Bulls. He loves speaking and sharing his love of sports, the lessons he learned in leadership and motivation, and of the incredible stories of which he was fortunate enough to enjoy a front seat.