| George Blaha (born 1945 in Detroit, Michigan) is the current radio and television play-by-play voice of the Detroit Pistons since the 1976-77 NBA season.
Raised in Marshalltown, Iowa, Blaha attended Notre Dame and recieved an MBA from the University of Michigan. Before the 1976-1977 season, He replaced Frank Beckmann on WJR's radio broadcast of the Pistons, and announced his first NBA game from Cobo Arena on October 23, 1976. Blaha has missed only 3 games since 1976 due to illness. He has had a variety of color analysts including former Detroit Pistons players Vinnie Johnson, Kelly Tripucka, Greg Kelser, and current color man Bill Laimbeer. He has almost always used the Pistons' first names when describing the action on the court.
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George Blaha signs autographs for fans at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
photo courtesy of the Detroit Free Press
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In addition to Pistons games, Blaha is currently the radio voice of the Michigan State Spartans football team. He was the voice of MSU basketball during the 2000-2001 season.
George Blaha signed on with Mr. Makeover after having work done on his residence and in Northern Michigan. He saw the excellence of the work that Mr. Makeover did, and wanted to represent a company that was the caliber of Mr. Makeover. Below are Photos with George and David at the housewarming party last summer where Mr. Makeover's expert craftsman helped to finish his Northern Michigan getaway.
George is not only our official spokesman, but he is also a very satisfied client of Mr. Makeover.
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