Thomas Graham McNamee (July 10, 1888 – May 9, 1942) was an American radio broadcaster, the medium's most recognized national personality in its first international decade.

In 1922, while serving jury duty in New York City, he visited the studios of radio station WEAF en route to the courthouse and, on a whim, went to audition as a singer.

Along with fellow WEAF announcer Phillips Carlin, whose voice was so similar very few listeners could tell them apart, McNamee quickly became famous.

McNamee became well known for his broadcasts of numerous major sports events, including several World Series, Rose Bowl games, championship boxing matches, and Indianapolis 500 races.

[1][2] In 1927 he broadcast the Long Count Fight between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey with Phillips Carlin to more than 60 NBC radio stations.

[5] When a colleague asked him, shortly before his passing, what his favorite piece of commentary was, McNamee mentioned Babe Ruth's called shot in the 1932 World Series.

[6] McNamee also broadcast the national political conventions, the presidential inaugurations, and the arrival of aviator Charles Lindbergh in New York City following his transatlantic flight to Paris, France, in 1927.

In the same year, on July 7, he was briefly reunited with Ed Wynn for an ad-libbed spot on an experimental, NBC television broadcast.

In the early 1940s his principal activity was as a newsreel commentator, but he maintained much of his radio work as well, hosting Behind the Mike for NBC.

[3] McNamee is portrayed by actor Dayton Lummis in The Winning Team, the 1952 film biography of Grover Cleveland Alexander.