John Alexander Ireland Jr. (born July 15, 1963)[1] is an American sportscaster based in Southern California, who is currently the radio play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
[4] Previously, Ireland hosted shows at XTRA-AM in San Diego, KLAC-AM in Los Angeles, and nationally on the Fox Sports Radio network.
Prior to being named the Lakers announcer, he did part-time play-by-play and sideline work for the Los Angeles Clippers, as well as UCLA football and basketball.
[5] Previously, he worked as a sportscaster at KTVE-TV in Monroe, Louisiana; KBMT-TV in Beaumont, Texas; and KUSI-TV in San Diego, California.
He received a bachelor's degree in history from UCLA in 1985,[2] on what he laughingly describes as the "10-year plan," and was the sports director of the campus radio station, KLA-AM.