John Michael's road to the broadcasting booth has been one of a kind. Prior to embarking upon his broadcasting career, John earned a law degree, an MBA degree, and a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Notre Dame, all with cum laude honors, in an eight-year span. After law school, John joined the prestigious law firm of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart (now K&L Gates). There, John practiced law full time as a trial attorney specializing in construction law for over four years.

In a now-or-never moment, John decided to roll the dice and put the practice of law on hold to pursue his passion: sports broadcasting. John left the luxury of law to begin his new career at the bottom, calling Single-A baseball in Hagerstown, Maryland. Yet, after a successful and precipitous rise though the baseball and hockey minor league ranks, he found himself on television broadcasting for the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets a mere six years later.

His success in the NHL led John eventually to the NBA, where he is now the radio play-by-play broadcaster for the Cleveland Cavaliers. John had the privilege of calling four consecutive NBA Finals, one of which culminated in a Game 7 victory that brought a title to the city of Cleveland for the first time in 52 years.

In 2015, John represented the Cavaliers' organization by moderating the esteemed Cuyahoga Community College Presidential Luncheon alongside Magic Johnson. In addition, John made numerous SportsCenter appearances on ESPN during the Cavs' playoff runs each of the last four seasons. John has also taught as an Adjunct Professor of Broadcasting at Springfield College in Massachusetts, where the game of basketball was invented.

John’s ascension though the minor leagues included a stop with baseball's Single-A Hagerstown Suns, and then on to hockey, where he called games for the ECHL's Johnstown Chiefs (where John was named 2005 ECHL Broadcaster of the Year), the AHL's Springfield Falcons, and the AHL's Lake Erie Monsters.

Hailing from Center Township, John attended Sewickley Academy, where he lettered in baseball, soccer, lacrosse, and basketball. As a senior at Sewickley, John was named the 1989 WPIAL Soccer Conference Player of the Year by the Beaver County Times. John has also won Pony, Colt, and American Legion baseball titles with Center Township.