The Angels Live Play By Play Broadcasters
We have two teams of play-by-play announcers that rotate between television and radio broadcasts. The first is Terry Smith, Steve Physioc and Rex Hudler and the
other is Terry Smith and Rory Markas. Our
Game Schedule page lists which team will be heard on which date.
Terry Smith enters his seventh season on the Angels' new flagship radio station, AM 830, KLAA. Smith also hosts the Angels' post-game call-in show "Angel
Talk". Smith joined the Angels in 2002 after serving as the radio voice of the New York Yankees' Triple-A affiliate Columbus Clippers for 19 seasons. The
Philadelphia, PA native attended Temple University, where he played collegiate club hockey, as well as Jones College in Jacksonville, FL which has produced the likes
of actors Joe Piscapo and Jay Thomas. In February, 2002 Smith made his on-screen debut as a broadcaster in the baseball movie "A Little Inside", which aired on HBO
and Showtime. He assists in Angels Community Relations with appearances. He has served as Honorary Chair of the Orange County Learning for Life's Exploring program.
Smith and his wife Sonia have one son, Jordan, and make their home in Ladera Ranch, CA.
Steve Physioc returns for his 13th season as a play-by-play voice of Angels Baseball on AM830 radio, FOX Sports Net West and KCOP-TV. Prior to joining the Angels
telecasts, Physioc served as the play-by-play announcer for a number of teams and sports. Physioc began his major league play-by-play announcing career in 1983,
broadcasting Cincinnati Bengals football and Cincinnati Reds baseball games for WLWT-TV until 1987. He then served as the San Francisco Giants announcer for KTVU-TV
from 1987-88, followed by work for ESPN (1989-95), announcing Major League Baseball, college basketball, baseball and Big Ten football. During the winter, Physioc
broadcasts WCC and PAC-10 basketball games for ESPN and KCAL-9. Physioc supports Paul McNeff's Kidsingers, Christian Children's Fund, and "Team Up for Down
Syndrome". A graduate of Kansas State University (1977), he and his wife Stacey make their home in Trabuco Canyon with their daughter Ryan and son Kevin.
Rory Markas returns for his seventh season as a play-by-play voice of the Angels on AM830 KLAA. He will also serve as the television play-by-play voice for
select games alongside Mark Gubicza on FSN West and KCOP. In addition to his baseball duties, Markas also serves as the play-by-play voice for the University of
Southern California (USC) men's basketball team and a reporter for FOX 11 KTTV in Los Angeles. Prior to joining the Angels, Markas handled the play-by-play duties
for the USC baseball team on the Trojan Radio Network, as well as a pre-game reporter of Trojan football. During that time, Markas was also a sports reporter on KNX
Newsradio 1070 in Los Angeles and a sports anchor on FOX 11 KTTV. Markas' career has included stints as an on-air sports talent on KCBS 2 (1990-97) and Prime Ticket
(1987-90). He has been honored with several broadcasting awards, including four Golden Mike Awards for radio reporting and two Associated Press Sportscasting Awards.
A native of San Fernando Valley, Markas attended Chatsworth High School and played baseball. He attended Los Angeles Valley College and Cal State Northridge. He is
currently single and lives in Palmdale, California.
Rex Hudler enters his tenth season alongside Steve Physioc as the Angels' baseball analyst on radio and TV. A veteran of 30 years in professional baseball,
Hudler played for 18 different teams, including a 1993 stint in Japan. A native of Tempe, AZ and a 1978 graduate of Bullard High School (Fresno, CA), Hudler played
baseball, soccer and football, earning first-team All-America honors as a wide receiver. Hudler is an award winning broadcaster who began his broadcasting career as
a special correspondent for "Good Morning America" during the 1997 playoffs, World Series and 1998 Super Bowl. He was honored as the 2003 and 2005 Television Color
analyst by the Southern California Sports Broadcasters for his work on Angels broadcasts for KCAL and Fox Sports Net. He won an Emmy in 2004 for "Angels in the
Infield". Hudler is also featured as the color commentator alongside Jon Miller on ESPN's 2004 MLB video game, Sega's MLB 2K3 video game, and the 2006, 2007 and 2008
MLB "The Show" video game. Hudler and his wife Jennifer founded "Team Up for Down Syndrome" to help support the Down Syndrome community nationwide. In February 2002,
the Goodwill Industries of Orange County honored Hudler with the Walter Knott Service Award. The Hudlers were also honored with the 2007 Humanitarian Award by
Stillpoint Resources. Hudler can be reached through his website, www.RexHudler.com. The couple has four children, Alyssa, Cade, William and David and reside in
Orange County.
Darren Chan enters his eighth season as
the Producer/Engineer for Angels' English radio broadcasts for the 2008 baseball season. Chan is responsible for all of the technical aspects of each broadcast in
addition to forwarding updated game information to all announcers. Prior to joining the Angels, Chan was the Promotions and Marketing Director for CNET Radio in San
Francisco (2000-01). He also served as a production and promotions coordinator at KKSF and KABL (Oakland Athletics' flagship radio station). Chan has an extensive
background in the radio/broadcasting business as he was the Sports Director/Executive Producer at KTCT (Flagship radio station for the Oakland Raiders and Stanford
Athletics) in San Francisco (1997-99). He also served as an on-air morning show co-host and provided NFL updates on the Raiders radio network. Chan spent two years
(1995-97) as the Executive Producer of the Westwood One nationally syndicated sports talk show "Ferrall on the Bench." He began his radio career as a producer at
KNBR (Flagship radio station of the San Francisco Giants) from 1990-95. A native of San Francisco, Chan attended San Francisco State University. He is currently
single and resides in Chino, CA.