Staff Directory
Clayton, Chris
Chris Clayton
- Title:
- Broadcaster
Chris Clayton is the voice of the women's basketball team, co-host of the Tip-off Tuesday basketball coaches' show and contributes to OSN's football broadcasts.
Clayton began calling women's basketball games during the 2023-24 season on a fill-in basis and was named the voice of the team heading into the 2024-25 campaign.
Clayton has more than a decade of radio and TV play-by-play broadcasting experience. He's called volleyball and lacrosse for the Pac-12 Network, and actively calls games on ESPN+ for local and regional universities, including University of Portland women’s soccer. Previously, he called University of Idaho women’s basketball, soccer, and volleyball. He also has experience stepping in to call games on ESPN+ for Portland State University. Proudly active in the Oregon high school sports community, he calls Oregon School Activities Association state championships on radio and web streams, including swimming, track & field, volleyball, soccer, baseball, softball, basketball, and football.
He moved to Portland and back to his home state of Oregon in 2022 from North Dakota, where he worked for BEK Communications for three years calling games on TV, including the nationally broadcast Indoor Football League “Game of the Week” on Stadium. Previously, he worked for the University of North Carolina at Pembroke athletic department calling all sports on radio and web streams, in addition to creating content. He also served as Sports Director of KLGA radio in Algona, Iowa.
Clayton has deep ties to the state and University of Oregon, graduating from UO in 2017 after serving as Sports Director of the student radio station, KWVA. He grew up in southern Oregon and is a graduate of South Medford High School.
Clayton began calling women's basketball games during the 2023-24 season on a fill-in basis and was named the voice of the team heading into the 2024-25 campaign.
Clayton has more than a decade of radio and TV play-by-play broadcasting experience. He's called volleyball and lacrosse for the Pac-12 Network, and actively calls games on ESPN+ for local and regional universities, including University of Portland women’s soccer. Previously, he called University of Idaho women’s basketball, soccer, and volleyball. He also has experience stepping in to call games on ESPN+ for Portland State University. Proudly active in the Oregon high school sports community, he calls Oregon School Activities Association state championships on radio and web streams, including swimming, track & field, volleyball, soccer, baseball, softball, basketball, and football.
He moved to Portland and back to his home state of Oregon in 2022 from North Dakota, where he worked for BEK Communications for three years calling games on TV, including the nationally broadcast Indoor Football League “Game of the Week” on Stadium. Previously, he worked for the University of North Carolina at Pembroke athletic department calling all sports on radio and web streams, in addition to creating content. He also served as Sports Director of KLGA radio in Algona, Iowa.
Clayton has deep ties to the state and University of Oregon, graduating from UO in 2017 after serving as Sports Director of the student radio station, KWVA. He grew up in southern Oregon and is a graduate of South Medford High School.
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