November 12th TAC Lunch

November 12th TAC Lunch guest speaker sports broadcaster Bill Schwartz

Bill Swartz has been a Seattle Sports Broadcaster for 37 years. He graduated from Lakes High School in 1974 and earned a degree in Broadcast Journalism from Washington State University. Hired by Fisher Communications, he started part-time as a news reporter on KOMO, 1000 AM. Before long he was doing some play-by-play, working as a sideline reporter for the Husky football broadcasts, and eventually was promoted to sports director. Early on, Bill began to use his many impersonations on the Husky tailgate party show, including an uncanny impression of everyone’s all-time favorite Cougar, Bob Robertson. In 2002, he moved to Bonneville Media as a feature reporter, sports anchor, and jack of all trades for KIRO Radio and later 710 ESPN Seattle. He hosted the Mariners pre-game show, Seahawks huddle, and interviewed coaches during pre-game shows. In 2013, Bill moved to the all-new sports/talk station in Seattle, 1090 The Fan and worked with Steve Sandmeyer and Jason Churchill weekday afternoons. For the past five years, he’s been back at KOMO doing daily reports, working on the Husky game broadcasts, and hosting The Thursday Night Dawg House show. Twenty years ago, Bill created his own part-time business, SportswithSwartz, that includes work as an auction talent and emcee at special events. He’s spoken to many groups and hosted fundraisers around the Northwest.