Less than three weeks ago, Kevin Calabro was in the doldrums after the city of Seattle agreed to a buyout of the Sonics lease with KeyArena, clearing the way for the NBA franchise to move to Oklahoma City.
The voice of the Sonics would not be following the team.
His path to recovery was accelerated Monday when he was announced as play-by-play voice of the Seattle Sounders FC for its inaugural season in Major League Soccer next year.
The club announced a multiyear television partnership with BELO to broadcast games on KING/5 and KONG/6, 16.
"When one door closes, many will open," Calabro said. "It's hard to see the Sonics moving on as they have, but this is something new on the horizon that many people can rally around and I'm enthused to be a part of."
Excluding games broadcast nationally, KING/5 or KONG/6, 16 will broadcast all Sounders matches with exclusive pregame and postgame shows.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/soccer/371677_sounders22.html
What a great fit. A new[er] franchise gets a voice that is already well-loved by the community, and...by God, if anyone can make soccer interesting, it would be KC. Chickens in the barnyard!