Founded in 1986 by Tony Lovitt, a versatile, prolific and creative copy writer and journalist, TALENT has conceived, written and produced dozens of successful multimedia ad campaigns and/or marketing communications programs for clients including Cox Communications, USA Volleyball, The San Diego Union-Tribune, ProKENNEX and the Honda Awards Program (College Woman Athlete of the Year). Lovitt's care
er spans more than three decades and his writing has been published in major daily newspapers and magazines throughout North America. He is a frequent contributor to The San Diego Daily Transcript as a writer of news stories, features and videos covering a variety of industries and business leaders. Throughout his career, Lovitt has been seen or heard as a sportscaster, newscaster and/or disc jockey on TV and radio stations throughout the U.S., as well as on national cable television and radio networks. He pioneered play-by-play broadcasts of volleyball on radio and TV and, in 1979, Lovitt became the first sportscaster to do play-by-play of volleyball on ESPN. From Madison Square Garden in New York City to The Forum in Los Angeles and dozens of other major venues throughout North America, Lovitt has been the public address announcer for hundreds of high-profile events and is renowned for mastering hard-to-pronounce names and dialects. He was the lead announcer for the volleyball competitions of the 1984 (Los Angeles) and 1996 (Atlanta) Olympic Games and the 1990 Goodwill Games (Spokane and Seattle), as well as the 2011 pre-Olympic volleyball tournament at Earl's Court, London. He was the public address announcer for the San Diego Sockers from 1985-91. Additionally, Lovitt is frequently sought as a master of ceremonies. He emcees the annual induction ceremonies for the Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke, Mass. For 30 years, Lovitt has lent his versatile voice to TV and radio commercials, industrial videos and even major motion pictures. Among his credits are
The Tiger Woods Story (Showtime - directed by Levar Burton); and
Spiker (feature film - directed by Roger Tilton). Lovitt has written and co-directed two short films, "Royal Flush" (2012) and "The Long, Strange Trip" (2013) for the 48-Hour Film Project. Over the years, Lovitt has been a sportscaster, newscaster, talk show host and/or disc jockey on TV and radio stations throughout the U.S. (including KRWG-FM, KNMS-AM and KOBE/KOPE AM-FM in Las Cruces, N.M., KTSM-TV and Radio in El Paso, Tex., KOA, KADX-FM and KERE-AM in Denver, KFKA in Greeley, Colo., WGST in Atlanta, KWMS in Salt Lake City, and San Diego's KFMB, KOGO, KSDO and XTRA, as well as on national cable television and radio networks. Lovitt is a graduate of New Mexico State University. He resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.
