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Dan McLaughlin

Daniel Edwin McLaughlin (born March 18, 1974) is a professional sportscaster who is a co-host of Golf with Jay Delsing on ESPN Radio in St. Louis and nationally syndicated. His co-host is former PGA Tour professional, Jay Delsing. Their parent station is 101 ESPN in St. Louis. He formerly worked on the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Blues telecasts on the cable television channel Bally Sports Midwest. He also worked as a play-by-play announcer for the NFL on Fox.

McLaughlin was born on March 18, 1974, in St. Louis, Missouri. He grew up in the St. Louis area where his father was a school teacher. Following his graduation from St. John Vianney High School in suburban Kirkwood, Missouri, McLaughlin attended Lindenwood University in Saint Charles, where he played baseball. Setting his sights on sports broadcasting from an early age, McLaughlin performed a variety of broadcasting duties at university-owned KCLC while a student at Lindenwood.

While in college, McLaughlin served an internship at KMOX radio in St. Louis, and he became a sports talk show host with the station in 1996. McLaughlin soon found himself as a frequent contributor to St. Louis Blues telecasts on KPLR-TV and FSN Midwest. In 2000, he became the play-by-play broadcaster for FSN's Cardinals games. Additionally, McLaughlin did play-by-play for the Mizzou Tiger and Missouri Valley Conference basketball games and occasional regional college football games for ESPN.

He also owns a media company, Scoops with Danny Mac, where he interviews nationally-known sports figures for both a television show and podcast. Scoops with Danny Mac is known for candid one-on-one interviews between McLaughlin and his subject.

Bally Sports placed McLaughlin on leave in December 2022 following his arrest for persistent driving while intoxicated. Bally Sports announced on December 15, 2022 that McLaughlin would not return to the network.

McLaughlin returned to local radio as a co-host on 101 ESPN radio in St. Louis. He co-hosts Golf with Jay Delsing which airs locally in St. Louis and is nationally syndicated as well. His co-host is former PGA Tour professional Jay Delsing.

McLaughlin and his wife, Libby, are the parents of two sons and two daughters. Their daughter Avery is slated to play collegiate golf at Richmond University in the fall of 2025.

On August 16, 2010, McLaughlin was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated. Under a plea agreement, he was allowed to keep his drivers license, but was given two years of probation.

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