Nate Gatter | Play-by-Play Broadcaster

Nate Gatter is a radio/TV play-by-play broadcaster for ESPN, SEC Network, Westwood One, and the Missouri Tigers.

Nate calls radio play-by-play for nationally syndicated events on Westwood One, including the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. His ESPN work has included TV play-by-play for FBS and FCS playoff college football, as well as college softball on SEC Network. He also serves as a regular host of sports and talk programming on KMOX Radio (1120 AM) in St. Louis, including filling in as the host of St. Louis Cardinals pre- and post-game shows on the 146-station Cardinals Radio Network.

His freelance TV play-by-play portfolio has included Missouri men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, gymnastics, and soccer, in addition to Western Kentucky football and men’s basketball, the NAIA Men’s Basketball Championship, and various events for Ohio State, the Atlantic 10 Conference, and the Ohio Valley Conference, among others. Nate previously spent five years as the Director of Broadcasting & Media Relations for the Gateway Grizzlies of the Frontier League.

Nate is a Dec. 2017 graduate of the University of Missouri and a second-year student at Washington University School of Law. In 2017, he was named Sportscasters Talent Agency of America's Jim Nantz Award winner as the nation's most outstanding collegiate sportscaster.

Nate's Upcoming Broadcasts:

  • Talk Show: St. Louis City Soccer Report — April 18 — 8 - 10 p.m. CT — St. Louis, Mo. — KMOX Radio

  • Talk Show: St. Louis City Soccer Report — April 25 — 8 - 10 p.m. CT — St. Louis, Mo. — KMOX Radio

  • Talk Show: St. Louis City Soccer Report — May 2 — 8 - 10 p.m. CT — St. Louis, Mo. — KMOX Radio

  • Baseball: South Carolina @ Missouri — May 3 — 6 p.m. CT — Columbia, Mo. — SEC Network Plus

  • Baseball: South Carolina @ Missouri — May 4 — 3 p.m. CT — Columbia, Mo. — SEC Network Plus

  • Baseball: South Carolina @ Missouri — May 5 — 1 p.m. CT — Columbia, Mo. — SEC Network Plus

  • Talk Show: St. Louis City Soccer Report — May 8 — 7 - 8 p.m. CT — St. Louis, Mo. — KMOX Radio

  • Baseball: Auburn @ Missouri — May 10 — 6 p.m. CT — Columbia, Mo. — SEC Network Plus

  • Baseball: Auburn @ Missouri — May 11 — 3 p.m. CT — Columbia, Mo. — SEC Network Plus

  • Baseball: Auburn @ Missouri — May 12 — 1 p.m. CT — Columbia, Mo. — SEC Network Plus

Work Experience

ESPN                                                                                    

TV Play-by-Play                                                                                                                                             Sept. 2023 - Present

  • Provide play-by-play for college football on ESPN, including the American Athletic Conference, the FCS playoffs, and the Div. II national semifinals

  • Provide play-by-play for college softball on the SEC Network

Westwood One Sports                                                Various

Radio Play-by-Play                                                                                                                                            March 2024 - Present

  • Provide play-by-play for college basketball on Westwood One’s national radio network, including the 2024 NCAA Tournament

SEC Network Plus (and other Freelance)                                               Various

TV Play-by-Play                                                                                                                                             Feb. 2017 - Present

  • Provide play-by-play for Missouri men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, soccer, and gymnastics on SEC Network Plus (WatchESPN)

  • Other freelance TV clients have included: Western Kentucky University (Football & Men’s Basketball), The Ohio State University, Saint Louis University, Morehead State University, the University of Dayton, the Atlantic 10 Conference, the Ohio Valley Conference, and the NAIA, among many others

KMOX Radio (1120 AM / 98.7 FM) | Audacy                                              St. Louis, Mo. 

On-Air Talent                                                                                                                                             Sept. 2022 - Present

  • Fill-in host, St. Louis Cardinals pre/post-game shows across the eight-state, 146-station Cardinals Radio Network

  • Host, St. Louis City Soccer Report

  • Fill-in host: Sports Open Line, Chris & Amy Show (previously known as “The Show”), At Your Service

  • Provided play-by-play for five St. Louis City2 matches in the fall of 2022, including City2’s friendly against Bayer Leverkusen (Bundesliga) in the first game ever played at CITYPARK

Education

Washington University School of Law                                                                           St. Louis, Mo.

J.D. Candidate                                                                                                                                                    May 2025 (expected)

  • Dean’s List

  • Certificate of Excellence in Oral Advocacy (given to top 25% of 1Ls in Oral Advocacy)

  • Henry H. Oberschelp Memorial Scholarship (merit scholarship award)

  • Peer Career Advisor

University of Missouri                                                                                                              Columbia, Mo.

B.A., Political Science                                                                                                                                                   Dec. 2017

 

  • University of Missouri Honors College Inductee

  • Missouri School of Journalism Walter Williams Scholar

  • University of Missouri Show-Me Scholar

  • Dean's List