Mar 10, 2021
Joe Tait passed away this afternoon on March 10th.
Joe Tait began his longtime association with the Cleveland Cavaliers when the team was in its first year of existence in 1970, and called Cavs games until his retirement at the end of the 2010-11 season. The only times that Tait did not call Cavs games, other than illness, was during the 1980-81, 1981-82, and 1982-83 seasons, when there was a change in management of the broadcasts. During that time, he did New Jersey Nets games on the radio, and Chicago Bulls games on TV.
When Gordon and George Gund bought the Cavaliers in 1983, they re-hired Tait, and the only time after that he was not at the mic was when he was out for illness, including much of the 2010-11 season. Tait was made the team s Vice President of Broadcast Services in 1987.
By Tom Moore
Mar 10, 2021
(Cleveland) - Joe Tait, the legendary long-time voice of the Cleveland Cavaliers, has died at age 83. Joe died Wednesday after battling kidney disease and liver cancer.
Joe Tait began his longtime association with the Cleveland Cavaliers when the team was in its first year of existence in 1970, and called Cavs games until his retirement at the end of the 2010-11 season. The only times that Tait did not call Cavs games, other than illness, was during the 1980-81, 1981-82, and 1982-83 seasons, when there was a change in management of the broadcasts. During that time, he did New Jersey Nets games on the radio, and Chicago Bulls games on TV.