Donald Chiodo, of Mount Pleasant, Michigan, passed away at the age of 54 on Wednesday afternoon. The news was first reported by the Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun.
Chiodo spent a total of 13 years with the Chippewa Sports Radio Network, starting as a pregame and halftime host for Central Michigan men’s basketball from 1996-1999. Chiodo returned to CSRN as a men’s basketball color analyst in 2009 before becoming the play-by-play announcer for football and basketball in 2010.
Chiodo was a much-beloved broadcaster in the state of Michigan, having been a part of the news and sports scenes around the state since he graduated from Central Michigan University in 1990 with a degree in broadcast and cinematic arts.