Magoo Marjon
Magoo Marjon is a Filipino sports play-by-play commentator. He is known for calling lines such as "Bang!", "May kasama pang foul", and "Punches it through".
Career
Early years
Marjon was in college at De La Salle University back when the Green Archers were winning championships under Franz Pumaren. He tried out to be a UAAP courtside reporter after noticing they had courtside seats. After not getting the role, he tried doing Philippine Basketball League games, where he only did one game as an analyst. The PBL producers encouraged him to learn how to anchor games.Radio
After graduation, Marjon left for the US, but stayed in touch with local producers through email. During his time in the US, he worked as a page for NBC Bay Area. He then received an email from broadcaster and sports editor Barry Pascua, who then set up an audition for RadyoPBA. He began his career with RadyoPBA in 2004.Courtside reporting
In 2008, Marjon started his career as a courtside reporter for Philippine Basketball Association games when it was still produced by Solar TV.Play-by-play commentary
He was then elevated as a commentator for the radio coverage of the games. When Sports5 took over as the broadcaster of PBA games in 2010, Marjon was assigned as a play-by-play commentator. He also serves as a play-by-play commentator for other basketball leagues covered by Sports5, notably for the Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League, PBA Developmental League and for international basketball tournaments such as the FIBA Asia Championship, 2014 FIBA World Cup, and 2016 Rio Olympics among others.Marjon is known for yelling the word "BANG!" after a key shot is made, usually very late in the game. Another catchphrase of his is "May kasama pang foul". Some of his most famous calls include the following:
August 10, 2013 - Marjon called the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship. In the semifinals match between the Philippines and South Korea, with 54 seconds remaining and little time on the shot clock, Jimmy Alapag shot a nail-biting three that pushed their lead up to five. The Philippines went on to win the game.
“Six seconds to work with. Jimmy launches it… Baaang!”In 2019, while he was calling Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup finals, a man dressed in a Spider-Man costume was caught streaking during the fourth quarter. Marjon then called him an idiot while describing the action. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial met with ESPN5 officials to address those comments. Marjon defended his comments on social media after the game.