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syosset , new york 18 june 1959 starr napear grant napear.jpg grant napear
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grant napear

grant h. napear -lrb- born june 18 , 1959 -rrb- is an american sports radio host at sacramento , california radio station khtk sports 1140 and play-by-play announcer for the sacramento kings of the national basketball association .
napear is the play-by-play announcer for the kings and also hosts an afternoon sports-talk program , the grant napear show , on khtk sports 1140 in sacramento .
this sports-talk program runs from 3-7 p.m. pst from monday through friday .
napear is a native of syosset , new york , graduated from syosset high school in 1977 , and pursued a degree in broadcast journalism from bowling green university .
during his stint at the school , napear played collegiate lacrosse .
napear is on the board of the future foundation of sacramento , a foundation providing college scholarships for disadvantaged youth .
he 's hosted a benefit golf tournament for the foundation since 1995 .
he currently lives in el dorado hills , california with his wife , starr napear , & two sons trent and chase .
napear also occasionally fills in for jim rome on the jim rome show which is broadcast across the country .
some of his trademark phrases include : `` put it in the book and send him to the line ! ''
`` turn the sprinkler systems on because -lrb- said player -rrb- is on fire ! ''
`` oh boy !
if you do n't like that , you do n't like nba basketball ! ''
during a february 2012 edition of his radio show , napear told fellow sacramento broadcaster walt gray that he has never had a cup of coffee in his life .
grant is a current talk show host on khtk sports 1140 in sacramento , california .
it airs from 3pm-7pm every monday-friday .
