The Blazers "Voice": Poll

that Wheeler was the current radio play by play guy.

...but I think it's finally time to pass on the torch.

Since I don't live in Oregon and it seems like 2/3 of the games I do get to see are another team's broadcast, I went with KP.  He's not "the voice of the Trailblazers" in the same sense that Schonely was, but he is in the "he speaks for the organization" sense.  Unfortunately, that's as good as I can get.

The only reason is they accidentally clicked the wrong name and didn't realize it until the moment they clicked "submit." It doesn't matter if it is 30 years ago, the current season, or 50 years in the future, Bill Schonely will always be the voice of the Blazers.
The reason: it was him and his personality that brought the Blazers into people's homes. In the early years, he sold the premise of the team to the state of Oregon. When people tuned in to he game, they did so to listen to Schonely. I like Wheeler as much as the next guy, but people aren't racing to their radios to hear him, they want to hear the team.
Rip City forever!

When I started following the Trailblazers in the early 80's, it was The Schonz ("You GOT to make your free throws") that painted the picture of the game to my mind's eye.  This was the day of paying for Blazer Cable, a sold out Memorial Coliseum, and only a handful of games on TV.  Even when they started putting more games on TV, I'd turn off the sound and listen to the radio, because The Schonz ("Lickity Brindle.  Up the Middle") was soooo much better than the TV guys. I'd do this, even after they implemented the 5 second telecast delay (since so many people did what I did).  When he was unceremoniously dumped to the side of the road (Dwight James tries to re-write history on his role in this), The Schonz ("Kiki for THREEEEE") demonstrated the class that the rest of the organization seemed to lack.

Wheels and Rice (who earned his stripes with Bill) have gotten pretty good, but to me, there is, and will always be, only one Voice of the Trailblazers.  I have only one Trailblazer autograph, and that is from The Schonz ("RRRRrrrip City!").  

...to listen to schonely on the radio and chose to watch the TV broadcast instead, you are in the minority of Blazer fans.
I live out of market right now, yet every time I have a chance to listen to the game online, and I hear that gong and Schonz's "the following is a presentation of Blazer broadcasting" I get chills. Schonely was the best.

   Whomever is doing the radio play by play is most often refered to as "The Voice" of The Blazers.

  That makes Wheeler the current radio "Voice" of The Blazers.

  To me if I have to pick a eternal Voice of The Blazers, It's going to be Shonley. He was the voice I grew up with, he was the personality most often invited into my home through the radio. He is obviously no longer "working" as the current voice of The Blazers but his echo will always be heard at least by my generation.

   I think it's just terminology. Wheeler is the  current "radio" voice, but when I think of the franchise as a whole and who/what represents them the most right now, if I had to pick one person, or one entity it would probably be KP. At the core he seems to be orchestrating the most directly what The Blazers are becoming. We are rising as a team though, so a single person is hard to credit. McMillan, KP, Brandon, the all are facets and faces of this new Blazer incarnation.  

That man defines the Blazers to me, and is a major reason I'm such a homer.

Then it would probably be Wheels.

I never really listened to Schonz growing up.

but those days were over several years back. Wheels has paid his dues, so to me is the "voice".

Heck, I love the fact that he is so excitable. The fact that he goes nuts on the air shows me just how passionate he is about the Blazers. Corny? Maybe, but I think he rocks the air waves.

Boom-Chacka-Lacka!!!