Mike Hogewood

was an American sportscaster. He was a play-by-play announcer, studio host, and sideline reporter. Hogewood was best known for calling play-by-play and sideline reporting on ACC college football and basketball for Raycom Sports (from the mid-1990s until 2013), and for calling play-by-play and being a pit reporter on NASCAR Cup, Busch and Truck series races for TNN Sports (from 1997-2000) and Turner Sports (from 1997-2001). Hogewood was also well known for his work on NASCAR races for TNN Sports (part of CBS, occasionally letting Hogewood appear on CBS), and for Turner Sports (which produced NASCAR races on NBC starting in 2001, occasionally letting Hogewood appear on NBC). In 1992, while working at a local TV station in Greensboro(WFMY), Hogewood interviewed Richard Petty during his final season in the Cup series as part of his retirement tour. Hogewood was primarily a pit reporter for many (although not all) Cup, Busch and Truck races on TNN starting in 1997, however if the Busch Series had a standalone race, Hogewood would sometimes call play-by-play of the Busch race. Hogewood's play by play work came alongside several other voices, including Greg Sacks. When TNN's parent company CBS Sports aired a standalone Busch or Truck race and used the TNN crew to do so (while CBS' crew covered Cup), Hogewood would occasionally appear as a pit reporter on CBS. TNN Sports lost NASCAR rights after the 2000 season, however Hogewood remained with the network in other capacities through 2002. Hogewood also was a broadcaster for TNN Sports' coverage of Monster Jam from 2000-2002. He also covered events for the Big South Conference, and did commercials for Carolina Kia in the Triad. Hogewood's most recent work had been as the play-by-play commentator for professional wrestling promotion, Ring of Honor, as a part of its television deal with Denver-based network, HDNet. Hogewood retired in 2013 after 26 years as a sports broadcaster. Hogewood died on September 5, 2018 at the age of 63 of a heart attack in his sleep