Johnny Holliday is a legendary Washington, D.C. Sports Broadcaster.  Having broadcast more than 1,100 Terrapin football and basketball games, he is considered the “voice” of the University of Maryland sports teams.  Johnny also hosts the Pre and Post Game Shows for the Washington Nationals Baseball team.  His sports reports are heard mornings coast to coast on the ABC  Radio Network, as well as XM and Sirius.  Johnny also co-hosts "Catholic Radio Weekly" with Carol Lehan, syndicated to Radio stations throughout the country.

Johnny has been honored by the University of Maryland with the school's Distinguished Citizen award, and by the Touchdown Club of Washington with the outstanding achievement in Sports Broadcasting "Timmie" award.  He was also inducted into the Radio Television Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2003. In 2005 he was given the Lindsay Nelson Outstanding Sportscaster award and in 2006 he was awarded the Chris Schenkel award. In 2006 the Catholic Youth Organization named Holliday it's National Person of the Year, and the Diabetes Association recognized Johnny as its Father of the year.

Johnny's autobiography "From Rock to Jock” co-written with Stephen Moore was released in 2002 and can be found in book stores nationwide along with his latest offering with Moore “Hoop Tales” great moments in Maryland basketball history. Information can be found at www.jholliday.com

Holliday and his wife Mary Clare, are the proud parents of three daughters, Kellie, Tracie and Moira, and eight grandchildren.

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