Hall of Fame
Dan Gregory, the “Voice of the Muleriders, was born the third of seven children in 1954 in Troy, Mo., and was raised near Flint Hill. He graduated from St. Dominic High School in O’Fallon, Mo., in 1973, and attended East Central University in Union, Mo., studying law enforcement for two years, before graduating from Broadcast Center in St. Louis in 1978.
Gregory moved to Magnolia later that year and was hired by Magnolia Broadcasting Company to work at KVMA-AM & FM, now Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation’s KVMA-AM/KVMZ-FM.
He works the morning drive-time shift on-air, plus sales and sports. Gregory began his play-by play career broadcasting Boys Club baseball games, and has done radio broadcasts of approximately 2,300 athletic events over his career.
Gregory has been the “Voice of the Muleriders” for 31 years, beginning in 1982. He started as the play-by-play announcer for Mulerider basketball games with the 1982-83 season, has done Mulerider baseball games since 1991 and will be in his 22nd year, is in his 16th year of football after adding it in 1997, and will begin his eighth year of Lady Mulerider basketball after starting broadcasts of it in 2005-06. He also has been the voice of Magnolia High School basketball and football games for over 30 years.
Gregory is active in church ministries and attends Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Magnolia and has been on the Parish Pastoral Council for over 20 years. He is also an active member of the Knights of Columbus.
Gregory also maintains an active role in the community as a member of the Magnolia Rotary Club; is a long-time board member of the Columbia County Rural Development Authority for management of Lake Columbia, where he currently serves as chairman of the board; is a former coach at the Boys and Girls Club of Magnolia; serves as co-emcee of the annual Boys and Girls Club TV auction; and has served as the emcee of the annual Columbia County Fair queen contest for many years.
