MBN Speaker Series | Will Tieman - Owner at Spartan Sports Network

Recording Date: May 12, 2026 Location: Capital Region International Airport (LAN) Will Tieman - Play-by-play for MSU Men’s Basketball and Owner of Spartan Sports Network Will Tieman is a radio and television broadcaster, and syndication and marketing executive. He began his career broadcasting games for Miami (OH) and serving as Sports Director of WLFI-TV in Lafayette, Indiana. He has created advertising and broadcast programming partnerships with the likes of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Gatorade, Rust-Oleum, Big Ten, SEC, Alberto-Culver, Anheuser-Busch, Grambling State University, Raycom Sports and RCM/Bill Rasmussen, the creator of ESPN. As founder of the Spartan Sports Network in the early 1990’s, Will led the effort to bring Michigan State University into the modern era of broadcast media rights partnerships. Will is the long-time radio play-by-play voice for Michigan State Basketball and host of the national radio series The Sports Life on SiriusXM. A member of the Michigan Broadcasting Hall of Fame, Will has received 15 Best Network Play-by-Play awards from the MAB. He is a past-president of the Detroit Sports Media Association and has been honored with the DSMA’s prestigious Ty Tyson Award. He is a member of the United States Football and Basketball Writers Association, The MSU Varsity S Club and is a College Football Hall of Fame voter. For Will Tieman’s 2023 interview on Leadership Lowdown go to: https://michiganbusinessnetwork.com/leadership-lowdown-will-tieman-he-got-it-a-leadership-journey-of-a-broadcast-legend-2/ » Visit MBN website: http://www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Watch MBN’s YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: http://www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: http://twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/