John Murphy, the longtime play-by-play ‘Voice of the Buffalo Bills’, announced he is stepping away from his position ahead of the 2024 season.
Murphy spent the last 35 years on the radio broadcast for the Bills, including 16 years as a color analyst (1984-1989 & 1994-2003) and the last 19 years as the play-by-play announcer (2004-2022). The Lockport, NY native is still leaving the door open to be involved in the game day broadcast in a different capacity.
“John’s love and enthusiasm for the Bills and Western New York has been evident for the past 30-plus years in the booth. We will all miss his great calls and passion as the play-by-play announcer. We continue to wish he and his family all the best during his recovery and we hope that he can remain a part of our organization in the future,” Bills owner Terry Pegula said in a statement.
“I’ll miss it a great deal.” Murphy said. “I’ll miss the people more than anything.”
Murphy also shared that he and his wife Mary both agreed that this was the right time for him to step away and that he is at peace with the decision.
