Marcus Graham | |
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 Graham at QuakeCon 2023 | |
| Born | 1977 or 1978 (age 46–47) |
| Alma mater | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| Occupation(s) | VP of Community Development at Fortis Games Shoutcaster |
| Website | djwheat |
Marcus Graham, also known as djWheat, is an American shoutcaster and the former Director of Creator Development at Twitch, where he worked at from 2011 to January 2022.[1][2][3]
Graham is considered to be one of the earliest shoutcasters, doing play-by-play commentary at video game tournaments since the late 1990s, and has commentated over more than 50 titles. He has been referred to as the "John Madden" of esports commentating.[1][4] He has hosted major gaming events, including The International and the World Cyber Games.[1][5]
- ^ a b c Slusser, Susan (2018-01-13). "Marcus 'DJ Wheat' Graham is the John Madden of gaming". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ Glaze, Virginia (2019-04-10). "DJWheat explains reasoning behind Twitch's most notable bannings". Dexerto. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ Shrivastava, Aarnesh (2022-03-05). "djWHEAT talks about his experience working at Twitch as an Executive". sportskeeda. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ Grubb, Jeff (2013-09-09). "How Marcus 'djWheat' Graham became one of the voices of esports (Page 1)". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ Esanu, Andreea (August 14, 2018). "djWHEAT Joins The International 2018 Hosts List". VPEsports. Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-05-05.