Gerould was born in Midland, Michigan and got his start in broadcasting at the age of 15 on a local telegraph station.The Voice of the Sacramento Kings: Gary Gerould , Central Valley Chronicle, February 13, 2003 He later attended Anderson University in Indiana and upon graduation went to Chico, California work for KHSL Radio, later moving to KCRA-AM and KCRA TV, as a sports reporter before finally coming to NBC and ESPN, specializing in coverage of the motorsports. He also called play-by-play for NBC's NFL coverage in the early 1980s, and had the opportunity to cover the 1988 Summer Olympics for the network.
