Jerry Schemmel built a respected broadcasting career spanning nearly 30 years in professional and collegiate sports. Denver audiences know Jerry best as the longtime radio play-by-play voice of the Colorado Rockies, a role he held for 14 seasons. Before joining the Rockies, Jerry spent 18 seasons as the broadcast voice of the Denver Nuggets, working in both radio and television from 1992 to 2010. Earlier in his career, he also served as a broadcaster for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Throughout his career, Jerry covered professional and major college sports while earning a reputation for insightful commentary and authentic storytelling.

Jerry's story reaches far beyond sports broadcasting. In 1989, Jerry survived the crash of United Airlines Flight 232 in Sioux City, Iowa. He shared that life-changing experience in his book Chosen To Live, which explores survival, loss, faith, and resilience. He also authored The Extravagant Gift, an evangelistic outreach booklet. National media outlets, including ESPN, have featured Jerry's remarkable story and inspiring journey.

Jerry also embraces endurance athletics and charitable fundraising. He completed three marathons, nine triathlons, and two cross-country bicycle rides that raised money for Denver-area charities. In 2015, Jerry competed in the Race Across America as part of a two-person cycling relay team — covering 3,000 miles in seven and a half days and winning the overall two-person relay division. A documentary about the experience, Godspeed, debuted in 2016. In 2017, Jerry set an official age-group record in the Race Across Colorado, a grueling 468-mile bicycle race from the Utah border to Kansas. The following summer, he joined another two-person relay team and helped break records in all four directions across Colorado.

In addition to broadcasting and athletics, Jerry coached baseball — serving as Head Baseball Coach at Metro State College of Denver in 2009 after two seasons as a volunteer assistant, and later as a volunteer assistant at Colorado Christian University. He also played baseball at Washburn University, where he earned both his undergraduate degree and law degree, and later returned to coach there for three years.