Marcus "djWHEAT" Graham - The First Esports Caster, Leading Creator Development at Twitch, Founding the OG Eports Team in Clan 519, MUD Deathmatches, Creating Gaming Content at GGL, Supporting Creators and Building Gaming Communities, Growing up with 8 Siblings, and Defining Passion in Gaming.
Update: 2020-05-19
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Marcus Graham, aka djWHEAT, is an Esports Hall of Famer who is known as a pioneer in Esports Commentary and Livestreaming. He’s broadcasted over 30 different Esports titles in 12 different countries and was a part of the original founding team of Twitch. Dennis "Thresh" Fong sits down with Marcus to find out how the Y2K bug played into his career path, how he created perhaps THE template that broadcasters still use today to cast games, and the effect that his parents had on his Esports journey.
Marcus grew up in Boys Town, Nebraska with 11 siblings (2:50 ) where he discovered his love for competitive gaming (13:15 ), and his early on desire to work in video games (18:57 ). He talks about participating in competitive MUDs (21:40 ), eventually leading him to the DOOM and Quake scene (26:30 ) where he started Clan 519 (31:33 ). Fate guided his transition to casting (41:15 ). Over his career he learend to cast over 40 different games (63:25 ), and used these lessons to mentor (70:00 ) the current and future casters of esports. This all eventually culminated in his arrival to Twitch (80:27 ) as a founding member and now as a mentor to Twitch streamers as the Director of Creator Development (88:42 ). Marcus and Dennis give their final thoughts on his journey (93:42 ).
Marcus grew up in Boys Town, Nebraska with 11 siblings (2:50 ) where he discovered his love for competitive gaming (13:15 ), and his early on desire to work in video games (18:57 ). He talks about participating in competitive MUDs (21:40 ), eventually leading him to the DOOM and Quake scene (26:30 ) where he started Clan 519 (31:33 ). Fate guided his transition to casting (41:15 ). Over his career he learend to cast over 40 different games (63:25 ), and used these lessons to mentor (70:00 ) the current and future casters of esports. This all eventually culminated in his arrival to Twitch (80:27 ) as a founding member and now as a mentor to Twitch streamers as the Director of Creator Development (88:42 ). Marcus and Dennis give their final thoughts on his journey (93:42 ).
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