One of League esports’ most iconic casters says goodbye to broadcasting in 2023

After spending a decade as the voice of North American League of Legends, one of the game’s most recognizable casters is stepping away from the broadcast and taking a new path in his career.

Popular community figure David “Phreak” Turley is retiring from shoutcasting and will be moving on to become a game designer for Riot Games on the Summoner’s Rift team, he announced today. This new role has been a dream of the 35-year-old since his college days and he’s now realizing this goal with the game he has specialized in over countless seasons.