Marcus "djWHEAT" Graham

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.

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. He has hosted major gaming events, including The International and the World Cyber Games.

Early life Graham grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. He broadcast on SHOUTcast seven days a week for four years. He was later invited to do live commentary in Texas in 2002 and World Cyber Games 2002 in Korea.

Graham later joined Team Sportscast Network (TSN) as their Quake broadcaster.

In November 2021, Graham announced his departure from Twitch in January 2022 via his Twitter account.

Fortis Games

In September 2022, Graham announced his position of Vice President of Community Development at Fortis Games via his Twitter Account.

Influence Graham cites radio broadcaster Art Bell of Coast to Coast AM as an early influence.

Paul "Redeye" Chaloner said, "His influence on me and many others that worked alongside him helped shape the way we commentate on esports today."

Personal life Graham lives in the Mission District of San Francisco with his wife and son.