Dave Shea (broadcaster)
Encyclopedia
David W. Shea is an Irish-American sportscaster
, who is best known as the former ice hockey announcer for Hockey East
and the Boston Bruins
. He was inducted into the Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame on November 19, 2008. http://www.masshockey.com/HOF/PDF/HOF2008.pdf
's coverage of the NCAA Hockey Regionals from 1994-97.
Shea was named the road announcer for the Bruins (Dale Arnold
did home games) in 1996 after hall of famer Fred Cusick
retired. He held that position until the 2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
After the 2004-05 lockout, Shea took a temporary job with the Washington Nationals
baseball team as a radio analyst. NESN did not renew his contract, fearing his unavailability for Bruins games in the case of the Nationals qualifying for the playoffs. He was replaced by Jack Edwards
, formerly of ESPN.
, Boston Breakers
, Atlanta Chiefs
, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
, Harvard Crimson
and the Boston College Eagles
. He also served as the radio voice of the Pawtucket Red Sox
for three summers during the mid-90's.
He had been a co-host briefly on WEEI
on The Big Show
with Glenn Ordway
in its infancy.
Shea worked the 2006 Ivy League
football season for CN8 on Comcast
. http://www.cn8.tv/utilities/release_detail.asp?intPressReleaseID=677&lChannelID=604&subhead=presses
He has also worked as a car salesman at South Shore Volkswagen (formerly Hanover Volkswagen).
Shea is currently the Senior Vice President for the Regional Sports Media Group, which is a subsidiary of BBI Marketing. The company is best known for dealing with Bob's Stores
, the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA), Lowe's
Home Improvement Stores, Manulife Financial, and publishes the Hockey Magazine.
with his wife, Pam, sons Brendan, Christopher, Timothy, and Daniel, and daughter Jillian.
Sportscaster
In sports broadcasting, a commentator gives a running commentary of a game or event in real time, usually during a live broadcast. The comments are normally a voiceover, with the sounds of the action and spectators also heard in the background. In the case of television commentary, the commentator...
, who is best known as the former ice hockey announcer for Hockey East
Hockey East
Hockey East Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates in New England. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference....
and the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
. He was inducted into the Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame on November 19, 2008. http://www.masshockey.com/HOF/PDF/HOF2008.pdf
Career
He began calling the college game in 1984, and joined the Bruins telecasts on NESN as an intermission host in 1986. He was also a play-by-play announcer for ESPNESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
's coverage of the NCAA Hockey Regionals from 1994-97.
Shea was named the road announcer for the Bruins (Dale Arnold
Dale Arnold
Dale Arnold is a New England sportscaster who hosts Boston Bruins broadcasts on NESN. He is formerly the co-host of a popular midday sports talk radio show on WEEI and formerly the Bruins' play-by-play announcer on NESN...
did home games) in 1996 after hall of famer Fred Cusick
Fred Cusick
Frederick Michael Cusick was an American ice hockey broadcaster who served as the Boston Bruins play-by-play announcer from 1971 until 1997 on WSBK-TV in Boston, and from 1984 until 1995 on NESN...
retired. He held that position until the 2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
After the 2004-05 lockout, Shea took a temporary job with the Washington Nationals
Washington Nationals
The Washington Nationals are a professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C. The Nationals are a member of the Eastern Division of the National League of Major League Baseball . The team moved into the newly built Nationals Park in 2008, after playing their first three seasons in RFK Stadium...
baseball team as a radio analyst. NESN did not renew his contract, fearing his unavailability for Bruins games in the case of the Nationals qualifying for the playoffs. He was replaced by Jack Edwards
Jack Edwards (sportscaster)
Jack Edwards is the play-by-play announcer for the Boston Bruins on NESN. He occasionally does play-by-play for NHL on Versus coverage as well.- Early career :...
, formerly of ESPN.
Additional Work
A thirty-plus-year broadcasting veteran, Shea has called hockey, football, soccer and basketball for numerous professional and college teams, including the Minnesota TimberwolvesMinnesota Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . Founded in 1989, the team is currently owned by Glen Taylor...
, Boston Breakers
Boston Breakers (WUSA)
The Boston Breakers were a professional soccer team that played in the Women's United Soccer Association. The team played at Nickerson Field on the campus of Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts. The team held a "name the team" contest that Laura DeDonato of Easton Massachusetts won with the...
, Atlanta Chiefs
Atlanta Chiefs
The Atlanta Chiefs were a soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia that played in the NPSL and NASL from 1967 to 1972. Their home fields were Atlanta Stadium and Tara Stadium . The club was the brainchild of Dick Cecil, then Vice President of the Atlanta Braves baseball franchise who were the Chiefs'...
, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
The Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. The teams have also been nicknamed the Ramblin' Wreck, Engineers, Blacksmiths, and Golden Tornado. There are 8 men's and 7 women's teams that...
, Harvard Crimson
Harvard Crimson
The Harvard Crimson are the athletic teams of Harvard University. The school's teams compete in NCAA Division I. As of 2006, there were 41 Division I intercollegiate varsity sports teams for women and men at Harvard, more than at any other NCAA Division I college in the country...
and the Boston College Eagles
Boston College Eagles
The Boston College Eagles are the athletic teams representing Boston College. They compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The men's and women's ice hockey teams compete in Hockey East. The women's crew team competes in the Eastern Association of Women's Rowing...
. He also served as the radio voice of the Pawtucket Red Sox
Pawtucket Red Sox
The Pawtucket Red Sox are the minor league baseball Triple-A affiliates of the Boston Red Sox and belong to the International League...
for three summers during the mid-90's.
He had been a co-host briefly on WEEI
WEEI
WEEI is a sports radio station in Boston, Massachusetts, that broadcasts on 850 kHz from a transmitter in Needham, Massachusetts, and is owned by Entercom Communications. The station is one of the top-rated sports talk radio stations in the nation. Studios are located in Brighton, Massachusetts...
on The Big Show
The Big Show (sports radio show)
The Big Show is a sports talk radio program on Boston's WEEI 850 AM. Started in August 1995, the show is hosted by former Boston Celtics play-by-play announcer Glenn Ordway and former Boston Globe columnist Michael Holley...
with Glenn Ordway
Glenn Ordway
Glenn Ordway is an American sports radio and television personality based in the Boston, Massachusetts area. He is a former commentator for the Boston Celtics radio broadcasts...
in its infancy.
Shea worked the 2006 Ivy League
Ivy League
The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...
football season for CN8 on Comcast
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
. http://www.cn8.tv/utilities/release_detail.asp?intPressReleaseID=677&lChannelID=604&subhead=presses
He has also worked as a car salesman at South Shore Volkswagen (formerly Hanover Volkswagen).
Shea is currently the Senior Vice President for the Regional Sports Media Group, which is a subsidiary of BBI Marketing. The company is best known for dealing with Bob's Stores
Bob's Stores
Bob's Stores is a chain of 35 American retail stores in the northeastern U.S. owned by Versa Capital Management. Founded as Bob's Surplus in Middletown, Connecticut, by Bob Lapidus in 1954, the chain expanded gradually until it was acquired by TJX in 2003...
, the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA), Lowe's
Lowe's
Lowe's Companies, Inc. is a U.S.-based chain of retail home improvement and appliance stores. Founded in 1946 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, the chain now serves more than 14 million customers a week in its 1,710 stores in the United States and 20 in Canada. Expansion into Canada began in...
Home Improvement Stores, Manulife Financial, and publishes the Hockey Magazine.
Personal
An avid golfer, Shea lives in Pembroke, MassachusettsPembroke, Massachusetts
Pembroke is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,927 at the 2000 census.The southwestern section of Pembroke is also known as Bryantville...
with his wife, Pam, sons Brendan, Christopher, Timothy, and Daniel, and daughter Jillian.
External links
- Old NESN Bio
- BBI Testimonial Page
- http://www.postoconnoreye.com/testimonials.htm
- Jan. 2006 The Beltway Boys, retrieved August 18, 2007
- Boston Globe "Shea lands radio gig with the Nationals", 2-26-05; retrieved August 18, 2007
- Nashua Telegraph "Shea enjoying Nationals attention", Published: Thursday, Jul. 21, 2005, Retrieved August 18, 2007