New England Sports Network
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The New England Sports Network, or NESN [NESS-en], is a regional cable television
network that covers the six New England
states except Fairfield County, Connecticut
and Southbury, Connecticut
, a town in New Haven County, Connecticut
which is covered by New York City
sports networks. It is available on New England cable systems, and nationally (in both standard definition and high definition) through satellite TV providers DirecTV
(Channel 628) and Dish Network
(Channel 434). The network is a joint venture between Fenway Sports Group
(owners of the Boston Red Sox
and an 80% majority share in the network) and Delaware North (owners of the Boston Bruins
, and the remaining share in the network)
NESN is the primary broadcaster of the Boston Red Sox
and the Boston Bruins
serving as the exclusive home for all games not aired by a national broadcaster. NESN also features minor league baseball, regional college sports including college hockey games on Friday nights, various outdoor shows, and sports talk shows featuring the sports columnists of The Boston Globe
(a paper owned by The New York Times Company
, who owns a minority share in FSG)
NESN was, for a time, the New England carrier for Fox Sports Net
(before Sports Channel New England joined Fox Sports Net), after that, until early 2006, NESN carried ESPNews
in the afternoon and overnight hours. NESN has carried regional Atlantic Coast Conference
basketball games since Boston College
joined the conference, including games from Fox Sports Net since FSN sold regional competitor CSN New England. NESN was launched as a premium channel, however it moved to a basic cable in 2001, a model that has since been copied by the New York Yankees
, New York Mets
, Baltimore Orioles
and others through their respective launch of new regional sports network
s.
served as the play-by-play announcer and Kent Derdivanis
provided color commentary. NESN periodically sent guest color commentators to the booth, with the likes of Rico Petrocelli
, Bill Monbouquette
, and Dick Radatz
. The in-studio host was Sean McDonough
.
NESN now carries full coverage (minus some nationally broadcast games on Fox
and ESPN) of Red Sox games as well as in-depth pre- and post-game shows. Unlike previous seasons where it split coverage with over-the-air stations, it now broadcasts all games not on national television, using the slogan "One Nation, One Network". In 2006, it became the first network to broadcast all its Major League Baseball
team's games in high definition (however spring training games are not), available to cable providers throughout New England, DirecTV
, AT&T U-Verse (in Connecticut), Comcast
(in most of New England), and Verizon FiOS
. On March 26, 2008, Dish Network
joined the list of providers offering NESN in HD.
hosts Red Sox Game Day Live, where Caron and others, including, Hall of Famers Dennis Eckersley
, Peter Gammons
, and Jim Rice
provide highlights from the previous game, analysis on the upcoming team, player profiles, news from around the league, and their "keys to the game." Dan Shaughnessy
, Nick Cafardo, Peter Abraham and Amalie Benjamin
of The Boston Globe
make regular appearances with Heidi Watney
on the Pregame Show. Former Oakland Athletics
manager Ken Macha
was named a rotating analyst on this program in April 2007, but left after the 2008 season to become the manager of the Milwaukee Brewers
. In 2006, NESN introduced a segment before the Pre-Game Show called Friday Night Fenway, which, on Red Sox Friday home games, showcases pre-game activities from inside Fenway Park. They have also included a Monday segment, Monster Monday, which airs every game day Monday, regardless of whether or not the game is at Fenway Park.
NESN's studio shows were originally broadcast at their Fenway Park
studio. Since 2003, NESN has broadcast their pregame show from Yawkey Way
. NESN still has the Fenway Park studio, but is rarely used on-air. It is, however, used during weekly interviews with Larry Lucchino
and other Red Sox personnel.
serves as the play-by-play announcer with Jerry Remy
as his color commentator and Heidi Watney
as the field reporter.
In 2009 while Jerry Remy took an indefinite leave of absence due to illness, Dennis Eckersley performed the color commentary for home games and Dave Roberts for most road games. Orsillo worked with 26 different partners starting in Spring Training 2009, including Frank Viola
, Ken Ryan
, Jim Kaat
, Gordon Edes
, Bob Montgomery, Dwight Evans
, Brian Daubach
, Buck Martinez, Ron Coomer
, Rance Mulliniks
, Sean Casey, Rex Hudler
and numerous sports writers. Jerry Remy
returned to the booth on August 21, 2009.
Since 2003, NESN has broadcast the postgame show from their Watertown studios. Previously, it had been broadcast from their Fenway Park
studio.
, Dave Shea
and Derek Sanderson
at the microphone. They mostly covered home games on NESN and road games on WSBK
.
NESN broadcast the 1988
and 1990
Stanley Cup
Finals' in the United States
. The Bruins lost to the Edmonton Oilers
for a combined 8 games to 1. Game 4 in 1988 was moved to Northlands Coliseum due to a power failure at Boston Garden
in the 2nd period.
). It now includes Bruins Face-Off Live and Bruins Overtime Live, with the focus similar to the Red Sox shows, plus a weekly magazine show (The Instigators) and a highlights show (The Buzz) during the season. Dale Arnold
is the pregame and postgame host along with analysts Gord Kluzak
, Barry Pederson
, and Mike Milbury
. Milbury co-hosts The Instigators with Jack Edwards and Andy Brickley, while Naoko Funayama hosts The Buzz.
handles the play-by-play duties during games while Andy Brickley
serves as the color analyst. Naoko Funayama is the reporter at ice level. Every game since the start of the 2006–2007 season has been broadcast in HD.
teams including National Champions Boston University
and Boston College
. NESN airs the Beanpot, the Hockey East playoffs and championship game as well.
Tom Caron
, Eric Frede
, or Mike Logan handle the play-by-play, with Craig Janney
or Bob Beers as color analyst. Pre-game and intermission reports are hosted by John Chandler along with Brendan Walsh. For the Beanpot, Boston Red Sox announcer Don Orsillo handles the play-by-play and Boston Bruins announcers Andy Brickley and Naoko Funayama handle color commentary and rinkside reporting respectively.
NESN also airs Atlantic Coast Conference
(ACC) college football and basketball games. From 2005 until 2010, it shared the syndicated ACC basketball package with WSBK-TV
, with WSBK broadcasting the football games. Beginning in the fall of 2010, NESN will be the exclusive New England television home of sydnciated ACC football and basketball games.
have joined to raise money for the Jimmy Fund by holding a "radio-telethon." For two days every August the event is simulcast on WEEI and NESN for 36 hours. WEEI radio shows are seen on NESN featuring interviews with cancer patients and survivors, doctors, and athletes and celebrities like Terry Francona
, Mike Lowell
, Denis Leary
, Jimmy Fallon
, Donald Trump
, and formerly George Steinbrenner
. Many other Red Sox players and Boston athletes take part in the Radio-Telethon and in pre-game ceremonies at Fenway Park. Since 2002, this event has raised around $17 million for the Jimmy Fund and has received donations from all 50 states.
(Red Sox), gold
(Bruins), blue
(NCAA and NESN Daily) and green
(golf
and tennis
).
NESN has a sports ticker, called The Edge, at the bottom of the screen similar to the one found on ESPN. It is on during :20/:50 intervals only during a live event.
NESN HD is a 1080i
high definition
simulcast
of NESN, featuring HD broadcasts of Red Sox and Bruins games and of other original content.
The HD service's early tagline was "Red Sox Tradition in High Definition."
cable TV channel. One team will play on the main channel (if the Bruins are in the playoffs they get priority for the main channel), while the other will play on NESN Plus. DirecTV
added it in both SD and HD on April 11, 2009.
in North and South Carolina was the first provider pick it up. Brighthouse Networks in Michigan added it on November 1, 2010. It is different than the national feed of NESN available on DirecTV and Dish Network in which Red Sox and/or Bruins games can be watched outside of New England with a subscription to MLB Extra Innings
and/or NHL Center Ice
.
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
network that covers the six New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
states except Fairfield County, Connecticut
Fairfield County, Connecticut
Fairfield County is a county located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The county population is 916,829 according to the 2010 Census. There are currently 1,465 people per square mile in the county. It is the most populous county in the State of Connecticut and contains...
and Southbury, Connecticut
Southbury, Connecticut
Southbury is a town located in western New Haven County, Connecticut, USA. Southbury is located north of Oxford and Newtown; it also is east of Brookfield. Southbury's population was 18,567 at the 2000 census....
, a town in New Haven County, Connecticut
New Haven County, Connecticut
New Haven County is a county located in the south central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of the 2010 Census, the county population is 862,477 making it the third most populated county in Connecticut. There are 1,340 people per square mile...
which is covered by New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
sports networks. It is available on New England cable systems, and nationally (in both standard definition and high definition) through satellite TV providers DirecTV
DirecTV
DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
(Channel 628) and Dish Network
Dish Network
Dish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish...
(Channel 434). The network is a joint venture between Fenway Sports Group
Fenway Sports Group
Fenway Sports Management is a company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts established by Fenway Sports Group in 2004. It styles itself as a "new kind of sports marketing agency," created by FSG to expand its footprint beyond its most famous holdings, the Boston Red Sox of Major League...
(owners of the Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
and an 80% majority share in the network) and Delaware North (owners of 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...
, and the remaining share in the network)
NESN is the primary broadcaster of the Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
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...
serving as the exclusive home for all games not aired by a national broadcaster. NESN also features minor league baseball, regional college sports including college hockey games on Friday nights, various outdoor shows, and sports talk shows featuring the sports columnists of The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993...
(a paper owned by The New York Times Company
The New York Times Company
The New York Times Company is an American media company best known as the publisher of its namesake, The New York Times. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr. has served as Chairman of the Board since 1997. It is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City....
, who owns a minority share in FSG)
NESN was, for a time, the New England carrier for Fox Sports Net
Fox Sports Net
The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net , are a collection of cable TV regional sports networks in the United States owned and operated by News Corporation.- Beginnings :...
(before Sports Channel New England joined Fox Sports Net), after that, until early 2006, NESN carried ESPNews
ESPNEWS
ESPNEWS , launched on November 1, 1996, is a 24-hour-a-day sports news television channel...
in the afternoon and overnight hours. NESN has carried regional Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
basketball games since Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
joined the conference, including games from Fox Sports Net since FSN sold regional competitor CSN New England. NESN was launched as a premium channel, however it moved to a basic cable in 2001, a model that has since been copied by the New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
, New York Mets
New York Mets
The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
, Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
and others through their respective launch of new regional sports network
Regional sports network
In the United States of America and Canada, a regional sports network, or RSN, is a cable television station that presents sports programming to a local market. The most important programming on an RSN consists of live broadcasts of professional and college sporting events, as those games generate...
s.
Red Sox coverage
Boston Red Sox baseball coverage began in 1984 on the New England Sports Network, airing mostly mid-week home games on the newly-formed pay cable channel. Former Sox second baseman Mike AndrewsMike Andrews
Michael Jay Andrews is a retired American Major League Baseball infielder who played for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics. He is currently the chairman of The Jimmy Fund, an event fundraising organization affiliated with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston,...
served as the play-by-play announcer and Kent Derdivanis
Kent Derdivanis
Kent Derdivanis is an American sportscaster.Derdivanis career began as a play by play announcer for University of Arizona Wildcats football and basketball games. In 1981, Derdivanis became the voice of the Milwaukee Brewers on WVTV. He left WVTV in 1984 to become the NESN's first play by play...
provided color commentary. NESN periodically sent guest color commentators to the booth, with the likes of Rico Petrocelli
Rico Petrocelli
Americo Peter "Rico" Petrocelli is an American retired baseball shortstop and third baseman who played his entire career in the American League with the Boston Red Sox...
, Bill Monbouquette
Bill Monbouquette
William Charles Monbouquette is an American former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher...
, and Dick Radatz
Dick Radatz
Richard Raymond Radatz , nicknamed "The Monster" or "Moose", was an American right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who had a scorching but short-lived period of dominance for the Boston Red Sox . Radatz also played for the Cleveland Indians , Chicago Cubs , Detroit Tigers and...
. The in-studio host was Sean McDonough
Sean McDonough
Sean McDonough is an American sportscaster, currently employed by ESPN.-Early life and career:The son of Boston Globe sportswriter Will McDonough, Sean graduated from Syracuse University in 1984. It was in Syracuse where McDonough began his broadcasting career in 1982 as the play-by-play announcer...
.
NESN now carries full coverage (minus some nationally broadcast games on Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
and ESPN) of Red Sox games as well as in-depth pre- and post-game shows. Unlike previous seasons where it split coverage with over-the-air stations, it now broadcasts all games not on national television, using the slogan "One Nation, One Network". In 2006, it became the first network to broadcast all its Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
team's games in high definition (however spring training games are not), available to cable providers throughout New England, DirecTV
DirecTV
DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
, AT&T U-Verse (in Connecticut), 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...
(in most of New England), and Verizon FiOS
Verizon FiOS
Verizon FiOS is a bundled Internet access, telephone, and television service which operates over a fiber-optic communications network. It is offered in some areas of the United States by Verizon Communications. Verizon was one of the first major U.S...
. On March 26, 2008, Dish Network
Dish Network
Dish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish...
joined the list of providers offering NESN in HD.
Pre-game
One hour before each Red Sox game, Tom CaronTom Caron
Tom Caron is a sportscaster and anchor on New England's NESN network.-Background:Caron is a graduate of Lewiston High School in Maine and Saint Michael's College in Vermont, where he majored in journalism....
hosts Red Sox Game Day Live, where Caron and others, including, Hall of Famers Dennis Eckersley
Dennis Eckersley
Dennis Lee Eckersley , nicknamed "Eck", is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher. Eckersley had success as a starter, but gained his greatest fame as a closer, becoming the first of only two pitchers in Major League history to have both a 20-win season and a 50-save season in a career .He...
, Peter Gammons
Peter Gammons
Peter Gammons is an American sportswriter, media personality, and a recipient of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for outstanding baseball writing, given by the BBWAA.-Education:...
, and Jim Rice
Jim Rice
James Edward "Jim" Rice , nicknamed "Jim Ed", is a former Major League Baseball left fielder.Jim Rice played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox from 1974 to 1989...
provide highlights from the previous game, analysis on the upcoming team, player profiles, news from around the league, and their "keys to the game." Dan Shaughnessy
Dan Shaughnessy
Dan Shaughnessy is an American sports writer.-Career:After graduating from the College of the Holy Cross, Shaughnessy began his career as a beat reporter covering the Baltimore Orioles for the Baltimore Sun in 1977. He has been a sports writer for the Boston Globe for approximately 30 years,...
, Nick Cafardo, Peter Abraham and Amalie Benjamin
Amalie Benjamin
Amalie Zara Benjamin is a writer for the Boston Globe, and a former Boston Red Sox beat reporter for the Boston Globe. She is a 2004 graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in English...
of The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993...
make regular appearances with Heidi Watney
Heidi Watney
Heidi Watney is the Boston Red Sox on-field reporter for NESN. Prior to joining NESN, Watney was a weekend sports anchor for KMPH in Fresno, California...
on the Pregame Show. Former Oakland Athletics
Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
manager Ken Macha
Ken Macha
Kenneth Edward Macha is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and manager. During an 8-year managing career, he managed the Oakland Athletics , whom he guided to the American League's Western Division championship in both his first and final seasons with the team, and the Milwaukee Brewers...
was named a rotating analyst on this program in April 2007, but left after the 2008 season to become the manager of the Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
. In 2006, NESN introduced a segment before the Pre-Game Show called Friday Night Fenway, which, on Red Sox Friday home games, showcases pre-game activities from inside Fenway Park. They have also included a Monday segment, Monster Monday, which airs every game day Monday, regardless of whether or not the game is at Fenway Park.
NESN's studio shows were originally broadcast at their Fenway Park
Fenway Park
Fenway Park is a baseball park near Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts. Located at 4 Yawkey Way, it has served as the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox baseball club since it opened in 1912, and is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium currently in use. It is one of two "classic"...
studio. Since 2003, NESN has broadcast their pregame show from Yawkey Way
Yawkey Way
Yawkey Way is a short street in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It runs for two blocks from Brookline Avenue in the north to Boylston Street in the south, where it changes to Jersey Street....
. NESN still has the Fenway Park studio, but is rarely used on-air. It is, however, used during weekly interviews with Larry Lucchino
Larry Lucchino
Lawrence Lucchino, is the current President and CEO of the Boston Red Sox, and a member of John W...
and other Red Sox personnel.
In-game
For Red Sox game broadcasts, Don OrsilloDon Orsillo
Don Orsillo is the play-by-play announcer for Boston Red Sox games on the New England Sports Network.-Early life and career:...
serves as the play-by-play announcer with Jerry Remy
Jerry Remy
Gerald Peter "Rem Dawg" Remy is a Major League Baseball broadcaster and former Major League Baseball second baseman. Remy grew up in Somerset, Massachusetts.-Playing career:...
as his color commentator and Heidi Watney
Heidi Watney
Heidi Watney is the Boston Red Sox on-field reporter for NESN. Prior to joining NESN, Watney was a weekend sports anchor for KMPH in Fresno, California...
as the field reporter.
In 2009 while Jerry Remy took an indefinite leave of absence due to illness, Dennis Eckersley performed the color commentary for home games and Dave Roberts for most road games. Orsillo worked with 26 different partners starting in Spring Training 2009, including Frank Viola
Frank Viola
Frank John Viola, Jr. is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Minnesota Twins , New York Mets , Boston Red Sox , Cincinnati Reds and Toronto Blue Jays . A three-time All-Star, he was named World Series MVP with the Twins in 1987 and won the AL Cy Young Award in 1988...
, Ken Ryan
Ken Ryan
Kenneth Frederick Ryan, Jr. , is a retired professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1992-1999. He is currently working for NESN as a baseball analyst....
, Jim Kaat
Jim Kaat
James Lee "Jim" Kaat , nicknamed "Kitty", is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins , Chicago White Sox , Philadelphia Phillies , New York Yankees , and St...
, Gordon Edes
Gordon Edes
Gordon Edes is an American sportswriter and covers baseball for . He is best known for his long time coverage of the Boston Red Sox baseball beat for the Boston Globe. He is a voter for the Baseball Hall of Fame....
, Bob Montgomery, Dwight Evans
Dwight Evans
Dwight Michael Evans , nicknamed "Dewey", is an American former professional baseball right fielder and right-handed batter who played with the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles in Major League Baseball....
, Brian Daubach
Brian Daubach
Brian Michael Daubach is a retired Major League Baseball player and current minor league baseball manager. During his playing career Daubach served as a first baseman, outfielder, and designated hitter...
, Buck Martinez, Ron Coomer
Ron Coomer
Ronald "Coom Dawg" Coomer is a former first baseman and third baseman in Major League Baseball who had a 9-year career from to . He played for the Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers...
, Rance Mulliniks
Rance Mulliniks
Steven Rance Mulliniks is a former Major League Baseball player.Originally drafted as a shortstop, Mulliniks made his major league debut in for the California Angels, batting .269 in 78 games...
, Sean Casey, Rex Hudler
Rex Hudler
Rex Allen Hudler is a former Major League Baseball utility player. He played a total of thirteen seasons after being a first round draft pick of the New York Yankees in 1978.-Playing career:...
and numerous sports writers. Jerry Remy
Jerry Remy
Gerald Peter "Rem Dawg" Remy is a Major League Baseball broadcaster and former Major League Baseball second baseman. Remy grew up in Somerset, Massachusetts.-Playing career:...
returned to the booth on August 21, 2009.
Post-game
After the game has finished, W.B. Mason's Extra Innings and Granite City Electric's Red Sox Final go back into the studio where Tom Caron and one or more of the studio analysts from the pre-game show deliver a wrap-up of the night's game. They present highlights and statistics from the completed game and often have a member of the Red Sox team on hand to get their take on the game. This hour of coverage also focuses on the upcoming game as well as news from the league. The post-game is usually not covered if the Red Sox are on the west coast, in those instances NESN Daily immediately follows the game.Since 2003, NESN has broadcast the postgame show from their Watertown studios. Previously, it had been broadcast from their Fenway Park
Fenway Park
Fenway Park is a baseball park near Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts. Located at 4 Yawkey Way, it has served as the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox baseball club since it opened in 1912, and is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium currently in use. It is one of two "classic"...
studio.
List of announcers
| YEARS | PLAY-BY-PLAY | COLOR | STUDIO | FIELD LEVEL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Kent Derdivanis Kent Derdivanis Kent Derdivanis is an American sportscaster.Derdivanis career began as a play by play announcer for University of Arizona Wildcats football and basketball games. In 1981, Derdivanis became the voice of the Milwaukee Brewers on WVTV. He left WVTV in 1984 to become the NESN's first play by play... |
Mike Andrews Mike Andrews Michael Jay Andrews is a retired American Major League Baseball infielder who played for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics. He is currently the chairman of The Jimmy Fund, an event fundraising organization affiliated with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston,... |
||
| 1985–1987 | Ned Martin Ned Martin Edwin Martin was an American sportscaster, known primarily as a play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox from to... |
Bob Montgomery Bob Montgomery (baseball player) Robert Edward Montgomery is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played in the American League for the Boston Red Sox from 1970 to 1979. He was known as "The Hammer" or "Monty".... |
Sean McDonough Sean McDonough Sean McDonough is an American sportscaster, currently employed by ESPN.-Early life and career:The son of Boston Globe sportswriter Will McDonough, Sean graduated from Syracuse University in 1984. It was in Syracuse where McDonough began his broadcasting career in 1982 as the play-by-play announcer... |
Sean McDonough Sean McDonough Sean McDonough is an American sportscaster, currently employed by ESPN.-Early life and career:The son of Boston Globe sportswriter Will McDonough, Sean graduated from Syracuse University in 1984. It was in Syracuse where McDonough began his broadcasting career in 1982 as the play-by-play announcer... |
| 1988 (Home) | Ned Martin Ned Martin Edwin Martin was an American sportscaster, known primarily as a play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox from to... |
Jerry Remy Jerry Remy Gerald Peter "Rem Dawg" Remy is a Major League Baseball broadcaster and former Major League Baseball second baseman. Remy grew up in Somerset, Massachusetts.-Playing career:... |
Eric Reid Eric Reid Eric Reid is the television play-by-play announcer for the Miami Heat and college football on Sun Sports.Reid has been with the Heat since the team's inaugural season. He was the Heat's color analyst for three seasons before taking over play-by-play duties in 1991, and has been their play-by-play... |
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| 1989-1992 (Home) | Ned Martin Ned Martin Edwin Martin was an American sportscaster, known primarily as a play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox from to... |
Jerry Remy Jerry Remy Gerald Peter "Rem Dawg" Remy is a Major League Baseball broadcaster and former Major League Baseball second baseman. Remy grew up in Somerset, Massachusetts.-Playing career:... |
Bob Kurtz Bob Kurtz (broadcaster) Bob Kurtz is an American sportscaster, currently broadcasting games for the Minnesota Wild hockey team. He has previously been a play-by-play announcer for the... |
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| 1993–1994 (Home) | Bob Kurtz Bob Kurtz (broadcaster) Bob Kurtz is an American sportscaster, currently broadcasting games for the Minnesota Wild hockey team. He has previously been a play-by-play announcer for the... |
Jerry Remy Jerry Remy Gerald Peter "Rem Dawg" Remy is a Major League Baseball broadcaster and former Major League Baseball second baseman. Remy grew up in Somerset, Massachusetts.-Playing career:... |
Steve Burton Steve Burton (sports journalist) Steve Burton is a television sports reporter for WBZ-TV and WSBK-TV in Boston. The son of former New England Patriots player Ron Burton, Steve Burton grew up in Framingham, Massachusetts and is a graduate of Northwestern University holding a bachelor of science degree in Communications and a... |
Amy Stone Amy Stone Amy Stone is a former American television personality.Stone was born in Brunswick, Maine and raised in Michigan. She graduated from University of Michigan in 1989 with degrees in communications and film. Stone began her career as a producer at WDIV-TV in June 1989... |
| 1995 (Home) | Bob Kurtz Bob Kurtz (broadcaster) Bob Kurtz is an American sportscaster, currently broadcasting games for the Minnesota Wild hockey team. He has previously been a play-by-play announcer for the... |
Jerry Remy Jerry Remy Gerald Peter "Rem Dawg" Remy is a Major League Baseball broadcaster and former Major League Baseball second baseman. Remy grew up in Somerset, Massachusetts.-Playing career:... |
Tom Larson Tom Larson Tom Larson is a retired Boston sportscaster and television host.Larson came to Boston in after stops in Fulton, Missouri, Bloomington, Illinois, Peoria, Illinois, and Lansing, Michigan... |
Kim Walden |
| 1996–1999 | Bob Kurtz Bob Kurtz (broadcaster) Bob Kurtz is an American sportscaster, currently broadcasting games for the Minnesota Wild hockey team. He has previously been a play-by-play announcer for the... |
Jerry Remy Jerry Remy Gerald Peter "Rem Dawg" Remy is a Major League Baseball broadcaster and former Major League Baseball second baseman. Remy grew up in Somerset, Massachusetts.-Playing career:... |
Bob Rodgers Bob Rodgers Bob Rodgers is a former sportscaster and prodcuer who worked for the New England Sports Network from 1987-2004.Rodgers joined NESN in 1987 as an associate producer. He became an on-camera personality in June 1993; co-hosting SportsDesk with Dawn Mitchell. In 1996 he became the host of the Boston... |
Debbi Wrobleski |
| 2000 | Bob Kurtz Bob Kurtz (broadcaster) Bob Kurtz is an American sportscaster, currently broadcasting games for the Minnesota Wild hockey team. He has previously been a play-by-play announcer for the... or Bob Rodgers Bob Rodgers Bob Rodgers is a former sportscaster and prodcuer who worked for the New England Sports Network from 1987-2004.Rodgers joined NESN in 1987 as an associate producer. He became an on-camera personality in June 1993; co-hosting SportsDesk with Dawn Mitchell. In 1996 he became the host of the Boston... |
Jerry Remy Jerry Remy Gerald Peter "Rem Dawg" Remy is a Major League Baseball broadcaster and former Major League Baseball second baseman. Remy grew up in Somerset, Massachusetts.-Playing career:... |
Bob Rodgers Bob Rodgers Bob Rodgers is a former sportscaster and prodcuer who worked for the New England Sports Network from 1987-2004.Rodgers joined NESN in 1987 as an associate producer. He became an on-camera personality in June 1993; co-hosting SportsDesk with Dawn Mitchell. In 1996 he became the host of the Boston... or Tom Caron Tom Caron Tom Caron is a sportscaster and anchor on New England's NESN network.-Background:Caron is a graduate of Lewiston High School in Maine and Saint Michael's College in Vermont, where he majored in journalism.... with Rico Petrocelli Rico Petrocelli Americo Peter "Rico" Petrocelli is an American retired baseball shortstop and third baseman who played his entire career in the American League with the Boston Red Sox... |
Debbi Wrobleski |
| 2001 | Don Orsillo Don Orsillo Don Orsillo is the play-by-play announcer for Boston Red Sox games on the New England Sports Network.-Early life and career:... |
Jerry Remy Jerry Remy Gerald Peter "Rem Dawg" Remy is a Major League Baseball broadcaster and former Major League Baseball second baseman. Remy grew up in Somerset, Massachusetts.-Playing career:... |
Bob Rodgers Bob Rodgers Bob Rodgers is a former sportscaster and prodcuer who worked for the New England Sports Network from 1987-2004.Rodgers joined NESN in 1987 as an associate producer. He became an on-camera personality in June 1993; co-hosting SportsDesk with Dawn Mitchell. In 1996 he became the host of the Boston... with Rico Petrocelli Rico Petrocelli Americo Peter "Rico" Petrocelli is an American retired baseball shortstop and third baseman who played his entire career in the American League with the Boston Red Sox... |
Debbi Wrobleski |
| 2002–2003 | Don Orsillo Don Orsillo Don Orsillo is the play-by-play announcer for Boston Red Sox games on the New England Sports Network.-Early life and career:... |
Jerry Remy Jerry Remy Gerald Peter "Rem Dawg" Remy is a Major League Baseball broadcaster and former Major League Baseball second baseman. Remy grew up in Somerset, Massachusetts.-Playing career:... |
Bob Rodgers Bob Rodgers Bob Rodgers is a former sportscaster and prodcuer who worked for the New England Sports Network from 1987-2004.Rodgers joined NESN in 1987 as an associate producer. He became an on-camera personality in June 1993; co-hosting SportsDesk with Dawn Mitchell. In 1996 he became the host of the Boston... with Jim Corsi Jim Corsi James Bernard Corsi was a pitcher for the Oakland Athletics , Houston Astros , Florida Marlins , Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles .... , Jim Rice Jim Rice James Edward "Jim" Rice , nicknamed "Jim Ed", is a former Major League Baseball left fielder.Jim Rice played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox from 1974 to 1989... or Dennis Eckersley Dennis Eckersley Dennis Lee Eckersley , nicknamed "Eck", is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher. Eckersley had success as a starter, but gained his greatest fame as a closer, becoming the first of only two pitchers in Major League history to have both a 20-win season and a 50-save season in a career .He... |
Tom Caron Tom Caron Tom Caron is a sportscaster and anchor on New England's NESN network.-Background:Caron is a graduate of Lewiston High School in Maine and Saint Michael's College in Vermont, where he majored in journalism.... |
| 2004–2005 | Don Orsillo Don Orsillo Don Orsillo is the play-by-play announcer for Boston Red Sox games on the New England Sports Network.-Early life and career:... |
Jerry Remy Jerry Remy Gerald Peter "Rem Dawg" Remy is a Major League Baseball broadcaster and former Major League Baseball second baseman. Remy grew up in Somerset, Massachusetts.-Playing career:... |
Tom Caron Tom Caron Tom Caron is a sportscaster and anchor on New England's NESN network.-Background:Caron is a graduate of Lewiston High School in Maine and Saint Michael's College in Vermont, where he majored in journalism.... with Jim Rice Jim Rice James Edward "Jim" Rice , nicknamed "Jim Ed", is a former Major League Baseball left fielder.Jim Rice played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox from 1974 to 1989... , Dennis Eckersley Dennis Eckersley Dennis Lee Eckersley , nicknamed "Eck", is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher. Eckersley had success as a starter, but gained his greatest fame as a closer, becoming the first of only two pitchers in Major League history to have both a 20-win season and a 50-save season in a career .He... , Sam Horn Sam Horn Samuel Lee Horn is a former baseball player who spent parts of 8 seasons in MLB and was an anchor for New England Sports Network, the flagship station of Boston sports teams.-Pro career:... , Gary DiSarcina Gary DiSarcina Gary Thomas DiSarcina is a front office executive and a former shortstop in Major League Baseball. He was raised in Billerica, Massachusetts and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst. DiSarcina was drafted by the California Angels in the 6th round of the 1988 amateur draft... , or Bob Tewksbury Bob Tewksbury Robert Alan Tewksbury is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.Tewksbury's talent was initially discovered by Andy Michael in Concord. Michael contacted the New York Yankees and Tewksbury was drafted by them out of Saint Leo University in the 19th round of the 1981 draft... |
Eric Frede Eric Frede Eric Frede is an American sportscaster who has worked for NESN since 2002. He currently serves as the play-by-play announcer for NESN College Football Saturday broadcasts he left NESN and joined CSN New England and is currently an anchor for the SportsNet Central program on that... |
| 2006 | Don Orsillo Don Orsillo Don Orsillo is the play-by-play announcer for Boston Red Sox games on the New England Sports Network.-Early life and career:... |
Jerry Remy Jerry Remy Gerald Peter "Rem Dawg" Remy is a Major League Baseball broadcaster and former Major League Baseball second baseman. Remy grew up in Somerset, Massachusetts.-Playing career:... |
Tom Caron Tom Caron Tom Caron is a sportscaster and anchor on New England's NESN network.-Background:Caron is a graduate of Lewiston High School in Maine and Saint Michael's College in Vermont, where he majored in journalism.... with Jim Rice Jim Rice James Edward "Jim" Rice , nicknamed "Jim Ed", is a former Major League Baseball left fielder.Jim Rice played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox from 1974 to 1989... , Dennis Eckersley Dennis Eckersley Dennis Lee Eckersley , nicknamed "Eck", is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher. Eckersley had success as a starter, but gained his greatest fame as a closer, becoming the first of only two pitchers in Major League history to have both a 20-win season and a 50-save season in a career .He... , or Dave McCarty |
Tina Cervasio Tina Cervasio Tina Cervasio is a U.S. television and radio sportscaster, currently working for the MSG Network as the sideline reporter for the New York Knicks and New York Red Bulls telecasts, as well as contributing as a reporter and host on the network's other sports programs... |
| 2007 | Don Orsillo Don Orsillo Don Orsillo is the play-by-play announcer for Boston Red Sox games on the New England Sports Network.-Early life and career:... |
Jerry Remy Jerry Remy Gerald Peter "Rem Dawg" Remy is a Major League Baseball broadcaster and former Major League Baseball second baseman. Remy grew up in Somerset, Massachusetts.-Playing career:... |
Tom Caron Tom Caron Tom Caron is a sportscaster and anchor on New England's NESN network.-Background:Caron is a graduate of Lewiston High School in Maine and Saint Michael's College in Vermont, where he majored in journalism.... with Jim Rice Jim Rice James Edward "Jim" Rice , nicknamed "Jim Ed", is a former Major League Baseball left fielder.Jim Rice played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox from 1974 to 1989... , Dennis Eckersley Dennis Eckersley Dennis Lee Eckersley , nicknamed "Eck", is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher. Eckersley had success as a starter, but gained his greatest fame as a closer, becoming the first of only two pitchers in Major League history to have both a 20-win season and a 50-save season in a career .He... , Dave McCarty, Ken Ryan Ken Ryan Kenneth Frederick Ryan, Jr. , is a retired professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1992-1999. He is currently working for NESN as a baseball analyst.... or Ken Macha Ken Macha Kenneth Edward Macha is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and manager. During an 8-year managing career, he managed the Oakland Athletics , whom he guided to the American League's Western Division championship in both his first and final seasons with the team, and the Milwaukee Brewers... |
Tina Cervasio Tina Cervasio Tina Cervasio is a U.S. television and radio sportscaster, currently working for the MSG Network as the sideline reporter for the New York Knicks and New York Red Bulls telecasts, as well as contributing as a reporter and host on the network's other sports programs... |
| 2008 | Don Orsillo Don Orsillo Don Orsillo is the play-by-play announcer for Boston Red Sox games on the New England Sports Network.-Early life and career:... |
Jerry Remy Jerry Remy Gerald Peter "Rem Dawg" Remy is a Major League Baseball broadcaster and former Major League Baseball second baseman. Remy grew up in Somerset, Massachusetts.-Playing career:... |
Tom Caron Tom Caron Tom Caron is a sportscaster and anchor on New England's NESN network.-Background:Caron is a graduate of Lewiston High School in Maine and Saint Michael's College in Vermont, where he majored in journalism.... with Jim Rice Jim Rice James Edward "Jim" Rice , nicknamed "Jim Ed", is a former Major League Baseball left fielder.Jim Rice played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox from 1974 to 1989... , Dennis Eckersley Dennis Eckersley Dennis Lee Eckersley , nicknamed "Eck", is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher. Eckersley had success as a starter, but gained his greatest fame as a closer, becoming the first of only two pitchers in Major League history to have both a 20-win season and a 50-save season in a career .He... , Dave McCarty, Lou Merloni Lou Merloni Louis William "Lou" Merloni is an American radio personality and a former Major League Baseball player. Merloni was scouted by hall of fame scout 'Buzz' Bowers, and played for his hometown Boston Red Sox from -... , or Ken Macha Ken Macha Kenneth Edward Macha is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and manager. During an 8-year managing career, he managed the Oakland Athletics , whom he guided to the American League's Western Division championship in both his first and final seasons with the team, and the Milwaukee Brewers... |
Heidi Watney Heidi Watney Heidi Watney is the Boston Red Sox on-field reporter for NESN. Prior to joining NESN, Watney was a weekend sports anchor for KMPH in Fresno, California... |
| 2009 | Don Orsillo Don Orsillo Don Orsillo is the play-by-play announcer for Boston Red Sox games on the New England Sports Network.-Early life and career:... |
Jerry Remy Jerry Remy Gerald Peter "Rem Dawg" Remy is a Major League Baseball broadcaster and former Major League Baseball second baseman. Remy grew up in Somerset, Massachusetts.-Playing career:... or Guest Analyst |
Tom Caron Tom Caron Tom Caron is a sportscaster and anchor on New England's NESN network.-Background:Caron is a graduate of Lewiston High School in Maine and Saint Michael's College in Vermont, where he majored in journalism.... with Jim Rice Jim Rice James Edward "Jim" Rice , nicknamed "Jim Ed", is a former Major League Baseball left fielder.Jim Rice played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox from 1974 to 1989... , Dennis Eckersley Dennis Eckersley Dennis Lee Eckersley , nicknamed "Eck", is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher. Eckersley had success as a starter, but gained his greatest fame as a closer, becoming the first of only two pitchers in Major League history to have both a 20-win season and a 50-save season in a career .He... , or Guest Analyst. |
Heidi Watney Heidi Watney Heidi Watney is the Boston Red Sox on-field reporter for NESN. Prior to joining NESN, Watney was a weekend sports anchor for KMPH in Fresno, California... |
| 2010–present | Don Orsillo Don Orsillo Don Orsillo is the play-by-play announcer for Boston Red Sox games on the New England Sports Network.-Early life and career:... |
Jerry Remy Jerry Remy Gerald Peter "Rem Dawg" Remy is a Major League Baseball broadcaster and former Major League Baseball second baseman. Remy grew up in Somerset, Massachusetts.-Playing career:... |
Tom Caron Tom Caron Tom Caron is a sportscaster and anchor on New England's NESN network.-Background:Caron is a graduate of Lewiston High School in Maine and Saint Michael's College in Vermont, where he majored in journalism.... , with Jim Rice Jim Rice James Edward "Jim" Rice , nicknamed "Jim Ed", is a former Major League Baseball left fielder.Jim Rice played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox from 1974 to 1989... , Dennis Eckersley Dennis Eckersley Dennis Lee Eckersley , nicknamed "Eck", is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher. Eckersley had success as a starter, but gained his greatest fame as a closer, becoming the first of only two pitchers in Major League history to have both a 20-win season and a 50-save season in a career .He... , or Peter Gammons Peter Gammons Peter Gammons is an American sportswriter, media personality, and a recipient of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for outstanding baseball writing, given by the BBWAA.-Education:... . |
Heidi Watney Heidi Watney Heidi Watney is the Boston Red Sox on-field reporter for NESN. Prior to joining NESN, Watney was a weekend sports anchor for KMPH in Fresno, California... |
Boston Bruins coverage
Bruins coverage began in 1984 with Fred CusickFred 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...
, Dave Shea
Dave Shea (broadcaster)
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. - Career :...
and Derek Sanderson
Derek Sanderson
Derek Michael Sanderson, nicknamed "Turk", , is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is now a bank executive and restaurateur....
at the microphone. They mostly covered home games on NESN and road games on WSBK
WSBK-TV
WSBK-TV is a MyNetworkTV television station for eastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire that is licensed to Boston. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 39 from a transmitter along the Needham and Wellesley town line southwest of the MA 9 and I-95 / MA 128...
.
NESN broadcast the 1988
1988 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1988 Stanley Cup Finals was between the Edmonton Oilers and Boston Bruins. The Oilers would win the series 4–0 in five games; game four was abandoned due to a power failure at the Boston Garden with the score tied 3–3 and replayed.-Paths to the Final:...
and 1990
1990 Stanley Cup Finals
In the 1990 Stanley Cup Final, the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Boston Bruins four games to one. For the Oilers, it was their fifth Cup win in seven years, and the only one without Wayne Gretzky...
Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
Finals' in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The Bruins lost to the Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
for a combined 8 games to 1. Game 4 in 1988 was moved to Northlands Coliseum due to a power failure at Boston Garden
Boston Garden
The Boston Garden was an arena in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Designed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard, who also built the third iteration of New York's Madison Square Garden, it opened on November 17, 1928 as "Boston Madison Square Garden" and outlived its original namesake by some 30 years...
in the 2nd period.
Pre and post-game
Bruins coverage has grown since NESN took over exclusive rights (previously shared with WSBKWSBK-TV
WSBK-TV is a MyNetworkTV television station for eastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire that is licensed to Boston. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 39 from a transmitter along the Needham and Wellesley town line southwest of the MA 9 and I-95 / MA 128...
). It now includes Bruins Face-Off Live and Bruins Overtime Live, with the focus similar to the Red Sox shows, plus a weekly magazine show (The Instigators) and a highlights show (The Buzz) during the season. 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...
is the pregame and postgame host along with analysts Gord Kluzak
Gord Kluzak
Gordon Glen Kluzak is a retired NHL defenceman who played his entire abbreviated career for the Boston Bruins, and is now a broadcaster for the team.-Playing career:...
, Barry Pederson
Barry Pederson
Barry Alan Pederson is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980 and 1992...
, and Mike Milbury
Mike Milbury
Michael Milbury is an American sportscaster currently working as an ice hockey analyst for the New England Sports Network , Hockey Night in Canada and the NHL on NBC. He played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League , all of them as a defenseman for the Boston Bruins...
. Milbury co-hosts The Instigators with Jack Edwards and Andy Brickley, while Naoko Funayama hosts The Buzz.
In-game
Jack EdwardsJack 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 :...
handles the play-by-play duties during games while Andy Brickley
Andy Brickley
Andrew Brickley is a former professional hockey player, who spent 14 seasons playing in the National Hockey League, American Hockey League, and the International Hockey League...
serves as the color analyst. Naoko Funayama is the reporter at ice level. Every game since the start of the 2006–2007 season has been broadcast in HD.
List of announcers
| YEARS | PLAY BY PLAY | COLOR | STUDIO | RINKSIDE REPORTER |
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| 1984–1985 | 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... |
Johnny Peirson Johnny Peirson John Frederick Peirson is a retired National Hockey League player who played right wing for the Boston Bruins.... |
None | |
| 1985–1986 | 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... |
Dave Shea Dave Shea (broadcaster) 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. - Career :... & Terry O'Reilly Terry O'Reilly Terence Joseph James O'Reilly is a retired ice hockey right winger, who played for the NHL's Boston Bruins, and one of the most effective enforcers in NHL history.... |
Tom Larson Tom Larson Tom Larson is a retired Boston sportscaster and television host.Larson came to Boston in after stops in Fulton, Missouri, Bloomington, Illinois, Peoria, Illinois, and Lansing, Michigan... |
Dave Shea Dave Shea Dave Shea is an Canadian web designer and co-author of The Zen of CSS Design: Visual Enlightenment for the Web.He is known for his work in web-standard development—from his design community project CSS Zen Garden to his active contributions at the Web Standards Project... |
| 1986–1987 | 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... |
Dave Shea Dave Shea (broadcaster) 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. - Career :... & Terry O'Reilly Terry O'Reilly Terence Joseph James O'Reilly is a retired ice hockey right winger, who played for the NHL's Boston Bruins, and one of the most effective enforcers in NHL history.... or Derek Sanderson Derek Sanderson Derek Michael Sanderson, nicknamed "Turk", , is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is now a bank executive and restaurateur.... (joined broadcast team after O'Reilly became Bruins' head coach) |
Tom Larson Tom Larson Tom Larson is a retired Boston sportscaster and television host.Larson came to Boston in after stops in Fulton, Missouri, Bloomington, Illinois, Peoria, Illinois, and Lansing, Michigan... |
Dave Shea Dave Shea Dave Shea is an Canadian web designer and co-author of The Zen of CSS Design: Visual Enlightenment for the Web.He is known for his work in web-standard development—from his design community project CSS Zen Garden to his active contributions at the Web Standards Project... |
| 1987–1993 | 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... |
Dave Shea Dave Shea (broadcaster) 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. - Career :... & Derek Sanderson Derek Sanderson Derek Michael Sanderson, nicknamed "Turk", , is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is now a bank executive and restaurateur.... |
Tom Larson Tom Larson Tom Larson is a retired Boston sportscaster and television host.Larson came to Boston in after stops in Fulton, Missouri, Bloomington, Illinois, Peoria, Illinois, and Lansing, Michigan... |
Dave Shea Dave Shea Dave Shea is an Canadian web designer and co-author of The Zen of CSS Design: Visual Enlightenment for the Web.He is known for his work in web-standard development—from his design community project CSS Zen Garden to his active contributions at the Web Standards Project... |
| 1993–1994 | 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... |
Dave Shea Dave Shea (broadcaster) 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. - Career :... & Derek Sanderson Derek Sanderson Derek Michael Sanderson, nicknamed "Turk", , is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is now a bank executive and restaurateur.... |
Tom Larson Tom Larson Tom Larson is a retired Boston sportscaster and television host.Larson came to Boston in after stops in Fulton, Missouri, Bloomington, Illinois, Peoria, Illinois, and Lansing, Michigan... |
Amy Stone Amy Stone Amy Stone is a former American television personality.Stone was born in Brunswick, Maine and raised in Michigan. She graduated from University of Michigan in 1989 with degrees in communications and film. Stone began her career as a producer at WDIV-TV in June 1989... |
| 1994–1995 | 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... |
Dave Shea Dave Shea (broadcaster) 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. - Career :... & Derek Sanderson Derek Sanderson Derek Michael Sanderson, nicknamed "Turk", , is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is now a bank executive and restaurateur.... |
Tom Larson Tom Larson Tom Larson is a retired Boston sportscaster and television host.Larson came to Boston in after stops in Fulton, Missouri, Bloomington, Illinois, Peoria, Illinois, and Lansing, Michigan... |
Kim Walden |
| 1995–1998 | 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... |
Gord Kluzak | Dawn Mitchell Dawn Mitchell Dawn Mitchell is an Emmy Award–winning American sportscaster who has worked as a sports anchor and reporter for KMSP-TV in Minneapolis since 2004. She recently won an Emmy in 2010.... |
Brenda Brenon |
| 1998–2000 | 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... |
Gord Kluzak Gord Kluzak Gordon Glen Kluzak is a retired NHL defenceman who played his entire abbreviated career for the Boston Bruins, and is now a broadcaster for the team.-Playing career:... |
Tom Caron Tom Caron Tom Caron is a sportscaster and anchor on New England's NESN network.-Background:Caron is a graduate of Lewiston High School in Maine and Saint Michael's College in Vermont, where he majored in journalism.... |
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| 2000–2002 | 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... (Home) or Dave Shea Dave Shea (broadcaster) 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. - Career :... (Road) |
Gord Kluzak Gord Kluzak Gordon Glen Kluzak is a retired NHL defenceman who played his entire abbreviated career for the Boston Bruins, and is now a broadcaster for the team.-Playing career:... (Home) or Andy Brickley Andy Brickley Andrew Brickley is a former professional hockey player, who spent 14 seasons playing in the National Hockey League, American Hockey League, and the International Hockey League... & Gerry Cheevers Gerry Cheevers Gerald Michael "Cheesey" Cheevers is a former goaltender in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association between 1961 and 1980, most famous for his two stints with the Boston Bruins, where he backstopped the team to Stanley Cup wins in 1970 and 1972... (Road) |
Tom Caron Tom Caron Tom Caron is a sportscaster and anchor on New England's NESN network.-Background:Caron is a graduate of Lewiston High School in Maine and Saint Michael's College in Vermont, where he majored in journalism.... |
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| 2002–2003 | 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... (Home) or Dave Shea Dave Shea (broadcaster) 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. - Career :... (Road) |
Gord Kluzak Gord Kluzak Gordon Glen Kluzak is a retired NHL defenceman who played his entire abbreviated career for the Boston Bruins, and is now a broadcaster for the team.-Playing career:... (Home) or Andy Brickley Andy Brickley Andrew Brickley is a former professional hockey player, who spent 14 seasons playing in the National Hockey League, American Hockey League, and the International Hockey League... (Road) |
Tom Caron Tom Caron Tom Caron is a sportscaster and anchor on New England's NESN network.-Background:Caron is a graduate of Lewiston High School in Maine and Saint Michael's College in Vermont, where he majored in journalism.... with Rick Middleton Rick Middleton Richard David "Nifty" Middleton is a former professional ice hockey player for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:... , Barry Pederson Barry Pederson Barry Alan Pederson is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980 and 1992... , & Cam Neely Cam Neely Cameron Michael Neely is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played right wing for the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League from 1983 to 1996. He currently serves as the president of the Boston Bruins.-Playing career:Cam Neely was born in Comox,... |
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| 2003–2004 | 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... (Home) or Dave Shea Dave Shea (broadcaster) 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. - Career :... (Road) |
Gord Kluzak Gord Kluzak Gordon Glen Kluzak is a retired NHL defenceman who played his entire abbreviated career for the Boston Bruins, and is now a broadcaster for the team.-Playing career:... (Home) or Andy Brickley Andy Brickley Andrew Brickley is a former professional hockey player, who spent 14 seasons playing in the National Hockey League, American Hockey League, and the International Hockey League... (Road) |
Tom Caron Tom Caron Tom Caron is a sportscaster and anchor on New England's NESN network.-Background:Caron is a graduate of Lewiston High School in Maine and Saint Michael's College in Vermont, where he majored in journalism.... with Rick Middleton Rick Middleton Richard David "Nifty" Middleton is a former professional ice hockey player for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:... , Barry Pederson Barry Pederson Barry Alan Pederson is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980 and 1992... , Cam Neely Cam Neely Cameron Michael Neely is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played right wing for the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League from 1983 to 1996. He currently serves as the president of the Boston Bruins.-Playing career:Cam Neely was born in Comox,... , & Paul Stewart Paul Stewart (ice hockey) Paul Stewart is a former professional ice hockey player and referee.Stewart played in both the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League. He played with Mark Messier for the Cincinnati Stingers... |
Corey Masse (Playoffs Only) |
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| 2005–2007 | 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... (Home) or 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 :... (Road) |
Andy Brickley Andy Brickley Andrew Brickley is a former professional hockey player, who spent 14 seasons playing in the National Hockey League, American Hockey League, and the International Hockey League... |
Eric Frede Eric Frede Eric Frede is an American sportscaster who has worked for NESN since 2002. He currently serves as the play-by-play announcer for NESN College Football Saturday broadcasts he left NESN and joined CSN New England and is currently an anchor for the SportsNet Central program on that... with Rick Middleton Rick Middleton Richard David "Nifty" Middleton is a former professional ice hockey player for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:... , Barry Pederson Barry Pederson Barry Alan Pederson is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980 and 1992... , Gord Kluzak Gord Kluzak Gordon Glen Kluzak is a retired NHL defenceman who played his entire abbreviated career for the Boston Bruins, and is now a broadcaster for the team.-Playing career:... , or Tom Fitzgerald |
Rob Simpson |
| 2007–2008 | 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 :... |
Andy Brickley Andy Brickley Andrew Brickley is a former professional hockey player, who spent 14 seasons playing in the National Hockey League, American Hockey League, and the International Hockey League... |
Kathryn Tappen Kathryn Tappen Kathryn Tappen is an American sportscaster who currently works for the NHL Network.Tappen began her career at CSTV in 2003, where she hosted a variety of programs.... with Rick Middleton Rick Middleton Richard David "Nifty" Middleton is a former professional ice hockey player for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:... , Barry Pederson Barry Pederson Barry Alan Pederson is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980 and 1992... , Gord Kluzak Gord Kluzak Gordon Glen Kluzak is a retired NHL defenceman who played his entire abbreviated career for the Boston Bruins, and is now a broadcaster for the team.-Playing career:... , or Mike Milbury Mike Milbury Michael Milbury is an American sportscaster currently working as an ice hockey analyst for the New England Sports Network , Hockey Night in Canada and the NHL on NBC. He played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League , all of them as a defenseman for the Boston Bruins... |
Rob Simpson |
| 2008–2011 | 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 :... |
Andy Brickley Andy Brickley Andrew Brickley is a former professional hockey player, who spent 14 seasons playing in the National Hockey League, American Hockey League, and the International Hockey League... |
Kathryn Tappen Kathryn Tappen Kathryn Tappen is an American sportscaster who currently works for the NHL Network.Tappen began her career at CSTV in 2003, where she hosted a variety of programs.... with Barry Pederson Barry Pederson Barry Alan Pederson is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980 and 1992... , Gord Kluzak Gord Kluzak Gordon Glen Kluzak is a retired NHL defenceman who played his entire abbreviated career for the Boston Bruins, and is now a broadcaster for the team.-Playing career:... , or Mike Milbury Mike Milbury Michael Milbury is an American sportscaster currently working as an ice hockey analyst for the New England Sports Network , Hockey Night in Canada and the NHL on NBC. He played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League , all of them as a defenseman for the Boston Bruins... |
Naoko Funayama Naoko Funayama Naoko Funayama is a Japanese American sportscaster who currently serves as a rinkside reporter for Boston Bruins games on NESN.A graduate of Williams College and the Boston University College of Communication, Funayama got her start at Adelphia Cable 10 in Frederick, Maryland. In August 2004 she... |
| 2011–present | 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 :... |
Andy Brickley Andy Brickley Andrew Brickley is a former professional hockey player, who spent 14 seasons playing in the National Hockey League, American Hockey League, and the International Hockey League... |
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... with Barry Pederson Barry Pederson Barry Alan Pederson is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980 and 1992... , Gord Kluzak Gord Kluzak Gordon Glen Kluzak is a retired NHL defenceman who played his entire abbreviated career for the Boston Bruins, and is now a broadcaster for the team.-Playing career:... , Billy Jaffe Billy Jaffe Billy Jaffe is the former color analyst for the New York Islanders on MSG Plus. He is a color analyst and reporter for nationally televised hockey games on Versus.-Playing career:... , or Mark Mowers Mark Mowers Mark Mowers is a professional ice hockey forward who last played for the Fribourg-Gotteron in the Swiss National League A during the 2010-11 season... |
Naoko Funayama Naoko Funayama Naoko Funayama is a Japanese American sportscaster who currently serves as a rinkside reporter for Boston Bruins games on NESN.A graduate of Williams College and the Boston University College of Communication, Funayama got her start at Adelphia Cable 10 in Frederick, Maryland. In August 2004 she... |
College sports coverage
NESN's Hockey East Friday Night showcases all ten Hockey EastHockey 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....
teams including National Champions Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
and Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
. NESN airs the Beanpot, the Hockey East playoffs and championship game as well.
Tom Caron
Tom Caron
Tom Caron is a sportscaster and anchor on New England's NESN network.-Background:Caron is a graduate of Lewiston High School in Maine and Saint Michael's College in Vermont, where he majored in journalism....
, Eric Frede
Eric Frede
Eric Frede is an American sportscaster who has worked for NESN since 2002. He currently serves as the play-by-play announcer for NESN College Football Saturday broadcasts he left NESN and joined CSN New England and is currently an anchor for the SportsNet Central program on that...
, or Mike Logan handle the play-by-play, with Craig Janney
Craig Janney
Craig Harlan Janney is a retired professional ice hockey center who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League from 1987–88 until 1998–99, when blood clots ended his career prematurely.-Playing career:...
or Bob Beers as color analyst. Pre-game and intermission reports are hosted by John Chandler along with Brendan Walsh. For the Beanpot, Boston Red Sox announcer Don Orsillo handles the play-by-play and Boston Bruins announcers Andy Brickley and Naoko Funayama handle color commentary and rinkside reporting respectively.
NESN also airs Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
(ACC) college football and basketball games. From 2005 until 2010, it shared the syndicated ACC basketball package with WSBK-TV
WSBK-TV
WSBK-TV is a MyNetworkTV television station for eastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire that is licensed to Boston. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 39 from a transmitter along the Needham and Wellesley town line southwest of the MA 9 and I-95 / MA 128...
, with WSBK broadcasting the football games. Beginning in the fall of 2010, NESN will be the exclusive New England television home of sydnciated ACC football and basketball games.
NESN/WEEI Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon
Each year since 2002, NESN and WEEIWEEI
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...
have joined to raise money for the Jimmy Fund by holding a "radio-telethon." For two days every August the event is simulcast on WEEI and NESN for 36 hours. WEEI radio shows are seen on NESN featuring interviews with cancer patients and survivors, doctors, and athletes and celebrities like Terry Francona
Terry Francona
Terry Jon Francona , nicknamed "Tito," is a former Major League Baseball manager and a former player. He was a first baseman and outfielder in the majors from 1981 to 1990. After retiring as a player, he managed several minor league teams in the 1990s before managing the Philadelphia Phillies for...
, Mike Lowell
Mike Lowell
Michael Averett Lowell is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball third baseman. During a 13-year career, Lowell played for the New York Yankees , Florida Marlins , and the Boston Red Sox...
, Denis Leary
Denis Leary
Denis Colin Leary is an Irish-American actor, comedian, writer and director. Leary is known for his biting, fast paced comedic style and chain smoking...
, Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Fallon
James Thomas "Jimmy" Fallon, Jr. is an American actor, comedian, singer, musician and television host. He currently hosts Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, a late-night talk show that airs Monday through Friday on NBC...
, Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...
, and formerly George Steinbrenner
George Steinbrenner
George Michael Steinbrenner III was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. During Steinbrenner's 37-year ownership from 1973 to his death in July 2010, the longest in club history, the Yankees earned seven World Series...
. Many other Red Sox players and Boston athletes take part in the Radio-Telethon and in pre-game ceremonies at Fenway Park. Since 2002, this event has raised around $17 million for the Jimmy Fund and has received donations from all 50 states.
Hartford Colonials coverage
Two of the UFL team's games from Rentschler Field were broadcast on NESN in 2010, including the season opener. The Hartford Colonials (and the other UFL teams) have an eight game season.Shows
- NESN Daily is a nightly half-hour show that replaced SportsDeskSportsDeskSportsDesk is a former sports news television show that was shown every day on the New England Sports Network, USA. The last current primary anchors were Cole Wright and Jade McCarthy. Various reporters included Kathryn Tappen, Heidi Watney, Naoko Funayama, and Jayme Parker on a rare basis....
on August 6, 2010. The lead anchor is Randy Scott. - The Ultimate Red Sox Show, a weekly show recapping the week in Red Sox Nation, hosted by Heidi WatneyHeidi WatneyHeidi Watney is the Boston Red Sox on-field reporter for NESN. Prior to joining NESN, Watney was a weekend sports anchor for KMPH in Fresno, California...
. - Pocket Money is a 30 minute show that takes place on the streets of Boston asking fans sports trivia questions. The host is Paul "Fitzy" Fitzgerald (Nick Stevens). SportsTime OhioSportsTime OhioSportsTime Ohio is a regional sports network in Cleveland and northern Ohio, launched in 2006. It was created to air Cleveland Indians games, and is owned by the family which owns the team. It is also the cable television home of the Cleveland Browns...
and SportsNet New YorkSportsNet New YorkSportsNet New York is a New York City-based regional sports cable network which airs in the New York metro area and all of New York state, and nationwide via satellite. It is owned jointly by the New York Mets, Time Warner Cable, and NBCUniversal...
air a similar program called Beer Money. - The Buzz, a fast-paced Top 10 countdown of all things Bruins hosted by Naoko FunayamaNaoko FunayamaNaoko Funayama is a Japanese American sportscaster who currently serves as a rinkside reporter for Boston Bruins games on NESN.A graduate of Williams College and the Boston University College of Communication, Funayama got her start at Adelphia Cable 10 in Frederick, Maryland. In August 2004 she...
. - The Instigators, a show in which the latest hockey news is debated by Bruins analysts. Mike MilburyMike MilburyMichael Milbury is an American sportscaster currently working as an ice hockey analyst for the New England Sports Network , Hockey Night in Canada and the NHL on NBC. He played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League , all of them as a defenseman for the Boston Bruins...
, Jack EdwardsJack 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 :...
, and Andy BrickleyAndy BrickleyAndrew Brickley is a former professional hockey player, who spent 14 seasons playing in the National Hockey League, American Hockey League, and the International Hockey League...
were the original hosts of the show with Bob Beers and Lyndon ByersLyndon ByersLyndon Svi Byers is a Canadian-born radio host and retired professional ice hockey player.-Playing career:...
as substitutes. For the 2011-12 season, Edwards, Brickley, Tom CaronTom CaronTom Caron is a sportscaster and anchor on New England's NESN network.-Background:Caron is a graduate of Lewiston High School in Maine and Saint Michael's College in Vermont, where he majored in journalism....
, Billy JaffeBilly JaffeBilly Jaffe is the former color analyst for the New York Islanders on MSG Plus. He is a color analyst and reporter for nationally televised hockey games on Versus.-Playing career:...
, and Ian MoranIan MoranIan Patrick Moran is a professional ice hockey defenceman, who currently is a free agent.-Early years:Moran grew up in Acton, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston...
will serve as hosts. - Charlie Moore Outdoors, a fishing and outdoors show hosted by Charlie Moore.
- The Red Sox Report, hosted by Don Orsillo with reporter Rob Crawford.
- Sox in 2/Bruins in 2, a two hour replay of the previous night's game, usually aired at midnight and early afternoon the next day (Not aired when the Red Sox play games on the West CoastPacific Time ZoneThe Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 120th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory. During daylight saving time, its time offset is UTC-7.In the United States...
). - RemDawg Unleashed, a half-hour of bloopers and funny moments from Don OrsilloDon OrsilloDon Orsillo is the play-by-play announcer for Boston Red Sox games on the New England Sports Network.-Early life and career:...
and Jerry RemyJerry RemyGerald Peter "Rem Dawg" Remy is a Major League Baseball broadcaster and former Major League Baseball second baseman. Remy grew up in Somerset, Massachusetts.-Playing career:...
. - The Remy's, an awards show showcasing the top moments and players from the first half of the Red Sox' season. The "Top Dawg" of 2006 (its first season) was Jonathan PapelbonJonathan PapelbonJonathan Robert Papelbon is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. Before joining the Phillies, Papelbon played with the Boston Red Sox from 2005-2011....
. A postseason edition is also aired. - The Brick's, an awards show showcasing the top moments and players from the first half of the Bruins' season. A postseason edition of the show is also aired.
- Red Sox Classics, old Red Sox games that have been deemed classic because of events happening in the game or someone achieving some kind of record are shown. Walk Off Sox is essentially the same program, but with a walk-offWalk-off home runIn baseball, a walk-off home run is a home run that ends the game. It must be a home run that gives the home team the lead in the bottom of the final inning of the game—either the ninth inning, or any extra inning, or any other regularly scheduled final inning...
win by the Red Sox. - Bruins Classics, shows old Boston Bruins games condensed to fit a one-hour time slot.
- Red Sox Hot Stove is a Red Sox show that is hosted by Tom CaronTom CaronTom Caron is a sportscaster and anchor on New England's NESN network.-Background:Caron is a graduate of Lewiston High School in Maine and Saint Michael's College in Vermont, where he majored in journalism....
and is played during the baseball offseason. Many guest stars such as Gordon EdesGordon EdesGordon Edes is an American sportswriter and covers baseball for . He is best known for his long time coverage of the Boston Red Sox baseball beat for the Boston Globe. He is a voter for the Baseball Hall of Fame....
, Nick Cafardo, Sean McAdamSean McAdam (journalist)Sean McAdam is a sports writer for FoxSports.com, CSNNE.com, and the Boston Herald and a former writer for The Providence Journal and ESPN.com...
and Jerry RemyJerry RemyGerald Peter "Rem Dawg" Remy is a Major League Baseball broadcaster and former Major League Baseball second baseman. Remy grew up in Somerset, Massachusetts.-Playing career:...
also appear. - Friday Night Fenway, a 30 minute show before Red Sox pregame, that airs every Friday night the Red Sox are home. Tom Caron hosts, along with Jerry Remy and Don Orsillo.
- Monster Monday, a 30 minute show before Red Sox pregame, that airs every Monday night. Tom Caron hosts.
- Minor League Baseball, NESN airs multiple Pawtucket Red SoxPawtucket Red SoxThe Pawtucket Red Sox are the minor league baseball Triple-A affiliates of the Boston Red Sox and belong to the International League...
games each season, as well as Futures at Fenway, a double header in which the PawSox and Portland Sea DogsPortland Sea DogsThe Portland Sea Dogs are the Double-A minor league affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. Established in 1994 and based in Portland, Maine, the Sea Dogs play in the Northern Division of the Eastern League....
play. Eric Frede formerly handled the play-by-play with Ken Ryan as color commentator. - Little League Baseball, in 2008 and 2009, NESN aired the New England Regional Little League Tournament in August.
- Dennis and Callahan, NESN began airing a 3-hour simulcast of this WEEIWEEIWEEI 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...
morning show starting on November 16, 2010. - English Premier League match of the week. NESN shows tape-delayed matches of select Fox Soccer ChannelFox Soccer ChannelFox Soccer is an American television specialty channel, owned by News Corporation's Fox Entertainment Group, that specializes in soccer. It formerly broadcast rugby and Australian rules football, but is now dedicated strictly to soccer...
’s coverage of the Premier League. Most games feature Liverpool F.C.Liverpool F.C.Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
, which, like NESN, is owned by New England Sports Ventures.
- NESN also airs college basketball, soccer, college football, tennis, the Celebrity Spotlight series, Dirty Water TV, UFC Wired, Golf Destination, After the Game, and Shining City.
Former shows
- SportsDeskSportsDeskSportsDesk is a former sports news television show that was shown every day on the New England Sports Network, USA. The last current primary anchors were Cole Wright and Jade McCarthy. Various reporters included Kathryn Tappen, Heidi Watney, Naoko Funayama, and Jayme Parker on a rare basis....
was a twice-daily half hour-long show reporting on the teams and players who matter to New England viewers. It was generally shown in the evening after Red Sox or Bruins coverage. In the morning it was rerun from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. (9 a.m. on mornings when Bruins or Red Sox do not play) in half-hour blocks. Jade McCarthy and Cole Wright were the lead anchors; Jayme Parker served as a reporter. Tony MassarottiTony MassarottiAnthony 'Tony' Massarotti is an American newspaper sportswriter, author and online and print contributor for the Boston Globe. He also co-hosts a sports talk radio show on WBZ-FM with former Boston Herald columnist Michael Felger...
, former Celtic Dana BarrosDana BarrosDana Bruce Barros is a retired American professional basketball player from the NBA. Before the NBA he played at Boston College, finishing as one of the school's all-time leading scorers....
, former Patriot Ted JohnsonTed JohnsonTed Curtis Johnson is a former American football player in the National Football League. He grew up in Carlsbad, California where he graduated from Carlsbad High School in 1991. From there he attended the University of Colorado and was drafted by the Patriots in the second round of the 1995 NFL...
, Mike Adams, James Murphy, and others contributed to the show regularly. - SportsDesk Lights Out was a weekly wrap up show that aired on Sunday at 10 p.m. and re-aired at 11 p.m. It was hosted by Cole Wright or Jade McCarthyJade McCarthyJade McCarthy an American sportscaster who is a former host of NESN Daily on NESN.Prior to joining NESN, McCarthy was a sports anchor at WCAU in Philadelphia where she won numerous Sports Emmy Awards. She started her career at WGGB-TV in Springfield, Massachusetts. She then moved to WAFF, the NBC...
and generally covered all the top sports stories of the week. - Sox AppealSox AppealSox Appeal is a reality television series that premiered August 1, 2007 on NESN. It is a Boston Red Sox themed dating game show that follows a man or woman during three, two-inning long blind dates that take place over the course of a Red Sox game. During the seventh inning stretch, the fan chooses...
was a reality televisionReality televisionReality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
series began airing in August 2007. It is a Red Sox themed dating game showDating game showDating game shows are television game shows, some say reality game shows, that incorporate a dating system in the form of a game with clear rules. Human matchmaking is involved only in selecting the game's contestants - usually for amusement value as opposed to any concern for their happiness or...
that follows a man or woman during three, two-inning long blind dates that take place over the course of a Red Sox game. - NESN's Comedy All Stars was a 30 minute show that features various stand-up comics. Most of the jokes are geared towards Boston sports.
- Breakfast with the Sox/Breakfast with the Bruins, a one hour replay of the previous night's game. Originally aired when the Sox are on the west coast, later expanded to every morning after a game, expanded to include Bruins games in 2007. Ended in November 2010 when NESN began simulcasting WEEI's morning show, Dennis and Callahan.
Graphics
NESN has different-colored borders on its graphics according to the event being aired. They include: redRed
Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...
(Red Sox), gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
(Bruins), blue
Blue
Blue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440–490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colours. On the HSV Colour Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a colour corresponding to an equal...
(NCAA and NESN Daily) and green
Green
Green is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nanometres. In the subtractive color system, it is not a primary color, but is created out of a mixture of yellow and blue, or yellow and cyan; it is considered...
(golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
and tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
).
NESN has a sports ticker, called The Edge, at the bottom of the screen similar to the one found on ESPN. It is on during :20/:50 intervals only during a live event.
Current on-air staff
- Dale ArnoldDale ArnoldDale 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...
- Bruins studio host - Dana BarrosDana BarrosDana Bruce Barros is a retired American professional basketball player from the NBA. Before the NBA he played at Boston College, finishing as one of the school's all-time leading scorers....
- NESN basketball insider - Uri BerenguerUri BerenguerUri Berenguer-Ramos is the play-by-play announcer for the Boston Red Sox Spanish Beisbol Network.Berenguer joined the Spanish Beisbol Network in 2002 as a statistician, engineer, pregame and postgame host, and play-by-play announcer. He had previously worked as a statistician for WEEI and in the...
- NESN Daily reporter - Andy BrickleyAndy BrickleyAndrew Brickley is a former professional hockey player, who spent 14 seasons playing in the National Hockey League, American Hockey League, and the International Hockey League...
- Bruins color commentator - Lyndon ByersLyndon ByersLyndon Svi Byers is a Canadian-born radio host and retired professional ice hockey player.-Playing career:...
- NESN hockey insider - Tom CaronTom CaronTom Caron is a sportscaster and anchor on New England's NESN network.-Background:Caron is a graduate of Lewiston High School in Maine and Saint Michael's College in Vermont, where he majored in journalism....
- Red Sox studio host and Hockey East play-by-play - Dennis EckersleyDennis EckersleyDennis Lee Eckersley , nicknamed "Eck", is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher. Eckersley had success as a starter, but gained his greatest fame as a closer, becoming the first of only two pitchers in Major League history to have both a 20-win season and a 50-save season in a career .He...
- Red Sox studio analyst - Jack EdwardsJack 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 :...
- Bruins play-by-play - Naoko FunayamaNaoko FunayamaNaoko Funayama is a Japanese American sportscaster who currently serves as a rinkside reporter for Boston Bruins games on NESN.A graduate of Williams College and the Boston University College of Communication, Funayama got her start at Adelphia Cable 10 in Frederick, Maryland. In August 2004 she...
- Bruins ice-level reporter and host of The Buzz - Peter GammonsPeter GammonsPeter Gammons is an American sportswriter, media personality, and a recipient of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for outstanding baseball writing, given by the BBWAA.-Education:...
- Red Sox studio analyst/reporter and NESN.com contributor - Kerry HealeyKerry HealeyKerry Murphy Healey was the 70th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. She served from 2003 to 2007 with Governor Mitt Romney. She was the 2006 Republican nominee for Governor of Massachusetts, losing to Democrat Deval Patrick in November 2006...
- Shining City host - Jeff Howe - NESN.com Patriots insider
- Ted JohnsonTed JohnsonTed Curtis Johnson is a former American football player in the National Football League. He grew up in Carlsbad, California where he graduated from Carlsbad High School in 1991. From there he attended the University of Colorado and was drafted by the Patriots in the second round of the 1995 NFL...
- NESN football insider - Gord KluzakGord KluzakGordon Glen Kluzak is a retired NHL defenceman who played his entire abbreviated career for the Boston Bruins, and is now a broadcaster for the team.-Playing career:...
- Bruins studio analyst - Tony Lee - NESN Daily Red Sox insider
- Mike MilburyMike MilburyMichael Milbury is an American sportscaster currently working as an ice hockey analyst for the New England Sports Network , Hockey Night in Canada and the NHL on NBC. He played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League , all of them as a defenseman for the Boston Bruins...
- Bruins studio analyst and host of The Instigators - Kevin MillarKevin MillarKevin Charles Millar is an American former professional baseball first baseman and current analyst for MLB Network and New England Sports Network. Millar played college baseball at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, where he continues to reside in the off-season. Millar is the nephew of former...
- Red Sox studio analyst - Charlie Moore - Host of Charlie Moore Outdoors
- Don OrsilloDon OrsilloDon Orsillo is the play-by-play announcer for Boston Red Sox games on the New England Sports Network.-Early life and career:...
- Red Sox play-by-play - Barry PedersonBarry PedersonBarry Alan Pederson is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League between 1980 and 1992...
- Bruins studio analyst - Jerry RemyJerry RemyGerald Peter "Rem Dawg" Remy is a Major League Baseball broadcaster and former Major League Baseball second baseman. Remy grew up in Somerset, Massachusetts.-Playing career:...
- Red Sox color commentator - Jim RiceJim RiceJames Edward "Jim" Rice , nicknamed "Jim Ed", is a former Major League Baseball left fielder.Jim Rice played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox from 1974 to 1989...
- Red Sox studio analyst - Randy Scott - NESN Daily anchor
- Heidi WatneyHeidi WatneyHeidi Watney is the Boston Red Sox on-field reporter for NESN. Prior to joining NESN, Watney was a weekend sports anchor for KMPH in Fresno, California...
- Red Sox field reporter and host of The Ultimate Red Sox Show
Notable former staff
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- Tina CervasioTina CervasioTina Cervasio is a U.S. television and radio sportscaster, currently working for the MSG Network as the sideline reporter for the New York Knicks and New York Red Bulls telecasts, as well as contributing as a reporter and host on the network's other sports programs...
- John Chandler
- Jim CorsiJim CorsiJames Bernard Corsi was a pitcher for the Oakland Athletics , Houston Astros , Florida Marlins , Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles ....
- Fred CusickFred CusickFrederick 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...
- Kent DerdivanisKent DerdivanisKent Derdivanis is an American sportscaster.Derdivanis career began as a play by play announcer for University of Arizona Wildcats football and basketball games. In 1981, Derdivanis became the voice of the Milwaukee Brewers on WVTV. He left WVTV in 1984 to become the NESN's first play by play...
- Eric FredeEric FredeEric Frede is an American sportscaster who has worked for NESN since 2002. He currently serves as the play-by-play announcer for NESN College Football Saturday broadcasts he left NESN and joined CSN New England and is currently an anchor for the SportsNet Central program on that...
- Glenn GeffnerGlenn GeffnerGlenn Geffner, a Miami native, is a radio play-by-play announcer for the Miami Marlins. Geffner joined the Marlins radio broadcast team in 2008, his 12th season in the Major Leagues and his 17th year in professional baseball as a broadcaster and front office executive. Geffner partners with Dave...
- Kara HendersonKara HendersonKara Henderson is a sports announcer for the NFL Network.Henderson provides in-depth interviews, pregame and postgame reports and sideline reports for a variety of shows across the network including NFL Total Access, Around the League, NFL GameDay Morning and NFL GameDay Final...
- Bob KurtzBob KurtzBob Kurtz, founder of , is a director, producer, artist, and designer who primarily works in films and TV commercials. He attended the Chouinard Art Institute...
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- Hazel MaeHazel MaeHazel Mae is a sportscaster in Canada. She was the former lead anchor for the New England Sports Network's SportsDesk news program and most recently the anchor on MLB Network. She is the current anchor for Rogers Sportsnet's 6PM broadcast of Sportsnet Connected. Mae worked for Sportsnet until...
- Ned MartinNed MartinEdwin Martin was an American sportscaster, known primarily as a play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox from to...
- Jade McCarthyJade McCarthyJade McCarthy an American sportscaster who is a former host of NESN Daily on NESN.Prior to joining NESN, McCarthy was a sports anchor at WCAU in Philadelphia where she won numerous Sports Emmy Awards. She started her career at WGGB-TV in Springfield, Massachusetts. She then moved to WAFF, the NBC...
- Sean McDonoughSean McDonoughSean McDonough is an American sportscaster, currently employed by ESPN.-Early life and career:The son of Boston Globe sportswriter Will McDonough, Sean graduated from Syracuse University in 1984. It was in Syracuse where McDonough began his broadcasting career in 1982 as the play-by-play announcer...
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- Dawn MitchellDawn MitchellDawn Mitchell is an Emmy Award–winning American sportscaster who has worked as a sports anchor and reporter for KMSP-TV in Minneapolis since 2004. She recently won an Emmy in 2010....
- Bob Montgomery
- Wendi NixWendi Nix-Professional:Wendi primarily handles coverage for NFL and College Football games featuring teams from the New England area. Prior to working for ESPN, Nix was a weekend sports anchor at WHDH in Boston and previously reported for Fox Sports Net, NESN and WPDE in South Carolina...
- Jayme Parker
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- Bob RodgersBob RodgersBob Rodgers is a former sportscaster and prodcuer who worked for the New England Sports Network from 1987-2004.Rodgers joined NESN in 1987 as an associate producer. He became an on-camera personality in June 1993; co-hosting SportsDesk with Dawn Mitchell. In 1996 he became the host of the Boston...
- Derek SandersonDerek SandersonDerek Michael Sanderson, nicknamed "Turk", , is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is now a bank executive and restaurateur....
- Dave SheaDave Shea (broadcaster)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. - Career :...
- Rob Simpson
- Amy StoneAmy StoneAmy Stone is a former American television personality.Stone was born in Brunswick, Maine and raised in Michigan. She graduated from University of Michigan in 1989 with degrees in communications and film. Stone began her career as a producer at WDIV-TV in June 1989...
- Kathryn TappenKathryn TappenKathryn Tappen is an American sportscaster who currently works for the NHL Network.Tappen began her career at CSTV in 2003, where she hosted a variety of programs....
- Debbi TaylorDebbi TaylorDebbi Taylor, formerly Debbi Wrobleski, is a reporter for the Mid-Atlantic Sports NetworkDebbi got her start in sports broadcasting at NESN, where she hosted the morning show, as well as doing feature interviews and reporting for Boston Red Sox games....
- Cole Wright
NESN HD
NESN HD is a 1080i1080i
1080i is the shorthand name for a high-definition television mode. The i means interlaced video; 1080i differs from 1080p, in which the p stands for progressive scan. The term 1080i assumes a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, implying a frame size of 1920×1080 pixels...
high definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
simulcast
Simulcast
Simulcast, shorthand for "simultaneous broadcast", refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time. For example, Absolute Radio is simulcast on both AM and on satellite radio, and the BBC's Prom concerts are often...
of NESN, featuring HD broadcasts of Red Sox and Bruins games and of other original content.
The HD service's early tagline was "Red Sox Tradition in High Definition."
NESN Plus
NESN Plus is an alternate cable channel, activated when the Bruins and Red Sox play at the same time. Originally Comcast systems utilized NECN or CN8 for NESN Plus while other stations placed NESN Plus on an empty channel or a local Public-access televisionPublic-access television
Public-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
cable TV channel. One team will play on the main channel (if the Bruins are in the playoffs they get priority for the main channel), while the other will play on NESN Plus. DirecTV
DirecTV
DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
added it in both SD and HD on April 11, 2009.
NESN National
NESN National is a separate NESN channel for cable systems outside of New England. It carries alternate program during Red Sox and Bruins games, but pre and post games are shown. Time Warner CableTime Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...
in North and South Carolina was the first provider pick it up. Brighthouse Networks in Michigan added it on November 1, 2010. It is different than the national feed of NESN available on DirecTV and Dish Network in which Red Sox and/or Bruins games can be watched outside of New England with a subscription to MLB Extra Innings
MLB Extra Innings
MLB Extra Innings is an Out-of-Market Sports Package distributed in North America by satellite provider DirecTV since 1996 and by most cable providers since 2001. The package allows its subscribers to see up to 80 out-of-market Major League Baseball games a week using local over the air stations...
and/or NHL Center Ice
NHL Center Ice
NHL Center Ice is an Out-of-Market Sports Package distributed by most cable and satellite providers in the United States and Canada. The package allows its subscribers to see up to forty out-of-market National Hockey League games a week using local and national television networks.NHL Center Ice...
.
See also
- List of DirecTV channels
- List of Dish Network channels
- Sports in New EnglandSports in New EnglandTwo popular American sports were invented in New England. Basketball was invented by James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891. Volleyball was invented by William G. Morgan in Holyoke, Massachusetts, in 1895...