KEN SINGLETON (YES Network)
"Former major leaguer Ken Singleton enters his eighth season as a game analyst and announcer for YES Network broadcasts of the New York Yankees. Known on the diamond as a consistent power hitter, Singleton has proven to be equally as reliable since joining the radio and television broadcast booths.
Prior to joining YES, Singleton divided his time calling play-by-play and providing commentary at the MSG Network. In 1998, he was part of MSG's production team that won four New York Emmys for its Yankees coverage.
Singleton joined the MSG Network in 1997 from The Sports Network (TSN), where he served as analyst for the Montreal Expos from 1985-96. From 1991-96, he also called play-by-play and served as analyst for CIQ Radio, the Expos' flagship radio network. In 1996 and '97, he was named by FOX Sports as a lead analyst for Saturday afternoon baseball broadcasts. In 1997 and '98, he worked as an analyst for Major League Baseball International.
Singleton enjoyed a 15-year major league career with the New York Mets, Montreal Expos and Baltimore Orioles, batting .282 with 317 doubles and 246 home runs. He is one of only six players in baseball history to hit 35 or more home runs in a season as a switch-hitter. He also ranks among the all-time leaders in most Baltimore offensive categories, including homers, RBI and total bases. During his career, Singleton was named to the American League All-Star team in 1977, '79 and '81. He was named Most Valuable Oriole in 1975, '77 and '79 and was a member of the Orioles' 1983 World Championship team. In 1982, he was the recipient of Major League Baseball's Roberto Clemente Award, honoring him for his contributions both on and off the field.
A native New Yorker, Singleton played both baseball and basketball in high school and also played baseball in the Bronx Federation League at Macombs Dam Park on the current site of the new Yankee Stadium. After getting a basketball scholarship to Hofstra University and playing baseball as well for one year, Singleton was drafted by the Mets in 1967.
He enjoys golf and reading historical novels and lives with his wife Suzanne in Sparks, Maryland. He also has three sons and a daughter."
-2009 New York Yankees Media Guide
JOHN FLAHERTY (YES Network)
"Former Yankees catcher John Flaherty enters his fourth season as a field reporter, studio analyst and game analyst for YES Network telecasts in 2009.
Drafted by Boston in 1988, Flaherty progressed through the Red Sox farm system before joining their major league squad in 1992. He played 14 seasons in the majors with Boston (1992-93), Detroit (1994-96), San Diego (1996-97), Tampa Bay (1998-2002) and the Yankees (2003-05), compiling a .252 average with 80 home runs in 1,047 games.
Flaherty brought his knowledge of the game and his veteran style of leadership to the Yankees clubhouse when he signed as a free agent in 2003. He played in 134 games with the Yankees across three seasons, and will be long-remembered for his dramatic pinch-hit, walk-off single that defeated the Red Sox in the 13th inning of a 5-4 victory on July 1, 2004.
Flaherty is a New York City native and a graduate of George Washington University."
-2009 New York Yankees Media Guide
KIMBERLY JONES (YES Network)
"Kimberly Jones returns for her fifth season as a Yankees pregame and postgame clubhouse reporter. She is also a contributor to YES Network's This Week in Football and Yankees Hot Stove shows, as well as occasionally hosting talk shows on WFAN-AM 660 in New York.
Jones previously spent four and a half years at the Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), where she covered the New York Giants for three seasons and was the NFL columnist for one. For the 2005 NFL season, she continued to contribute to the Star-Ledger's Sunday NFL notes column and also appeared as an NFL contributor on Out of Bounds on CN8, the Comcast Network.
Prior to moving to New Jersey, Jones worked at the Central Daily Times (State College, Pennsylvania), where she was the beat writer for Penn State football and men's basketball.
Jones graduated from Penn State with a B.A. in journalism and an M.S. in exercise and sports science. Following graduation, she completed an internship in the communications department of the Big Ten Conference in suburban Chicago. A native of Dallastown, PA, she currently resides in Bergen County, NJ."
-2009 New York Yankees Media Guide
AL LEITER (YES Network)
"Entering his fourth year with the YES Network, former Yankees pitcher Al Leiter has established himself as an outstanding color commentator, providing viewers with insight gained from his 19 years as a player in the major leagues. Prior to signing with YES, Leiter had worked as a postseason game analyst for FOX Sports and ESPN.
Originally drafted by the Yankees in 1984, Leiter played parts of 19 professional seasons with the New York Yankees (1987-89, 2005), Toronto Blue Jays (1989-95), Florida Marlins (1996-97, 2005) and New York Mets (1998-2004). He was a two-time All-Star (1996, 2000) and was a part of three World Championship teams (Toronto in 1992 and 1993 and Florida in 1997). On May 11, 1996 Leiter tossed the first no-hitter in Marlins history in an 11-0 win against Colorado.
Leiter returned to the Yankees in a trade in July 2005. His start against the Boston Red Sox on July 17 at Fenway Park marked a span of 16 years and 82 days between Yankees starts (first since April 26, 1989 against Kansas City), the longest gap between starts by a Yankee in franchise history.
A native of Bayville, New Jersey, Leiter has been nearly as busy off the field as he was on it. Since 1996 he has donated more than $1.5 million to various charities in the New York area and South Florida. In 2000 he was honored by Major League Baseball with the Roberto Clemente Award for his contributions to the community and in 2002, he was appointed to the board of directors of the Twin Towers Fund in New York City.
He was named the March of Dimes Sportsman of the Year in 2003 and the John V. Mara Sportsman of the Year in 2004 by the Catholic Youth Organization. With his wife, Lori, he created Leiter's Landing, a charitable organization committed to the betterment of youth through education, health care and social and community service. Leiter has also been the recipient of numerous other awards and honors as a result of his charity work, including the 2008 'Breakthrough Spirit Award' at the Children's Cancer and Blood Foundation gala in New York City."
-2009 New York Yankees Media Guide
PAUL O'NEILL (YES Network)
"Paul O'Neill returns for his eighth consecutive season in broadcast television in 2009, serving as a game analyst for the YES Network.
The gritty and revered five-time All-Star outfielder played 17 years in the majors, spending his final nine seasons in pinstripes. He appeared in six World Series, winning five titles including four with the Yankees (1996, 1998-2000).
Affectionately known as a warrior to most Yankees followers, O'Neill began his major league career in 1985 with the Cincinnati Reds and earned the first of his five World Championships in 1990. He joined the Yankees in 1993 after eight seasons with the Reds, and in 1994 claimed the American League batting title with a .359 average. From July 1995 to May 1997, he played in 235 consecutive games in right field without making an error. In 2001, at the age of 38, O'Neill became the oldest player in major league history to steal 20 bases and hit 20 home runs in the same season.
He lives in his native Cincinnati with his wife, Nevalee, and their three children: Andrew, Aaron and Alexandria. He was named 'Father of the Year' in June 2008 by the National Father's Day Council at its 67th Annual Father of the Year dinner in New York."
-2009 New York Yankees Media Guide
JOHN STERLING (WCBS)
"'Yankees win! Theeeeeee Yankees win!'
If anything has become synonymous with the Yankees' run of success over recent years, it is John Sterling's memorable conclusion to so many Yankees victories. As the radio voice to 162 games a year, plus preseason and postseason, he has called 3,299 official games (3,171 regular season/128 postseason) over the last 20 seasons without missing even one, making him one of the most recognized- and imitated- voices in all of New York sports.
Sterling joined the Yankees broadcast team in 1989 from Atlanta's TBS and WSB Radio, where he called Hawks basketball (1981-89) and Braves games (1982-87). It marked a return to the town where he first achieved fame, hosting a talk show on WMCA from 1971-78 and calling the Nets (1975-80, and as a fill-in in 1997) and Islanders (1975-78) for WMCA, WVNJ, WWOR-TV and SportsChannel.
Sterling also previously called Morgan State football (eight years) and Washington Bullets basketball (1981). In addition to his seven years at WMCA and a year at WSB in Atlanta, he has also hosted talk shows on WFAN and WABC in New York. He has not missed a broadcast of any kind since the fall of 1981.
As host of the YES Network's acclaimed Yankeeography series, Sterling has won a total of nine Emmy Awards since 2003. He has also been honored by the New Jersey Sportswriters Association with its Radio-TV Excellence Award (1999). In addition, his call of a Jason Giambi home run on WCBS radio in 2002 was voted Best Baseball Call of the Year in a poll conducted by MLB.com. When he's not in the booth, Sterling serves as a master of on-field ceremonies for major Yankees events.
Sterling enjoys attending Broadway shows and boasts an extensive knowledge of the lyrics to many American pop standards. In 2007, he embarked on his own Broadway venture in a cabaret show titled 'Baseball and Broadway' in which he both served as emcee and sang alongside Broadway talent.
For the past 16 years he has been a spokesman for the Leukemia Society of America. He enjoys reading, movies and swimming. He lives in Bergen County, New Jersey and is the proud father of four children: daughter Abigail and triplets Veronica, Bradford and Derek."
-2009 New York Yankees Media Guide
CARLOS SILVA (Producer/Engineer, WCBS)
Carlos Silva, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, enters his fourth season producing and engineering Yankees games on WCBS Radio 880 AM. The 2009 season will [also] mark his ninth year working on Spanish language Yankees broadcasts and his 20th overall season in baseball. Silva has also worked for ESPN radio, Phillies Spanish radio, and the NBA's Orlando Magic.
In the off-season, he resides in Tampa, Florida with his wife, Teresa, and his children Leslie, Kimberly and Matthew."
-2009 New York Yankees Media Guide
BETO VILLA (WADO)
"The Venezuelan-born Beto Villa has broadcast Yankees games since the beginning of the club's Spanish radio network in 1997, becoming one of the most recognized voices in baseball. The 2009 season will mark Villa's 13th as the 'Spanish Voice of the Yankees.' His famous home run call, 'La Bola va atras, se va, se va, se va, se vaaaaaaaaa ... se fue de cuadrangular ... jonron de!' has made him very popular in the tri-state area and around the world.
Beto provides Spanish listeners with thorough and thoughtful Yankees coverage. He treasures his pages and pages of statistics of Latin American ballplayers, which he uses during his radiocasts.
Since beginning his career in 1981, he has had the opportunity to broadcast both the Major League World Series and the Caribbean World Series. He is currently a senior editor of Latinobaseball.com, a website covering Latin American ballplayers in the major leagues and the winter leagues. Beto has a daughter, Margarita."
-2009 New York Yankees Media Guide
FRANCISCO RIVERA (WADO)
"Francisco Rivera, a native of Morovis, Puerto Rico, received his Bachelor's degree in Spanish literature from Rutgers University. In 1978, he graduated from the Cambridge University-affiliated Miguel Angel Torres School of Communications in Manhattan. He began his communications career covering NBA basketball for WADO Radio. In 1992, Rivera was one of the pioneers of the talk show WADO Deportivo where he worked until 2003.
Since 1995, Rivera has been involved in baseball as a color commentator and play-by-play announcer, covering the Philadelphia Phillies for Radio Tropical from 1995 to 1998 and worked the American League Championship Series in 2003 and 2004 for ESPN. He has been in the Yankees' broadcast booth since 2005.
-2009 New York Yankees Media Guide
FELIX DEJESUS (WADO)
"Felix DeJesus, a native New Yorker, enters his fourth season as a color commentator for the New York Yankees. He currently writes for Latinobaseball.com and is one of the co-hosts of El Mundo de Las Grandes Ligas, an internet show on MLB Radio.
DeJesus has been involved with the Hispanic market since 1993 when he became the color commentator for the NHL's Florida Panthers. He has worked in all areas of broadcasting- television, radio and the internet. From 1998 to 2004 he covered major league baseball on television for XTRA Innings in New York. He covered the Caribbean World Series in 2002 for New York's Radio Unica 1660 AM and served as one of the play-by-play voices for the international broadcast of the 2007 Caribbean Series. He has also worked for FOX Sports, ESPN International and CNN. In 1999, he became the first announcer to broadcast in SAP for NBC News. DeJesus has also served the last three years as the Spanish language translator for Showtime Championship Boxing.
DeJesus graduated for Fordham University in 1988 with a degree in economics and currently resides in the tri-state area. He and his wife, Melissa, have two sons, Christopher and Brendan."
-2009 New York Yankees Media Guide
Saturday, November 28, 2015
Friday, November 27, 2015
2009 Ford C. Frick Award Winner: Tony Kubek
"The Yankees congratulate Tony Kubek for being selected as the 2009 Ford C. Frick Award winner for his contributions to broadcasting. Kubek played for the club from 1957-65 and was a member of seven World Series teams, including winners in 1958, '61 and '62. He earned the 1957 Rookie of the Year Award as a 21-year-old, batting .297 (128-for-431) with 56 runs scored, three home runs and 39 RBI in 127 games while appearing in at least 20 games at five different positions. He was also selected for four All-Star Games (1958, 1959- second game, 1961- both games) and finished his career with a .266 lifetime batting average (1,109-for-4,167), 57 home runs and 373 RBIs in 1,092 games primarily at shortstop.
Upon his retirement as a player in 1965, Kubek began his broadcasting career with NBC and became known to national audiences while doing 'Game of the Week' telecasts until 1989. From 1977-89, he also worked as a television analyst for the Toronto Blue Jays before joining the Yankees booth in 1990, where he stayed until his retirement from broadcasting in 1994.
Over his distinguished career Kubek worked 11 World Series, 14 American League Championship Series and 10 All-Star Games. He becomes the first broadcaster who worked exclusively as an analyst to win the Frick Award, and the fourth former major leaguer to win the honor, joining Joe Garagiola, Bob Uecker and Jerry Coleman."
-2009 New York Yankees Media Guide
Upon his retirement as a player in 1965, Kubek began his broadcasting career with NBC and became known to national audiences while doing 'Game of the Week' telecasts until 1989. From 1977-89, he also worked as a television analyst for the Toronto Blue Jays before joining the Yankees booth in 1990, where he stayed until his retirement from broadcasting in 1994.
Over his distinguished career Kubek worked 11 World Series, 14 American League Championship Series and 10 All-Star Games. He becomes the first broadcaster who worked exclusively as an analyst to win the Frick Award, and the fourth former major leaguer to win the honor, joining Joe Garagiola, Bob Uecker and Jerry Coleman."
-2009 New York Yankees Media Guide
Saturday, November 21, 2015
2010 New York Yankees Broacasters
KEN SINGLETON (YES Network)
"Former major leaguer Ken Singleton enters his ninth season as a game analyst and announcer for YES Network broadcasts of the New York Yankees. Known on the diamond as a consistent power hitter, Singleton has proven to be equally as reliable since joining the radio and television broadcast booths.
Prior to joining YES, Singleton divided his time calling play-by-play and providing commentary at the MSG Network. In 1998, he was part of MSG's production team that won four New York Emmys for its Yankees coverage.
Singleton joined the MSG Network in 1997 from The Sports Network (TSN), where he served as analyst for the Montreal Expos from 1985-96. From 1991-96, he also called play-by-play and served as analyst for CIQ Radio, the Expos' flagship radio network. In 1996 and '97, he was named by FOX Sports as a lead analyst for Saturday afternoon baseball broadcasts. In 1997 and '98, he worked as an analyst for Major League Baseball International.
Singleton enjoyed a 15-year major league career with the New York Mets, Montreal Expos and Baltimore Orioles, batting .282 with 317 doubles and 246 home runs. He is one of only six players in baseball history to hit 35 or more home runs in a season as a switch-hitter. He also ranks among the all-time leaders in most Baltimore offensive categories, including homers, RBI and total bases. During his career, Singleton was named to the American League All-Star team in 1977, '79 and '81. He was named Most Valuable Oriole in 1975, '77 and '79 and was a member of the Orioles' 1983 World Championship team. In 1982, he was the recipient of Major League Baseball's Roberto Clemente Award, honoring him for his contributions both on and off the field.
A native New Yorker, Singleton played both baseball and basketball in high school, and also played baseball in the Bronx Federation League at Macombs Dam Park on the current site of Yankee Stadium. After getting a basketball scholarship to Hofstra University and playing baseball as well for one year, Singleton was drafted by the Mets in 1967.
He enjoys golf and reading historical novels and lives with his wife Suzanne in Sparks, Maryland. He also has three sons and a daughter."
-New York Yankees 2010 Media Information & Record Guide
JOHN FLAHERTY (YES Network)
"Former Yankees catcher John Flaherty enters his fifth season as a field reporter, studio analyst and game analyst for YES Network telecasts in 2010.
Drafted by Boston in 1988, Flaherty progressed through the Red Sox farm system before joining their major league squad in 1992. He played 14 seasons in the majors with Boston (1992-93), Detroit (1994-96), San Diego (1996-97), Tampa Bay (1998-2002) and the Yankees (2003-05), compiling a .252 average with 80 home runs in 1,047 games.
Flaherty brought his knowledge of the game and his veteran style of leadership to the Yankees clubhouse when he signed as a free agent in 2003. He played in 134 games with the Yankees across three seasons, and will be long-remembered for his dramatic pinch-hit, walk-off single that defeated the Red Sox in the 13th inning of a 5-4 victory on July 1, 2004, in the contest that featured Derek Jeter's famous dive into the third base stands.
Flaherty is a New York City native and a graduate of George Washington University. On May 15, 2009 he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, New York."
-New York Yankees 2010 Media Information & Record Guide
KIMBERLY JONES (YES Network)
"Kimberly Jones returns for her sixth season as a Yankees pregame and postgame clubhouse reporter. She is also a contributor to YES Network's This Week in Football and Yankees Hot Stove shows, as well as occasionally hosting talk shows on WFAN-AM 660 in New York.
Jones previously spent four and a half years at the Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), where she covered the New York Giants for three seasons and was the NFL columnist for one. For the 2005 NFL season, she continued to contribute to the Star-Ledger's Sunday NFL notes column and also appeared as an NFL contributor on Out of Bounds on CN8, the Comcast Network.
Prior to moving to New Jersey, Jones worked at the Central Daily Times (State College, Pennsylvania), where she was the beat writer for Penn State football and men's basketball.
Jones graduated from Penn State with a B.A. in journalism and an M.S. in exercise and sports science. Following graduation, she completed an internship in the communications department of the Big Ten Conference in suburban Chicago. A native of Dallastown, PA, she currently resides in Bergen County, NJ."
-New York Yankees 2010 Media Information & Record Guide
AL LEITER (YES Network)
"Entering his fifth year with the YES Network, former Yankees pitcher Al Leiter has established himself as an outstanding color commentator, providing viewers with insight gained from his 19 years as a player in the major leagues. Prior to signing with YES, Leiter had worked as a postseason game analyst for FOX Sports and ESPN.
Originally drafted by the Yankees in 1984, Leiter played parts of 19 professional seasons with the New York Yankees (1987-89, 2005), Toronto Blue Jays (1989-95), Florida Marlins (1996-97, 2005) and New York Mets (1998-2004). He was a two-time All-Star (1996, 2000) and was a part of three World Championship teams (Toronto in 1992 and 1993 and Florida in 1997). On May 11, 1996 Leiter tossed the first no-hitter in Marlins history in an 11-0 win against Colorado.
Leiter returned to the Yankees in a trade in July 2005. His start against the Boston Red Sox on July 17 at Fenway Park marked a span of 16 years and 82 days between Yankees starts (first since April 26, 1989 against Kansas City), the longest gap between starts by a Yankee in franchise history.
A native of Bayville, New Jersey, Leiter has been nearly as busy off the field as he was on it. Since 1996 he has donated more than $1.5 million to various charities in the New York area and South Florida. In 2000 he was honored by Major League Baseball with the Roberto Clemente Award for his contributions to the community and in 2002, he was appointed to the board of directors of the Twin Towers Fund in New York City.
He was named the March of Dimes Sportsman of the Year in 2003 and the John V. Mara Sportsman of the Year in 2004 by the Catholic Youth Organization. With his wife, Lori, he created Leiter's Landing, a charitable organization committed to the betterment of youth through education, health care and social and community service. Leiter has also been the recipient of numerous other awards and honors as a result of his charity work, including the 2008 'Breakthrough Spirit Award' at the Children's Cancer and Blood Foundation gala in New York City."
-New York Yankees 2010 Media Information & Record Guide
PAUL O'NEILL (YES Network)
"Paul O'Neill returns for his ninth consecutive season in broadcast television in 2010, serving as a game analyst for the YES Network.
The gritty and revered five-time All-Star outfielder played 17 years in the majors, spending his final nine seasons in pinstripes. He appeared in six World Series, winning five titles including four with the Yankees (1996, 1998-2000).
Affectionately known as a warrior to most Yankees followers, O'Neill began his major league career in 1985 with the Cincinnati Reds and earned the first of his five World Championships in 1990. He joined the Yankees in 1993 after eight seasons with the Reds, and in 1994 claimed the American League batting title with a .359 average. From July 1995 to May 1997, he played in 235 consecutive games in right field without making an error. In 2001, at the age of 38, O'Neill became the oldest player in major league history to steal 20 bases and hit 20 home runs in the same season.
He lives in his native Cincinnati with his wife, Nevalee, and their three children: Andrew, Aaron and Alexandria. He was named 'Father of the Year' in June 2008 by the National Father's Day Council at its 67th Annual Father of the Year dinner in New York."
-New York Yankees 2010 Media Information & Record Guide
JOHN STERLING (WCBS)
"'Yankees win! Theeeeeee Yankees win!'
If anything has become synonymous with the Yankees' run of success over recent years, it is John Sterling's memorable conclusion to so many Yankees victories. As the radio voice to 162 games a year, plus preseason and postseason, he has called 3,476 official games (3,333 regular season/143 postseason) over the last 21 seasons without missing even one, making him one of the most recognized- and imitated- voices in all of New York sports.
Sterling joined the Yankees broadcast team in 1989 from Atlanta's TBS and WSB Radio, where he called Hawks basketball (1981-89) and Braves games (1982-87). It marked a return to the town where he first achieved fame, hosting a talk show on WMCA from 1971-78 and calling the Nets (1975-80, and as a fill-in in 1997) and Islanders (1975-78) for WMCA, WVNJ, WWOR-TV and SportsChannel.
Sterling also previously called Morgan State football (eight years) and Washington Bullets basketball (1981). In addition to his seven years at WMCA and a year at WSB in Atlanta, he has also hosted talk shows on WFAN and WABC in New York. He has not missed a broadcast of any kind since the fall of 1981.
As host of the YES Network's acclaimed Yankeeography series, Sterling has won a total of nine Emmy Awards since 2003. He has also been honored by the New Jersey Sportswriters Association with its Radio-TV Excellence Award (1999). In addition, his call of a Jason Giambi home run on WCBS radio in 2002 was voted Best Baseball Call of the Year in a poll conducted by MLB.com. When he's not in the booth, Sterling serves as a master of on-field ceremonies for major Yankees events.
Sterling enjoys attending Broadway shows and boasts an extensive knowledge of the lyrics to many American pop standards. In 2007, he embarked on his own Broadway venture in a cabaret show titled 'Baseball and Broadway' in which he both served as emcee and sang alongside Broadway talent.
For the past 17 years he has been a spokesman for the Leukemia Society of America. He enjoys reading, movies and swimming. He lives in Bergen County, New Jersey and is the proud father of four children: daughter Abigail and triplets Veronica, Bradford and Derek."
-New York Yankees 2010 Media Information & Record Guide
CARLOS SILVA (Producer/Engineer, WCBS)
Carlos Silva, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, enters his fifth season producing and engineering Yankees games on WCBS Radio 880. The 2010 season will mark his 10th year working on Yankees radio broadcasts and his 21st overall season in baseball. Silva has also worked for ESPN radio, Phillies Spanish radio, and the NBA's Orlando Magic.
In the off-season, he resides in Tampa, Florida with his wife, Teresa, and his children Leslie, Kimberly and Matthew."
-New York Yankees 2010 Media Information & Record Guide
BETO VILLA (WADO)
"Beto Villa, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, has been broadcasting the Yankees since the beginning of the club's Spanish radio network in 1997, becoming one of the most recognized voices in baseball. The 2010 season will mark Villa's 14th as the 'Spanish Voice of the Yankees.' His famous home run call, 'La Bola va atras, se va, se va, se va, se vaaaaaaaaa ... se fue de cuadrangular ... jonron de!' has made him very popular in the tri-state area and around the world.
Beto provides Spanish listeners with thorough and thoughtful Yankees coverage. He treasures his pages and pages of statistics of Latin American ballplayers, which he uses during his radiocasts.
Since beginning his career in 1981, he has had the opportunity to broadcast both the Major League World Series and the Caribbean World Series. He is currently a senior editor of Latinobaseball.com, a website covering Latin American ballplayers in the major leagues and the winter leagues. Beto has a daughter, Margarita."
-New York Yankees 2010 Media Information Guide & Record Book
FRANCISCO RIVERA (WADO)
"Since 1995 Francisco Rivera has been involved in baseball as a color commentator and play-by-play announcer, including five years in the Yankees broadcast booth. A native of Morovis, Puerto Rico, he covered the Philadelphia Phillies for Radio Tropical from 1995 to 1998 and worked the American League Championship Series in 2003 and 2004 for ESPN.
Rivera received his Bachelor's degree in Spanish literature from Rutgers University and graduated from the Cambridge University-affiliated Miguel Angel Torres School of Communications in Manhattan in 1978. He was one of the pioneers of the talk show WADO Deportivo where he worked until 2003. Rivera began his communications career covering NBA basketball for WADO."
-New York Yankees 2010 Media Information Guide & Record Book
FELIX DEJESUS (WADO)
"Felix DeJesus, a native New Yorker, enters his fifth season as a backup commentator for the New York Yankees. He also serves as a Yankees correspondent for WCBS, writes for Latinobaseball.com and is one of the co-hosts of El Mundo de Las Grandes Ligas, an internet show on MLB Radio.
DeJesus has been involved with the Hispanic market since 1993 when he became the color commentator for the NHL's Florida Panthers. He has worked in all areas of broadcasting- television, radio and the internet. From 1998 to 2004 he covered major league baseball on television for XTRA Innings in New York. He also covered the Caribbean World Series in 2002 for New York's Radio Unica 1660 AM and served as one of the play-by-play voices for the international broadcast of the 2007 Caribbean Series. He has also worked for FOX Sports, ESPN International and CNN. In 1999, he became the first announcer to broadcast in SAP for NBC News. DeJesus has also served the last four years as the Spanish language translator for Showtime Championship Boxing.
DeJesus graduated for Fordham University in 1988 with a degree in economics and currently resides in the tri-state area. He and his wife, Melissa, have two sons, Christopher and Brendan."
-New York Yankees 2010 Media Information Guide & Record Book
"Former major leaguer Ken Singleton enters his ninth season as a game analyst and announcer for YES Network broadcasts of the New York Yankees. Known on the diamond as a consistent power hitter, Singleton has proven to be equally as reliable since joining the radio and television broadcast booths.
Prior to joining YES, Singleton divided his time calling play-by-play and providing commentary at the MSG Network. In 1998, he was part of MSG's production team that won four New York Emmys for its Yankees coverage.
Singleton joined the MSG Network in 1997 from The Sports Network (TSN), where he served as analyst for the Montreal Expos from 1985-96. From 1991-96, he also called play-by-play and served as analyst for CIQ Radio, the Expos' flagship radio network. In 1996 and '97, he was named by FOX Sports as a lead analyst for Saturday afternoon baseball broadcasts. In 1997 and '98, he worked as an analyst for Major League Baseball International.
Singleton enjoyed a 15-year major league career with the New York Mets, Montreal Expos and Baltimore Orioles, batting .282 with 317 doubles and 246 home runs. He is one of only six players in baseball history to hit 35 or more home runs in a season as a switch-hitter. He also ranks among the all-time leaders in most Baltimore offensive categories, including homers, RBI and total bases. During his career, Singleton was named to the American League All-Star team in 1977, '79 and '81. He was named Most Valuable Oriole in 1975, '77 and '79 and was a member of the Orioles' 1983 World Championship team. In 1982, he was the recipient of Major League Baseball's Roberto Clemente Award, honoring him for his contributions both on and off the field.
A native New Yorker, Singleton played both baseball and basketball in high school, and also played baseball in the Bronx Federation League at Macombs Dam Park on the current site of Yankee Stadium. After getting a basketball scholarship to Hofstra University and playing baseball as well for one year, Singleton was drafted by the Mets in 1967.
He enjoys golf and reading historical novels and lives with his wife Suzanne in Sparks, Maryland. He also has three sons and a daughter."
-New York Yankees 2010 Media Information & Record Guide
JOHN FLAHERTY (YES Network)
"Former Yankees catcher John Flaherty enters his fifth season as a field reporter, studio analyst and game analyst for YES Network telecasts in 2010.
Drafted by Boston in 1988, Flaherty progressed through the Red Sox farm system before joining their major league squad in 1992. He played 14 seasons in the majors with Boston (1992-93), Detroit (1994-96), San Diego (1996-97), Tampa Bay (1998-2002) and the Yankees (2003-05), compiling a .252 average with 80 home runs in 1,047 games.
Flaherty brought his knowledge of the game and his veteran style of leadership to the Yankees clubhouse when he signed as a free agent in 2003. He played in 134 games with the Yankees across three seasons, and will be long-remembered for his dramatic pinch-hit, walk-off single that defeated the Red Sox in the 13th inning of a 5-4 victory on July 1, 2004, in the contest that featured Derek Jeter's famous dive into the third base stands.
Flaherty is a New York City native and a graduate of George Washington University. On May 15, 2009 he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, New York."
-New York Yankees 2010 Media Information & Record Guide
KIMBERLY JONES (YES Network)
"Kimberly Jones returns for her sixth season as a Yankees pregame and postgame clubhouse reporter. She is also a contributor to YES Network's This Week in Football and Yankees Hot Stove shows, as well as occasionally hosting talk shows on WFAN-AM 660 in New York.
Jones previously spent four and a half years at the Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), where she covered the New York Giants for three seasons and was the NFL columnist for one. For the 2005 NFL season, she continued to contribute to the Star-Ledger's Sunday NFL notes column and also appeared as an NFL contributor on Out of Bounds on CN8, the Comcast Network.
Prior to moving to New Jersey, Jones worked at the Central Daily Times (State College, Pennsylvania), where she was the beat writer for Penn State football and men's basketball.
Jones graduated from Penn State with a B.A. in journalism and an M.S. in exercise and sports science. Following graduation, she completed an internship in the communications department of the Big Ten Conference in suburban Chicago. A native of Dallastown, PA, she currently resides in Bergen County, NJ."
-New York Yankees 2010 Media Information & Record Guide
AL LEITER (YES Network)
"Entering his fifth year with the YES Network, former Yankees pitcher Al Leiter has established himself as an outstanding color commentator, providing viewers with insight gained from his 19 years as a player in the major leagues. Prior to signing with YES, Leiter had worked as a postseason game analyst for FOX Sports and ESPN.
Originally drafted by the Yankees in 1984, Leiter played parts of 19 professional seasons with the New York Yankees (1987-89, 2005), Toronto Blue Jays (1989-95), Florida Marlins (1996-97, 2005) and New York Mets (1998-2004). He was a two-time All-Star (1996, 2000) and was a part of three World Championship teams (Toronto in 1992 and 1993 and Florida in 1997). On May 11, 1996 Leiter tossed the first no-hitter in Marlins history in an 11-0 win against Colorado.
Leiter returned to the Yankees in a trade in July 2005. His start against the Boston Red Sox on July 17 at Fenway Park marked a span of 16 years and 82 days between Yankees starts (first since April 26, 1989 against Kansas City), the longest gap between starts by a Yankee in franchise history.
A native of Bayville, New Jersey, Leiter has been nearly as busy off the field as he was on it. Since 1996 he has donated more than $1.5 million to various charities in the New York area and South Florida. In 2000 he was honored by Major League Baseball with the Roberto Clemente Award for his contributions to the community and in 2002, he was appointed to the board of directors of the Twin Towers Fund in New York City.
He was named the March of Dimes Sportsman of the Year in 2003 and the John V. Mara Sportsman of the Year in 2004 by the Catholic Youth Organization. With his wife, Lori, he created Leiter's Landing, a charitable organization committed to the betterment of youth through education, health care and social and community service. Leiter has also been the recipient of numerous other awards and honors as a result of his charity work, including the 2008 'Breakthrough Spirit Award' at the Children's Cancer and Blood Foundation gala in New York City."
-New York Yankees 2010 Media Information & Record Guide
PAUL O'NEILL (YES Network)
"Paul O'Neill returns for his ninth consecutive season in broadcast television in 2010, serving as a game analyst for the YES Network.
The gritty and revered five-time All-Star outfielder played 17 years in the majors, spending his final nine seasons in pinstripes. He appeared in six World Series, winning five titles including four with the Yankees (1996, 1998-2000).
Affectionately known as a warrior to most Yankees followers, O'Neill began his major league career in 1985 with the Cincinnati Reds and earned the first of his five World Championships in 1990. He joined the Yankees in 1993 after eight seasons with the Reds, and in 1994 claimed the American League batting title with a .359 average. From July 1995 to May 1997, he played in 235 consecutive games in right field without making an error. In 2001, at the age of 38, O'Neill became the oldest player in major league history to steal 20 bases and hit 20 home runs in the same season.
He lives in his native Cincinnati with his wife, Nevalee, and their three children: Andrew, Aaron and Alexandria. He was named 'Father of the Year' in June 2008 by the National Father's Day Council at its 67th Annual Father of the Year dinner in New York."
-New York Yankees 2010 Media Information & Record Guide
JOHN STERLING (WCBS)
"'Yankees win! Theeeeeee Yankees win!'
If anything has become synonymous with the Yankees' run of success over recent years, it is John Sterling's memorable conclusion to so many Yankees victories. As the radio voice to 162 games a year, plus preseason and postseason, he has called 3,476 official games (3,333 regular season/143 postseason) over the last 21 seasons without missing even one, making him one of the most recognized- and imitated- voices in all of New York sports.
Sterling joined the Yankees broadcast team in 1989 from Atlanta's TBS and WSB Radio, where he called Hawks basketball (1981-89) and Braves games (1982-87). It marked a return to the town where he first achieved fame, hosting a talk show on WMCA from 1971-78 and calling the Nets (1975-80, and as a fill-in in 1997) and Islanders (1975-78) for WMCA, WVNJ, WWOR-TV and SportsChannel.
Sterling also previously called Morgan State football (eight years) and Washington Bullets basketball (1981). In addition to his seven years at WMCA and a year at WSB in Atlanta, he has also hosted talk shows on WFAN and WABC in New York. He has not missed a broadcast of any kind since the fall of 1981.
As host of the YES Network's acclaimed Yankeeography series, Sterling has won a total of nine Emmy Awards since 2003. He has also been honored by the New Jersey Sportswriters Association with its Radio-TV Excellence Award (1999). In addition, his call of a Jason Giambi home run on WCBS radio in 2002 was voted Best Baseball Call of the Year in a poll conducted by MLB.com. When he's not in the booth, Sterling serves as a master of on-field ceremonies for major Yankees events.
Sterling enjoys attending Broadway shows and boasts an extensive knowledge of the lyrics to many American pop standards. In 2007, he embarked on his own Broadway venture in a cabaret show titled 'Baseball and Broadway' in which he both served as emcee and sang alongside Broadway talent.
For the past 17 years he has been a spokesman for the Leukemia Society of America. He enjoys reading, movies and swimming. He lives in Bergen County, New Jersey and is the proud father of four children: daughter Abigail and triplets Veronica, Bradford and Derek."
-New York Yankees 2010 Media Information & Record Guide
CARLOS SILVA (Producer/Engineer, WCBS)
Carlos Silva, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, enters his fifth season producing and engineering Yankees games on WCBS Radio 880. The 2010 season will mark his 10th year working on Yankees radio broadcasts and his 21st overall season in baseball. Silva has also worked for ESPN radio, Phillies Spanish radio, and the NBA's Orlando Magic.
In the off-season, he resides in Tampa, Florida with his wife, Teresa, and his children Leslie, Kimberly and Matthew."
-New York Yankees 2010 Media Information & Record Guide
BETO VILLA (WADO)
"Beto Villa, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, has been broadcasting the Yankees since the beginning of the club's Spanish radio network in 1997, becoming one of the most recognized voices in baseball. The 2010 season will mark Villa's 14th as the 'Spanish Voice of the Yankees.' His famous home run call, 'La Bola va atras, se va, se va, se va, se vaaaaaaaaa ... se fue de cuadrangular ... jonron de!' has made him very popular in the tri-state area and around the world.
Beto provides Spanish listeners with thorough and thoughtful Yankees coverage. He treasures his pages and pages of statistics of Latin American ballplayers, which he uses during his radiocasts.
Since beginning his career in 1981, he has had the opportunity to broadcast both the Major League World Series and the Caribbean World Series. He is currently a senior editor of Latinobaseball.com, a website covering Latin American ballplayers in the major leagues and the winter leagues. Beto has a daughter, Margarita."
-New York Yankees 2010 Media Information Guide & Record Book
FRANCISCO RIVERA (WADO)
"Since 1995 Francisco Rivera has been involved in baseball as a color commentator and play-by-play announcer, including five years in the Yankees broadcast booth. A native of Morovis, Puerto Rico, he covered the Philadelphia Phillies for Radio Tropical from 1995 to 1998 and worked the American League Championship Series in 2003 and 2004 for ESPN.
Rivera received his Bachelor's degree in Spanish literature from Rutgers University and graduated from the Cambridge University-affiliated Miguel Angel Torres School of Communications in Manhattan in 1978. He was one of the pioneers of the talk show WADO Deportivo where he worked until 2003. Rivera began his communications career covering NBA basketball for WADO."
-New York Yankees 2010 Media Information Guide & Record Book
FELIX DEJESUS (WADO)
"Felix DeJesus, a native New Yorker, enters his fifth season as a backup commentator for the New York Yankees. He also serves as a Yankees correspondent for WCBS, writes for Latinobaseball.com and is one of the co-hosts of El Mundo de Las Grandes Ligas, an internet show on MLB Radio.
DeJesus has been involved with the Hispanic market since 1993 when he became the color commentator for the NHL's Florida Panthers. He has worked in all areas of broadcasting- television, radio and the internet. From 1998 to 2004 he covered major league baseball on television for XTRA Innings in New York. He also covered the Caribbean World Series in 2002 for New York's Radio Unica 1660 AM and served as one of the play-by-play voices for the international broadcast of the 2007 Caribbean Series. He has also worked for FOX Sports, ESPN International and CNN. In 1999, he became the first announcer to broadcast in SAP for NBC News. DeJesus has also served the last four years as the Spanish language translator for Showtime Championship Boxing.
DeJesus graduated for Fordham University in 1988 with a degree in economics and currently resides in the tri-state area. He and his wife, Melissa, have two sons, Christopher and Brendan."
-New York Yankees 2010 Media Information Guide & Record Book
Monday, November 16, 2015
2011 New York Yankees Broadcasters
KEN SINGLETON (YES Network)
"Former major leaguer Ken Singleton enters his 10th season as a game analyst and announcer for YES Network broadcasts of the New York Yankees. Known on the diamond as a consistent power hitter, Singleton has proven to be equally as reliable since joining the radio and television broadcast booths.
Prior to joining YES, Singleton divided his time calling play-by-play and providing commentary at the MSG Network. In 1998, he was part of MSG's production team that won four New York Emmys for its Yankees coverage.
Singleton joined the MSG Network in 1997 from The Sports Network (TSN), where he served as analyst for the Montreal Expos from 1985-96. From 1991-96, he also called play-by-play and served as analyst for CIQ Radio, the Expos' flagship radio network. In 1996 and '97, he was named by FOX Sports as a lead analyst for Saturday afternoon baseball broadcasts. In 1997 and '98, he worked as an analyst for Major League Baseball International.
Singleton enjoyed a 15-year major league career with the New York Mets, Montreal Expos and Baltimore Orioles, batting .282 with 317 doubles and 246 home runs. He is one of only 10 players in baseball history to hit 35 or more home runs in a season as a switch-hitter. He also ranks among the all-time leaders in most Baltimore offensive categories, including homers, RBI and total bases. During his career, Singleton was named to the American League All-Star team in 1977, '79 and '81. He was named Most Valuable Oriole in 1975, '77 and '79 and was a member of the Orioles' 1983 World Championship team. In 1982, he was the recipient of Major League Baseball's Roberto Clemente Award, honoring him for his contributions both on and off the field.
A native New Yorker, Singleton played both baseball and basketball in high school, and also played baseball in the Bronx Federation League at Macombs Dam Park on the current site of Yankee Stadium. After getting a basketball scholarship to Hofstra University and playing baseball as well for one year, Singleton was drafted by the Mets in 1967.
He enjoys golf and reading historical novels and lives with his wife Suzanne in Sparks, Maryland. He also has three sons and a daughter."
-New York Yankees Official 2011 Media Guide and Record Book
JACK CURRY (YES Network)
"Jack Curry joined the YES Network in 2010 as studio analyst, reporter and program contributor, following a 20-year career covering the Yankees for the the New York Times. In addition, he contributes as a columnist on YESnetwork.com.
During his career with the Times, Curry authored more than 4,500 articles and covered 18 World Series and 11 All-Star Games. The New Jersey native also was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1999, and won multiple Times Publisher Awards.
Curry's television experience extends back to 1991, when he began contributing to Madison Square Garden Network's Yankees pre-game show and weekly baseball magazine show. Since November 2005 Curry has been a regular contributor to YES' Yankees Hot Stove and Yankees Baseball Daily shows. He also co-wrote a book with Derek Jeter entitled 'The Life You Imagine: Life Lessons for Achieving Your Dreams' which was a New York Times Best Seller.
A 1986 graduate of Fordham University, Curry resides with his wife, Pamela, in New Jersey."
-New York Yankees Official 2011 Media Guide and Record Book
JOHN FLAHERTY (YES Network)
"Former Yankees catcher John Flaherty enters his sixth season as a field reporter, studio analyst and game analyst for YES Network telecasts in 2011.
Drafted by Boston in 1988, Flaherty progressed through the Red Sox farm system before joining their major league squad in 1992. He played 14 seasons in the majors with Boston (1992-93), Detroit (1994-96), San Diego (1996-97), Tampa Bay (1998-2002) and the Yankees (2003-05), compiling a .252 average with 80 home runs in 1,047 games.
Flaherty brought his knowledge of the game and his veteran style of leadership to the Yankees clubhouse when he signed as a free agent in 2003. He played in 134 games with the Yankees across three seasons, and will be long-remembered for his dramatic pinch-hit, walk-off single that defeated the Red Sox in the 13th inning of a 5-4 victory on July 1, 2004, in the contest that featured Derek Jeter's famous dive into the third base stands.
Flaherty is a New York City native and a graduate of George Washington University. On May 15, 2009 he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, New York."
-New York Yankees Official 2011 Media Guide and Record Book
KIMBERLY JONES (YES Network)
"Kimberly Jones returns for her seventh season as a Yankees pregame and postgame clubhouse reporter. She is also a contributor to YES Network's This Week in Football and Yankees Hot Stove shows, as well as occasionally hosting talk shows on WFAN-AM 660 in New York.
Jones previously spent four and a half years at the Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), where she covered the New York Giants for three seasons and was the NFL columnist for one. For the 2005 NFL season, she continued to contribute to the Star-Ledger's Sunday NFL notes column and also appeared as an NFL contributor on Out of Bounds on CN8, the Comcast Network.
Prior to moving to New Jersey, Jones worked at the Central Daily Times (State College, Pennsylvania), where she was the beat writer for Penn State football and men's basketball.
A native of Dallastown, PA, Jones graduated from Penn State with a B.A. in journalism and an M.S. in exercise and sports science. Following graduation, she completed an internship in the communications department of the Big Ten Conference in suburban Chicago."
-New York Yankees Official 2011 Media Guide and Record Book
AL LEITER (YES Network)
"Entering his sixth year with the YES Network, former Yankees pitcher Al Leiter serves as a color commentator, providing viewers with insight gained from his 19 years as a player in the major leagues. Prior to signing with YES, Leiter had worked as a postseason game analyst for FOX Sports and ESPN.
Originally drafted by the Yankees in 1984, Leiter played parts of 19 professional seasons with the New York Yankees (1987-89, 2005), Toronto Blue Jays (1989-95), Florida Marlins (1996-97, 2005) and New York Mets (1998-2004). He was a two-time All-Star (1996, 2000) and was a part of three World Championship teams (Toronto in 1992 and 1993 and Florida in 1997). On May 11, 1996 Leiter tossed the first no-hitter in Marlins history in an 11-0 win against Colorado.
A native of Bayville, New Jersey, Leiter has been nearly as busy off the field as he was on it. Since 1996 he has donated more than $1.5 million to various charities in the New York area and South Florida. In 2000 he was honored by Major League Baseball with the Roberto Clemente Award for his contributions to the community and in 2002, he was appointed to the board of directors of the Twin Towers Fund in New York City.
He was named the March of Dimes Sportsman of the Year in 2003 and the John V. Mara Sportsman of the Year in 2004 by the Catholic Youth Organization. With his wife, Lori, he created Leiter's Landing, a charitable organization committed to the betterment of youth through education, health care and social and community service.
Leiter has also been the recipient of numerous other awards and honors as a result of his charity work, including the 2008 'Breakthrough Spirit Award' at the Children's Cancer and Blood Foundation gala in New York City."
-New York Yankees Official 2011 Media Guide and Record Book
PAUL O'NEILL (YES Network)
"Paul O'Neill returns for his 10th consecutive season in broadcast television in 2011, serving as a game analyst for the YES Network.
The five-time All-Star outfielder played 17 years in the majors, spending his final nine seasons in pinstripes. He appeared in six World Series, winning five titles including four with the Yankees (1996, 1998-2000).
Affectionately known as a warrior to most Yankees followers, O'Neill began his major league career in 1985 with the Cincinnati Reds and earned the first of his five World Championships in 1990. He joined the Yankees in 1993 after eight seasons with the Reds, and in 1994 claimed the American League batting title with a .359 average. From July 1995 to May 1997, he played in 235 consecutive games in right field without making an error. In 2001, at the age of 38, O'Neill became the oldest player in major league history to steal 20 bases and hit 20 home runs in the same season.
He lives in his native Cincinnati with his wife, Nevalee, and their three children: Andrew, Aaron and Alexandria. He was named 'Father of the Year' in June 2008 by the National Father's Day Council at its 67th Annual Father of the Year dinner in New York."
-New York Yankees Official 2011 Media Guide and Record Book
JOHN STERLING (WCBS)
"'Yankees win! Theeeeeee Yankees win!'
If anything has become synonymous with the Yankees' run of success over recent years, it is John Sterling's memorable conclusion to so many Yankees victories. As the radio voice to 162 games a year, plus preseason and postseason, he has called 3,647 official games (3,495 regular season/152 postseason) over the last 22 seasons without missing even one, making him one of the most recognized- and imitated- voices in all of New York sports.
Sterling joined the Yankees broadcast team in 1989 from Atlanta's TBS and WSB Radio, where he called Hawks basketball (1981-89) and Braves games (1982-87). It marked a return to the town where he first achieved fame, hosting a talk show on WMCA from 1971-78 and calling the Nets (1975-80, and as a fill-in in 1997) and Islanders (1975-78) for WMCA, WVNJ, WWOR-TV and SportsChannel.
Sterling also previously called Morgan State football (eight years) and Washington Bullets basketball (1981). In addition to his seven years at WMCA and a year at WSB in Atlanta, he has also hosted talk shows on WFAN and WABC in New York. He has not missed a broadcast of any kind since the fall of 1981.
As host of the YES Network's acclaimed Yankeeography series, Sterling has won a total of nine Emmy Awards since 2003. He has also been honored by the New Jersey Sportswriters Association with its Radio-TV Excellence Award (1999). In addition, his call of a Jason Giambi home run on WCBS radio in 2002 was voted Best Baseball Call of the Year in a poll conducted by MLB.com. When he's not in the booth, Sterling serves as a master of on-field ceremonies for major Yankees events.
Sterling enjoys attending Broadway shows and boasts an extensive knowledge of the lyrics to many American pop standards. In 2007, he embarked on his own Broadway venture in a cabaret show titled 'Baseball and Broadway' in which he both served as emcee and sang alongside Broadway talent.
For the past 18 years he has been a spokesman for the Leukemia Society of America. He enjoys reading, movies and swimming. He lives in Bergen County, New Jersey and is the proud father of four children: daughter Abigail and triplets Veronica, Bradford and Derek."
-New York Yankees Official 2011 Media Guide and Record Book
CARLOS SILVA (Producer/Engineer, WCBS)
Carlos Silva, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, enters his sixth season producing and engineering Yankees games on WCBS Radio 880 AM (Spanish and English). The 2011 season will mark his 11th year working on Yankees radio broadcasts and his 22nd overall season in baseball. It also marks his second year producing and conducting interviews in Spanish for YESnetwork.com
Silva has also worked for ESPN radio, Phillies Spanish radio, and the NBA's Orlando Magic and New Jersey Nets. He is also responsible for the translation and recording of Spanish broadcast spots throughout the season.
In the off-season, Silva resides in Tampa, Florida with his wife, Teresa, and his children Leslie, Kimberly and Matthew."
-New York Yankees Official 2011 Media Guide and Record Book
BETO VILLA (WADO)
"Beto Villa, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, has been broadcasting the Yankees since the beginning of the club's Spanish radio network in 1997, becoming one of the most recognized voices in baseball. The 2011 season will mark Villa's 15th as the 'Spanish Voice of the Yankees.' His famous home run call, 'La Bola va atras, se va, se va, se va, se vaaaaaaaaa ... se fue de cuadrangular ... jonron de!' has made him very popular in the tri-state area and around the world.
Beto provides Spanish listeners with thorough and thoughtful Yankees coverage. He treasures his pages and pages of statistics of Latin American ballplayers, which he uses during his radiocasts.
Since beginning his career in 1981, he has had the opportunity to broadcast both the Major League World Series and the Caribbean World Series. He is currently a senior editor of Latinobaseball.com, a website covering Latin American ballplayers in the major leagues and the winter leagues. Beto has a daughter, Margarita."
-New York Yankees Official 2011 Media Guide and Record Book
FRANCISCO RIVERA (WADO)
"Since 1995 Francisco Rivera has been involved in baseball as a color commentator and play-by-play announcer, including six years in the Yankees broadcasting booth. A native of Morovis, Puerto Rico, he covered the Philadelphia Phillies for Radio Tropical from 1995 to 1998 and worked the American League Championship Series in 2003 and 2004 for ESPN.
Rivera received his Bachelor's degree in Spanish literature from Rutgers University and graduated from the Cambridge University-affiliated Miguel Angel Torres School of Communications in Manhattan in 1978. He was one of the pioneers of the talk show WADO Deportivo where he worked until 2003, and began his communications career covering NBA basketball for WADO."
-New York Yankees Official 2011 Media Guide and Record Book
FELIX DEJESUS (WADO)
"Felix DeJesus, a native New Yorker, enters his sixth season as a backup commentator for the New York Yankees. He also serves as a Yankees correspondent for WCBS, writes for Listin Diario and is one of the co-hosts of El Mundo de Las Grandes Ligas, an internet show on MLB Radio.
DeJesus has been involved with the Hispanic market since 1993 when he became the color commentator for the NHL's Florida Panthers. He has worked in all areas of broadcasting- television, radio and the internet. From 1998 to 2004 he covered major league baseball on television for XTRA Innings in New York. He also covered the Caribbean World Series in 2002 for New York's Radio Unica 1660 AM and served as one of the play-by-play voices for the international broadcast of the 2007 Caribbean Series. He has also worked for FOX Sports, ESPN International and CNN. In 1999, he became the first announcer to broadcast in SAP for NBC News. DeJesus has also served the last five years as the Spanish language translator for Showtime Championship Boxing.
DeJesus graduated for Fordham University in 1988 with a degree in economics and currently resides in the tri-state area. He and his wife, Melissa, have three children, Christopher, Brendan and Giselle."
-New York Yankees Official 2011 Media Guide and Record Book
"Former major leaguer Ken Singleton enters his 10th season as a game analyst and announcer for YES Network broadcasts of the New York Yankees. Known on the diamond as a consistent power hitter, Singleton has proven to be equally as reliable since joining the radio and television broadcast booths.
Prior to joining YES, Singleton divided his time calling play-by-play and providing commentary at the MSG Network. In 1998, he was part of MSG's production team that won four New York Emmys for its Yankees coverage.
Singleton joined the MSG Network in 1997 from The Sports Network (TSN), where he served as analyst for the Montreal Expos from 1985-96. From 1991-96, he also called play-by-play and served as analyst for CIQ Radio, the Expos' flagship radio network. In 1996 and '97, he was named by FOX Sports as a lead analyst for Saturday afternoon baseball broadcasts. In 1997 and '98, he worked as an analyst for Major League Baseball International.
Singleton enjoyed a 15-year major league career with the New York Mets, Montreal Expos and Baltimore Orioles, batting .282 with 317 doubles and 246 home runs. He is one of only 10 players in baseball history to hit 35 or more home runs in a season as a switch-hitter. He also ranks among the all-time leaders in most Baltimore offensive categories, including homers, RBI and total bases. During his career, Singleton was named to the American League All-Star team in 1977, '79 and '81. He was named Most Valuable Oriole in 1975, '77 and '79 and was a member of the Orioles' 1983 World Championship team. In 1982, he was the recipient of Major League Baseball's Roberto Clemente Award, honoring him for his contributions both on and off the field.
A native New Yorker, Singleton played both baseball and basketball in high school, and also played baseball in the Bronx Federation League at Macombs Dam Park on the current site of Yankee Stadium. After getting a basketball scholarship to Hofstra University and playing baseball as well for one year, Singleton was drafted by the Mets in 1967.
He enjoys golf and reading historical novels and lives with his wife Suzanne in Sparks, Maryland. He also has three sons and a daughter."
-New York Yankees Official 2011 Media Guide and Record Book
JACK CURRY (YES Network)
"Jack Curry joined the YES Network in 2010 as studio analyst, reporter and program contributor, following a 20-year career covering the Yankees for the the New York Times. In addition, he contributes as a columnist on YESnetwork.com.
During his career with the Times, Curry authored more than 4,500 articles and covered 18 World Series and 11 All-Star Games. The New Jersey native also was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1999, and won multiple Times Publisher Awards.
Curry's television experience extends back to 1991, when he began contributing to Madison Square Garden Network's Yankees pre-game show and weekly baseball magazine show. Since November 2005 Curry has been a regular contributor to YES' Yankees Hot Stove and Yankees Baseball Daily shows. He also co-wrote a book with Derek Jeter entitled 'The Life You Imagine: Life Lessons for Achieving Your Dreams' which was a New York Times Best Seller.
A 1986 graduate of Fordham University, Curry resides with his wife, Pamela, in New Jersey."
-New York Yankees Official 2011 Media Guide and Record Book
JOHN FLAHERTY (YES Network)
"Former Yankees catcher John Flaherty enters his sixth season as a field reporter, studio analyst and game analyst for YES Network telecasts in 2011.
Drafted by Boston in 1988, Flaherty progressed through the Red Sox farm system before joining their major league squad in 1992. He played 14 seasons in the majors with Boston (1992-93), Detroit (1994-96), San Diego (1996-97), Tampa Bay (1998-2002) and the Yankees (2003-05), compiling a .252 average with 80 home runs in 1,047 games.
Flaherty brought his knowledge of the game and his veteran style of leadership to the Yankees clubhouse when he signed as a free agent in 2003. He played in 134 games with the Yankees across three seasons, and will be long-remembered for his dramatic pinch-hit, walk-off single that defeated the Red Sox in the 13th inning of a 5-4 victory on July 1, 2004, in the contest that featured Derek Jeter's famous dive into the third base stands.
Flaherty is a New York City native and a graduate of George Washington University. On May 15, 2009 he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, New York."
-New York Yankees Official 2011 Media Guide and Record Book
KIMBERLY JONES (YES Network)
"Kimberly Jones returns for her seventh season as a Yankees pregame and postgame clubhouse reporter. She is also a contributor to YES Network's This Week in Football and Yankees Hot Stove shows, as well as occasionally hosting talk shows on WFAN-AM 660 in New York.
Jones previously spent four and a half years at the Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ), where she covered the New York Giants for three seasons and was the NFL columnist for one. For the 2005 NFL season, she continued to contribute to the Star-Ledger's Sunday NFL notes column and also appeared as an NFL contributor on Out of Bounds on CN8, the Comcast Network.
Prior to moving to New Jersey, Jones worked at the Central Daily Times (State College, Pennsylvania), where she was the beat writer for Penn State football and men's basketball.
A native of Dallastown, PA, Jones graduated from Penn State with a B.A. in journalism and an M.S. in exercise and sports science. Following graduation, she completed an internship in the communications department of the Big Ten Conference in suburban Chicago."
-New York Yankees Official 2011 Media Guide and Record Book
AL LEITER (YES Network)
"Entering his sixth year with the YES Network, former Yankees pitcher Al Leiter serves as a color commentator, providing viewers with insight gained from his 19 years as a player in the major leagues. Prior to signing with YES, Leiter had worked as a postseason game analyst for FOX Sports and ESPN.
Originally drafted by the Yankees in 1984, Leiter played parts of 19 professional seasons with the New York Yankees (1987-89, 2005), Toronto Blue Jays (1989-95), Florida Marlins (1996-97, 2005) and New York Mets (1998-2004). He was a two-time All-Star (1996, 2000) and was a part of three World Championship teams (Toronto in 1992 and 1993 and Florida in 1997). On May 11, 1996 Leiter tossed the first no-hitter in Marlins history in an 11-0 win against Colorado.
A native of Bayville, New Jersey, Leiter has been nearly as busy off the field as he was on it. Since 1996 he has donated more than $1.5 million to various charities in the New York area and South Florida. In 2000 he was honored by Major League Baseball with the Roberto Clemente Award for his contributions to the community and in 2002, he was appointed to the board of directors of the Twin Towers Fund in New York City.
He was named the March of Dimes Sportsman of the Year in 2003 and the John V. Mara Sportsman of the Year in 2004 by the Catholic Youth Organization. With his wife, Lori, he created Leiter's Landing, a charitable organization committed to the betterment of youth through education, health care and social and community service.
Leiter has also been the recipient of numerous other awards and honors as a result of his charity work, including the 2008 'Breakthrough Spirit Award' at the Children's Cancer and Blood Foundation gala in New York City."
-New York Yankees Official 2011 Media Guide and Record Book
PAUL O'NEILL (YES Network)
"Paul O'Neill returns for his 10th consecutive season in broadcast television in 2011, serving as a game analyst for the YES Network.
The five-time All-Star outfielder played 17 years in the majors, spending his final nine seasons in pinstripes. He appeared in six World Series, winning five titles including four with the Yankees (1996, 1998-2000).
Affectionately known as a warrior to most Yankees followers, O'Neill began his major league career in 1985 with the Cincinnati Reds and earned the first of his five World Championships in 1990. He joined the Yankees in 1993 after eight seasons with the Reds, and in 1994 claimed the American League batting title with a .359 average. From July 1995 to May 1997, he played in 235 consecutive games in right field without making an error. In 2001, at the age of 38, O'Neill became the oldest player in major league history to steal 20 bases and hit 20 home runs in the same season.
He lives in his native Cincinnati with his wife, Nevalee, and their three children: Andrew, Aaron and Alexandria. He was named 'Father of the Year' in June 2008 by the National Father's Day Council at its 67th Annual Father of the Year dinner in New York."
-New York Yankees Official 2011 Media Guide and Record Book
JOHN STERLING (WCBS)
"'Yankees win! Theeeeeee Yankees win!'
If anything has become synonymous with the Yankees' run of success over recent years, it is John Sterling's memorable conclusion to so many Yankees victories. As the radio voice to 162 games a year, plus preseason and postseason, he has called 3,647 official games (3,495 regular season/152 postseason) over the last 22 seasons without missing even one, making him one of the most recognized- and imitated- voices in all of New York sports.
Sterling joined the Yankees broadcast team in 1989 from Atlanta's TBS and WSB Radio, where he called Hawks basketball (1981-89) and Braves games (1982-87). It marked a return to the town where he first achieved fame, hosting a talk show on WMCA from 1971-78 and calling the Nets (1975-80, and as a fill-in in 1997) and Islanders (1975-78) for WMCA, WVNJ, WWOR-TV and SportsChannel.
Sterling also previously called Morgan State football (eight years) and Washington Bullets basketball (1981). In addition to his seven years at WMCA and a year at WSB in Atlanta, he has also hosted talk shows on WFAN and WABC in New York. He has not missed a broadcast of any kind since the fall of 1981.
As host of the YES Network's acclaimed Yankeeography series, Sterling has won a total of nine Emmy Awards since 2003. He has also been honored by the New Jersey Sportswriters Association with its Radio-TV Excellence Award (1999). In addition, his call of a Jason Giambi home run on WCBS radio in 2002 was voted Best Baseball Call of the Year in a poll conducted by MLB.com. When he's not in the booth, Sterling serves as a master of on-field ceremonies for major Yankees events.
Sterling enjoys attending Broadway shows and boasts an extensive knowledge of the lyrics to many American pop standards. In 2007, he embarked on his own Broadway venture in a cabaret show titled 'Baseball and Broadway' in which he both served as emcee and sang alongside Broadway talent.
For the past 18 years he has been a spokesman for the Leukemia Society of America. He enjoys reading, movies and swimming. He lives in Bergen County, New Jersey and is the proud father of four children: daughter Abigail and triplets Veronica, Bradford and Derek."
-New York Yankees Official 2011 Media Guide and Record Book
CARLOS SILVA (Producer/Engineer, WCBS)
Carlos Silva, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, enters his sixth season producing and engineering Yankees games on WCBS Radio 880 AM (Spanish and English). The 2011 season will mark his 11th year working on Yankees radio broadcasts and his 22nd overall season in baseball. It also marks his second year producing and conducting interviews in Spanish for YESnetwork.com
Silva has also worked for ESPN radio, Phillies Spanish radio, and the NBA's Orlando Magic and New Jersey Nets. He is also responsible for the translation and recording of Spanish broadcast spots throughout the season.
In the off-season, Silva resides in Tampa, Florida with his wife, Teresa, and his children Leslie, Kimberly and Matthew."
-New York Yankees Official 2011 Media Guide and Record Book
BETO VILLA (WADO)
"Beto Villa, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, has been broadcasting the Yankees since the beginning of the club's Spanish radio network in 1997, becoming one of the most recognized voices in baseball. The 2011 season will mark Villa's 15th as the 'Spanish Voice of the Yankees.' His famous home run call, 'La Bola va atras, se va, se va, se va, se vaaaaaaaaa ... se fue de cuadrangular ... jonron de!' has made him very popular in the tri-state area and around the world.
Beto provides Spanish listeners with thorough and thoughtful Yankees coverage. He treasures his pages and pages of statistics of Latin American ballplayers, which he uses during his radiocasts.
Since beginning his career in 1981, he has had the opportunity to broadcast both the Major League World Series and the Caribbean World Series. He is currently a senior editor of Latinobaseball.com, a website covering Latin American ballplayers in the major leagues and the winter leagues. Beto has a daughter, Margarita."
-New York Yankees Official 2011 Media Guide and Record Book
FRANCISCO RIVERA (WADO)
"Since 1995 Francisco Rivera has been involved in baseball as a color commentator and play-by-play announcer, including six years in the Yankees broadcasting booth. A native of Morovis, Puerto Rico, he covered the Philadelphia Phillies for Radio Tropical from 1995 to 1998 and worked the American League Championship Series in 2003 and 2004 for ESPN.
Rivera received his Bachelor's degree in Spanish literature from Rutgers University and graduated from the Cambridge University-affiliated Miguel Angel Torres School of Communications in Manhattan in 1978. He was one of the pioneers of the talk show WADO Deportivo where he worked until 2003, and began his communications career covering NBA basketball for WADO."
-New York Yankees Official 2011 Media Guide and Record Book
FELIX DEJESUS (WADO)
"Felix DeJesus, a native New Yorker, enters his sixth season as a backup commentator for the New York Yankees. He also serves as a Yankees correspondent for WCBS, writes for Listin Diario and is one of the co-hosts of El Mundo de Las Grandes Ligas, an internet show on MLB Radio.
DeJesus has been involved with the Hispanic market since 1993 when he became the color commentator for the NHL's Florida Panthers. He has worked in all areas of broadcasting- television, radio and the internet. From 1998 to 2004 he covered major league baseball on television for XTRA Innings in New York. He also covered the Caribbean World Series in 2002 for New York's Radio Unica 1660 AM and served as one of the play-by-play voices for the international broadcast of the 2007 Caribbean Series. He has also worked for FOX Sports, ESPN International and CNN. In 1999, he became the first announcer to broadcast in SAP for NBC News. DeJesus has also served the last five years as the Spanish language translator for Showtime Championship Boxing.
DeJesus graduated for Fordham University in 1988 with a degree in economics and currently resides in the tri-state area. He and his wife, Melissa, have three children, Christopher, Brendan and Giselle."
-New York Yankees Official 2011 Media Guide and Record Book
Friday, November 13, 2015
2012 New York Yankees Broadcasters
KEN SINGLETON (YES Network)
"Former major leaguer Ken Singleton enters his 11th season as a game analyst and announcer for YES Network broadcasts of the New York Yankees. Known on the diamond as a consistent power hitter, Singleton has proven to be equally as reliable since joining the radio and television broadcast booths.
Prior to joining YES, Singleton divided his time calling play-by-play and providing commentary at the MSG Network. In 1998, he was part of MSG's production team that won four New York Emmys for its Yankees coverage.
Singleton joined the MSG Network in 1997 from The Sports Network (TSN), where he served as analyst for the Montreal Expos from 1985-96. From 1991-96, he also called play-by-play and served as analyst for CIQ Radio, the Expos' flagship radio network. In 1996 and '97, he was named by Fox Sports as a lead analyst for Saturday afternoon baseball broadcasts. In 1997 and '98, he worked as an analyst for Major League Baseball International.
Singleton enjoyed a 15-year major league career with the New York Mets, Montreal Expos and Baltimore Orioles, batting .282 with 317 doubles and 246 home runs. He is one of only 11 players in baseball history to hit 35 or more home runs in a season as a switch-hitter. He also ranks among the all-time leaders in most Baltimore offensive categories, including homers, RBI and total bases. During his career, Singleton was named to the American League All-Star team in 1977, '79 and '81. He was named Most Valuable Oriole in 1975, '77 and '79 and was a member of the Orioles' 1983 World Championship team. In 1982, he was the recipient of Major League Baseball's Roberto Clemente Award, honoring him for his contributions both on and off the field.
Born in Manhattan and raised in nearby Mount Vernon, New York, Singleton played both baseball and basketball in high school, and also played baseball in the Bronx Federation League at Macombs Dam Park on the current site of Yankee Stadium. After getting a basketball scholarship to Hofstra University and playing baseball as well for one year, Singleton was drafted by the Mets in 1967.
Singleton serves on the Board of Directors for the Cool Kids Campaign, a non-profit organization that helps children and their families who are dealing with cancer. He was honored with the Denzel Lifetime Achievement Award in Sports at the Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon's 100th Anniversary Gala in March."
-2012 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
JACK CURRY (YES Network)
"Jack Curry joined the YES Network in 2010 as a studio analyst, reporter and program contributor, following a 20-year career covering the Yankees for the the New York Times. In addition, he contributes as a columnist on YESnetwork.com. He also serves as host of YES' new Yankees Access show. In 2010 and 2011, respectively, Curry traveled to the Dominican Republic and Taiwan to report on Yankees feature stories.
During his career with the Times, Curry authored more than 4,500 articles and covered 18 World Series and 11 All-Star Games. The New Jersey native also was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1999, and won multiple Times Publisher Awards.
Curry's television experience extends back to 1991, when he began contributing to Madison Square Garden Network's Yankees pre-game show and weekly baseball magazine show. Since November 2005 Curry has been a regular contributor to YES' Yankees Hot Stove and Yankees Baseball Daily shows. In addition, he was a featured panelist on MSG's Angles roundtable show, was a frequent guest on WCBS-TV's Baseball Insider weekly studio show, and has also provided expert baseball analysis and commentary on television and radio programs such as ESPN's Outside the Lines, MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann and various WFAN radio programs.
He also co-wrote a book with Derek Jeter entitled 'The Life You Imagine: Life Lessons for Achieving Your Dreams' which was a New York Times Best Seller. A 1986 graduate of Fordham University, Curry resides with his wife, Pamela, in New Jersey."
-2012 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
JOHN FLAHERTY (YES Network)
"Former Yankees catcher John Flaherty enters his seventh season as a field reporter, studio analyst and game analyst for YES Network telecasts in 2012.
Drafted by Boston in 1988, Flaherty progressed through the Red Sox farm system before joining their major league squad in 1992. He played 14 seasons in the majors with Boston (1992-93), Detroit (1994-96), San Diego (1996-97), Tampa Bay (1998-2002) and the Yankees (2003-05), compiling a .252 average with 80 home runs in 1,047 games.
Flaherty brought his knowledge of the game and his veteran style of leadership to the Yankees clubhouse when he signed as a free agent in 2003. He played in 134 games with the Yankees across three seasons, and will be long-remembered for his dramatic pinch-hit, walk-off single that defeated the Red Sox in the 13th inning of a 5-4 victory on July 1, 2004, in the contest that featured Derek Jeter's famous dive into the third base stands.
Flaherty is a New York City native and a graduate of George Washington University. On May 15, 2009 he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, New York."
-2012 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
AL LEITER (YES Network)
"Entering his seventh year with the YES Network, former Yankees pitcher Al Leiter serves as a color commentator, providing viewers with insight gained from his 19 years as a player in the major leagues. He is also a contributor to YES's Yankees On Deck series and is an analyst for the MLB Network, where he was nominated for a 2010 National Emmy Award for his work there. Prior to signing with YES, Leiter had worked as a postseason game analyst for FOX Sports and ESPN.
Originally drafted by the Yankees in 1984, Leiter played parts of 19 professional seasons with the New York Yankees (1987-89, 2005), Toronto Blue Jays (1989-95), Florida Marlins (1996-97, 2005) and New York Mets (1998-2004). He was a two-time All-Star (1996, 2000) and was a part of three World Championship teams (Toronto in 1992 and 1993 and Florida in 1997). On May 11, 1996 Leiter tossed the first no-hitter in Marlins history in an 11-0 win against Colorado.
A native of Bayville, New Jersey, Leiter has been nearly as busy off the field as he was on it. Since 1996 he has donated more than $1.5 million to various charities in the New York area and in South Florida. In 2000 he was honored by Major League Baseball with the Roberto Clemente Award for his contributions to the community, and with the Bart Giamatti Award in 2002. Also in 2002, he was appointed to the board of directors of the Twin Towers Fund in New York City. He was named the March of Dimes Sportsman of the Year in 2003 and the John V. Mara Sportsman of the Year in 2004 by the Catholic Youth Organization. He also created Leiter's Landing, a charitable organization committed to the betterment of youth through education, health care and social and community service.
Leiter has also been the recipient of numerous other awards and honors as a result of his charity work, including the 2008 'Breakthrough Spirit Award' at the Children's Cancer and Blood Foundation gala in New York City. In January 2012, Leiter was inducted into the New Jersey Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame."
-2012 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
PAUL O'NEILL (YES Network)
"Paul O'Neill returns for his 11th season in broadcast television in 2012, serving as a game analyst for the YES Network. He received a New York Emmy Award nomination in 2011 for his analyst work on YES.
The five-time All-Star outfielder played 17 years in the majors, spending his final nine seasons in pinstripes. He appeared in six World Series, winning five titles including four with the Yankees (1996, 1998-2000).
Affectionately known as a warrior to most Yankees followers, O'Neill began his major league career in 1985 with the Cincinnati Reds and earned the first of his five World Championships in 1990. He joined the Yankees in 1993 after eight seasons with the Reds, and in 1994 claimed the American League batting title with a .359 average. From July 1995 to May 1997, he played in 235 consecutive games in right field without making an error. In 2001, at the age of 38, O'Neill became the oldest player in major league history to steal 20 bases and hit 20 home runs in the same season.
He lives in his native Cincinnati with his wife, Nevalee, and their three children: Andrew, Aaron and Alexandria. He was named 'Father of the Year' in June 2008 by the National Father's Day Council at its 67th Annual Father of the Year dinner in New York."
-2012 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
LOU PINIELLA (YES Network)
"Former New York Yankees player, manager and general manager Lou Piniella joins the YES Network as a special contributor for the 2012 season. He provides Yankees game and studio analysis on YES, is involved in the network's spring training and potential postseason coverage, and contributes to YES special event programming as well as YESNetwork.com.
Sweet Lou played his final 11 major league seasons with the Yankees and was a pivotal piece of their World Championship teams in 1977 and 1978. During his time in the Bronx, he played on five American League East-winning teams and four pennant winners. He also managed the Yankees from 1986 to 1987. He took over as New York's general manager in 1988 and also resumed his manager's role in June of that year.
The Tampa native compiled a .291 career batting average with 102 home runs and 766 RBI over 18 major league seasons with Baltimore (1964), Cleveland (1968), Kansas City (1969-73) and the Yankees (1974-84). He was named the 1969 American League Rookie of the Year during the Royals' inaugural season; he was the first batter in the team's history, doubling in the April 8 season opener. He was an All-Star with the Royals in 1972. In 1974, Piniella began his 11-year stint in Yankee pinstripes.
Piniella owns a career managerial record of 1,835-1,713, ranking 14th on Baseball's all-time managerial wins list. He served as manager of the Cincinnati Reds from 1990-92, guiding the Reds to the World Championship in 1990. Piniella was a two-time American League Manager of the Year (1995 and 2001) while skippering the Seattle Mariners from 1993-2002. He then served as manager of Tampa Bay from 2003-2005 and the Cubs from 2007-2010, earning National League Manager of the Year honors in 2008. His most recent role saw him serve as a special consultant with the San Francisco Giants organization during the 2011 season.
Piniella was a game analyst during MSG Network's Yankees telecasts in 1989 and was an analyst for Fox Sports' MLB coverage in 2006. He is a graduate of Tampa's Jesuit High School, where he was an All-American basketball player. He played his collegiate baseball at the University of Tampa, earning NCAA Division II All-American honors."
-2012 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
JOHN STERLING (WCBS)
"'Yankees win! Theeeeeee Yankees win!'
If anything has become synonymous with the Yankees' run of success over recent years, it is John Sterling's memorable conclusion to so many Yankees victories. As the radio voice to 162 games a year, plus preseason and postseason, he has called 3,814 official games (3,657 regular season/157 postseason) over the last 23 seasons without missing even one, making him one of the most recognized- and imitated- voices in all of New York sports.
Sterling joined the Yankees broadcast team in 1989 from Atlanta's TBS and WSB Radio, where he called Hawks basketball (1981-89) and Braves games (1982-87). It marked a return to the town where he first achieved fame, hosting a talk show on WMCA from 1971-78 and calling the Nets (1975-80, and as a fill-in in 1997) and Islanders (1975-78) for WMCA, WVNJ, WWOR-TV and SportsChannel.
Sterling also previously called Morgan State football (eight years) and Washington Bullets basketball (1981). In addition to his seven years at WMCA and a year at WSB in Atlanta, he has also hosted talk shows on WFAN and WABC in New York. He has not missed a broadcast of any kind since the fall of 1981.
As host of the YES Network's acclaimed Yankeeography series, Sterling has won a total of 12 Emmy Awards since 2003. He has also been honored by the New Jersey Sportswriters Association with its Radio-TV Excellence Award (1999). In addition, his call of a Jason Giambi home run on WCBS radio in 2002 was voted Best Baseball Call of the Year in a poll conducted by MLB.com. When he's not in the booth, Sterling serves as a master of on-field ceremonies for major Yankees events.
Sterling enjoys attending Broadway shows and boasts an extensive knowledge of the lyrics to many American pop standards. In 2007, he embarked on his own Broadway venture in a cabaret show titled 'Baseball and Broadway' in which he both served as emcee and sang alongside Broadway talent.
For the past 19 years he has been a spokesman for the Leukemia Society of America. He enjoys reading, movies and swimming. He lives in Bergen County, New Jersey and is the proud father of four children: daughter Abigail and triplets Veronica, Bradford and Derek."
-2012 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
CARLOS SILVA (Producer/Engineer, WCBS)
Carlos Silva, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, enters his seventh season producing and engineering Yankees games on WCBS Radio 880 AM (Spanish and English). The 2012 season will mark his 12th year working on Yankees radio broadcasts and his 23rd overall season in baseball. It also marks his second year producing and conducting interviews in Spanish for YESnetwork.com
Silva has also worked for ESPN radio, Phillies Spanish radio, and the NBA's Orlando Magic and New Jersey Nets. He is also responsible for the translation and recording of Spanish broadcast spots throughout the season.
In the off-season, Silva resides in Tampa, Florida with his wife, Teresa, and his children Leslie, Kimberly and Matthew."
-2012 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
BETO VILLA (WADO)
"Beto Villa, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, has been broadcasting the Yankees since the beginning of the club's Spanish radio network in 1997, becoming one of the most recognized voices in baseball. The 2012 season will mark Villa's 16th as the 'Spanish Voice of the Yankees.' His famous home run call, 'La Bola va atras, se va, se va, se va, se vaaaaaaaaa ... se fue de cuadrangular ... jonron de!' has made him very popular in the tri-state area and around the world.
Beto provides Spanish listeners with thorough and thoughtful Yankees coverage. He treasures his pages and pages of statistics of Latin American ballplayers, which he uses during his radiocasts.
Since beginning his career in 1981, he has had the opportunity to broadcast both the Major League World Series and the Caribbean World Series. He is currently a senior editor of Latinobaseball.com, a website covering Latin American ballplayers in the major leagues and the winter leagues. Beto has a daughter, Margarita."
-2012 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
FRANCISCO RIVERA (WADO)
"Since 1995 Francisco Rivera has been involved in baseball as a color commentator and play-by-play announcer, including seven years in the Yankees broadcasting booth. A native of Morovis, Puerto Rico, he covered the Philadelphia Phillies for Radio Tropical from 1995 to 1998 and worked the American League Championship Series in 2003 and 2004 for ESPN.
Rivera received his Bachelor's degree in Spanish literature from Rutgers University and graduated from the Cambridge University-affiliated Miguel Angel Torres School of Communications in Manhattan in 1978. He began his communications career covering NBA basketball for WADO and was later one of the pioneers of the talk show WADO Deportivo, where he worked until 2003. Francisco is married to Ivettte Rodriguez and has two daughters, Melissa and Lorraine."
-2012 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
FELIX DEJESUS (WADO)
"Felix DeJesus, a native New Yorker, enters his seventh season as a backup commentator for the New York Yankees. He also serves as a Yankees correspondent for WCBS and is one of the co-hosts of El Mundo de Las Grandes Ligas, an internet show on MLB Radio.
DeJesus broke into broadcasting in 1993 when he became the color commentator for the NHL's Florida Panthers. He has worked in all areas of broadcasting- television, radio and the internet. From 1998 to 2004 he covered major league baseball on television for XTRA Innings in New York. He has covered the Caribbean World Series on Fox Sports, ESPN International and CNN. In 1999, he became the first announcer to broadcast in SAP for NBC News. DeJesus has also served the last six years as the Spanish language translator for Showtime Championship Boxing.
DeJesus graduated for Fordham University in 1988 with a degree in economics and currently resides in the tri-state area. He and his wife, Melissa, have three children, Christopher, Brendan and Giselle."
-2012 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
"Former major leaguer Ken Singleton enters his 11th season as a game analyst and announcer for YES Network broadcasts of the New York Yankees. Known on the diamond as a consistent power hitter, Singleton has proven to be equally as reliable since joining the radio and television broadcast booths.
Prior to joining YES, Singleton divided his time calling play-by-play and providing commentary at the MSG Network. In 1998, he was part of MSG's production team that won four New York Emmys for its Yankees coverage.
Singleton joined the MSG Network in 1997 from The Sports Network (TSN), where he served as analyst for the Montreal Expos from 1985-96. From 1991-96, he also called play-by-play and served as analyst for CIQ Radio, the Expos' flagship radio network. In 1996 and '97, he was named by Fox Sports as a lead analyst for Saturday afternoon baseball broadcasts. In 1997 and '98, he worked as an analyst for Major League Baseball International.
Singleton enjoyed a 15-year major league career with the New York Mets, Montreal Expos and Baltimore Orioles, batting .282 with 317 doubles and 246 home runs. He is one of only 11 players in baseball history to hit 35 or more home runs in a season as a switch-hitter. He also ranks among the all-time leaders in most Baltimore offensive categories, including homers, RBI and total bases. During his career, Singleton was named to the American League All-Star team in 1977, '79 and '81. He was named Most Valuable Oriole in 1975, '77 and '79 and was a member of the Orioles' 1983 World Championship team. In 1982, he was the recipient of Major League Baseball's Roberto Clemente Award, honoring him for his contributions both on and off the field.
Born in Manhattan and raised in nearby Mount Vernon, New York, Singleton played both baseball and basketball in high school, and also played baseball in the Bronx Federation League at Macombs Dam Park on the current site of Yankee Stadium. After getting a basketball scholarship to Hofstra University and playing baseball as well for one year, Singleton was drafted by the Mets in 1967.
Singleton serves on the Board of Directors for the Cool Kids Campaign, a non-profit organization that helps children and their families who are dealing with cancer. He was honored with the Denzel Lifetime Achievement Award in Sports at the Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon's 100th Anniversary Gala in March."
-2012 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
JACK CURRY (YES Network)
"Jack Curry joined the YES Network in 2010 as a studio analyst, reporter and program contributor, following a 20-year career covering the Yankees for the the New York Times. In addition, he contributes as a columnist on YESnetwork.com. He also serves as host of YES' new Yankees Access show. In 2010 and 2011, respectively, Curry traveled to the Dominican Republic and Taiwan to report on Yankees feature stories.
During his career with the Times, Curry authored more than 4,500 articles and covered 18 World Series and 11 All-Star Games. The New Jersey native also was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1999, and won multiple Times Publisher Awards.
Curry's television experience extends back to 1991, when he began contributing to Madison Square Garden Network's Yankees pre-game show and weekly baseball magazine show. Since November 2005 Curry has been a regular contributor to YES' Yankees Hot Stove and Yankees Baseball Daily shows. In addition, he was a featured panelist on MSG's Angles roundtable show, was a frequent guest on WCBS-TV's Baseball Insider weekly studio show, and has also provided expert baseball analysis and commentary on television and radio programs such as ESPN's Outside the Lines, MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann and various WFAN radio programs.
He also co-wrote a book with Derek Jeter entitled 'The Life You Imagine: Life Lessons for Achieving Your Dreams' which was a New York Times Best Seller. A 1986 graduate of Fordham University, Curry resides with his wife, Pamela, in New Jersey."
-2012 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
JOHN FLAHERTY (YES Network)
"Former Yankees catcher John Flaherty enters his seventh season as a field reporter, studio analyst and game analyst for YES Network telecasts in 2012.
Drafted by Boston in 1988, Flaherty progressed through the Red Sox farm system before joining their major league squad in 1992. He played 14 seasons in the majors with Boston (1992-93), Detroit (1994-96), San Diego (1996-97), Tampa Bay (1998-2002) and the Yankees (2003-05), compiling a .252 average with 80 home runs in 1,047 games.
Flaherty brought his knowledge of the game and his veteran style of leadership to the Yankees clubhouse when he signed as a free agent in 2003. He played in 134 games with the Yankees across three seasons, and will be long-remembered for his dramatic pinch-hit, walk-off single that defeated the Red Sox in the 13th inning of a 5-4 victory on July 1, 2004, in the contest that featured Derek Jeter's famous dive into the third base stands.
Flaherty is a New York City native and a graduate of George Washington University. On May 15, 2009 he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, New York."
-2012 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
AL LEITER (YES Network)
"Entering his seventh year with the YES Network, former Yankees pitcher Al Leiter serves as a color commentator, providing viewers with insight gained from his 19 years as a player in the major leagues. He is also a contributor to YES's Yankees On Deck series and is an analyst for the MLB Network, where he was nominated for a 2010 National Emmy Award for his work there. Prior to signing with YES, Leiter had worked as a postseason game analyst for FOX Sports and ESPN.
Originally drafted by the Yankees in 1984, Leiter played parts of 19 professional seasons with the New York Yankees (1987-89, 2005), Toronto Blue Jays (1989-95), Florida Marlins (1996-97, 2005) and New York Mets (1998-2004). He was a two-time All-Star (1996, 2000) and was a part of three World Championship teams (Toronto in 1992 and 1993 and Florida in 1997). On May 11, 1996 Leiter tossed the first no-hitter in Marlins history in an 11-0 win against Colorado.
A native of Bayville, New Jersey, Leiter has been nearly as busy off the field as he was on it. Since 1996 he has donated more than $1.5 million to various charities in the New York area and in South Florida. In 2000 he was honored by Major League Baseball with the Roberto Clemente Award for his contributions to the community, and with the Bart Giamatti Award in 2002. Also in 2002, he was appointed to the board of directors of the Twin Towers Fund in New York City. He was named the March of Dimes Sportsman of the Year in 2003 and the John V. Mara Sportsman of the Year in 2004 by the Catholic Youth Organization. He also created Leiter's Landing, a charitable organization committed to the betterment of youth through education, health care and social and community service.
Leiter has also been the recipient of numerous other awards and honors as a result of his charity work, including the 2008 'Breakthrough Spirit Award' at the Children's Cancer and Blood Foundation gala in New York City. In January 2012, Leiter was inducted into the New Jersey Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame."
-2012 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
PAUL O'NEILL (YES Network)
"Paul O'Neill returns for his 11th season in broadcast television in 2012, serving as a game analyst for the YES Network. He received a New York Emmy Award nomination in 2011 for his analyst work on YES.
The five-time All-Star outfielder played 17 years in the majors, spending his final nine seasons in pinstripes. He appeared in six World Series, winning five titles including four with the Yankees (1996, 1998-2000).
Affectionately known as a warrior to most Yankees followers, O'Neill began his major league career in 1985 with the Cincinnati Reds and earned the first of his five World Championships in 1990. He joined the Yankees in 1993 after eight seasons with the Reds, and in 1994 claimed the American League batting title with a .359 average. From July 1995 to May 1997, he played in 235 consecutive games in right field without making an error. In 2001, at the age of 38, O'Neill became the oldest player in major league history to steal 20 bases and hit 20 home runs in the same season.
He lives in his native Cincinnati with his wife, Nevalee, and their three children: Andrew, Aaron and Alexandria. He was named 'Father of the Year' in June 2008 by the National Father's Day Council at its 67th Annual Father of the Year dinner in New York."
-2012 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
LOU PINIELLA (YES Network)
"Former New York Yankees player, manager and general manager Lou Piniella joins the YES Network as a special contributor for the 2012 season. He provides Yankees game and studio analysis on YES, is involved in the network's spring training and potential postseason coverage, and contributes to YES special event programming as well as YESNetwork.com.
Sweet Lou played his final 11 major league seasons with the Yankees and was a pivotal piece of their World Championship teams in 1977 and 1978. During his time in the Bronx, he played on five American League East-winning teams and four pennant winners. He also managed the Yankees from 1986 to 1987. He took over as New York's general manager in 1988 and also resumed his manager's role in June of that year.
The Tampa native compiled a .291 career batting average with 102 home runs and 766 RBI over 18 major league seasons with Baltimore (1964), Cleveland (1968), Kansas City (1969-73) and the Yankees (1974-84). He was named the 1969 American League Rookie of the Year during the Royals' inaugural season; he was the first batter in the team's history, doubling in the April 8 season opener. He was an All-Star with the Royals in 1972. In 1974, Piniella began his 11-year stint in Yankee pinstripes.
Piniella owns a career managerial record of 1,835-1,713, ranking 14th on Baseball's all-time managerial wins list. He served as manager of the Cincinnati Reds from 1990-92, guiding the Reds to the World Championship in 1990. Piniella was a two-time American League Manager of the Year (1995 and 2001) while skippering the Seattle Mariners from 1993-2002. He then served as manager of Tampa Bay from 2003-2005 and the Cubs from 2007-2010, earning National League Manager of the Year honors in 2008. His most recent role saw him serve as a special consultant with the San Francisco Giants organization during the 2011 season.
Piniella was a game analyst during MSG Network's Yankees telecasts in 1989 and was an analyst for Fox Sports' MLB coverage in 2006. He is a graduate of Tampa's Jesuit High School, where he was an All-American basketball player. He played his collegiate baseball at the University of Tampa, earning NCAA Division II All-American honors."
-2012 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
JOHN STERLING (WCBS)
"'Yankees win! Theeeeeee Yankees win!'
If anything has become synonymous with the Yankees' run of success over recent years, it is John Sterling's memorable conclusion to so many Yankees victories. As the radio voice to 162 games a year, plus preseason and postseason, he has called 3,814 official games (3,657 regular season/157 postseason) over the last 23 seasons without missing even one, making him one of the most recognized- and imitated- voices in all of New York sports.
Sterling joined the Yankees broadcast team in 1989 from Atlanta's TBS and WSB Radio, where he called Hawks basketball (1981-89) and Braves games (1982-87). It marked a return to the town where he first achieved fame, hosting a talk show on WMCA from 1971-78 and calling the Nets (1975-80, and as a fill-in in 1997) and Islanders (1975-78) for WMCA, WVNJ, WWOR-TV and SportsChannel.
Sterling also previously called Morgan State football (eight years) and Washington Bullets basketball (1981). In addition to his seven years at WMCA and a year at WSB in Atlanta, he has also hosted talk shows on WFAN and WABC in New York. He has not missed a broadcast of any kind since the fall of 1981.
As host of the YES Network's acclaimed Yankeeography series, Sterling has won a total of 12 Emmy Awards since 2003. He has also been honored by the New Jersey Sportswriters Association with its Radio-TV Excellence Award (1999). In addition, his call of a Jason Giambi home run on WCBS radio in 2002 was voted Best Baseball Call of the Year in a poll conducted by MLB.com. When he's not in the booth, Sterling serves as a master of on-field ceremonies for major Yankees events.
Sterling enjoys attending Broadway shows and boasts an extensive knowledge of the lyrics to many American pop standards. In 2007, he embarked on his own Broadway venture in a cabaret show titled 'Baseball and Broadway' in which he both served as emcee and sang alongside Broadway talent.
For the past 19 years he has been a spokesman for the Leukemia Society of America. He enjoys reading, movies and swimming. He lives in Bergen County, New Jersey and is the proud father of four children: daughter Abigail and triplets Veronica, Bradford and Derek."
-2012 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
CARLOS SILVA (Producer/Engineer, WCBS)
Carlos Silva, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, enters his seventh season producing and engineering Yankees games on WCBS Radio 880 AM (Spanish and English). The 2012 season will mark his 12th year working on Yankees radio broadcasts and his 23rd overall season in baseball. It also marks his second year producing and conducting interviews in Spanish for YESnetwork.com
Silva has also worked for ESPN radio, Phillies Spanish radio, and the NBA's Orlando Magic and New Jersey Nets. He is also responsible for the translation and recording of Spanish broadcast spots throughout the season.
In the off-season, Silva resides in Tampa, Florida with his wife, Teresa, and his children Leslie, Kimberly and Matthew."
-2012 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
BETO VILLA (WADO)
"Beto Villa, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, has been broadcasting the Yankees since the beginning of the club's Spanish radio network in 1997, becoming one of the most recognized voices in baseball. The 2012 season will mark Villa's 16th as the 'Spanish Voice of the Yankees.' His famous home run call, 'La Bola va atras, se va, se va, se va, se vaaaaaaaaa ... se fue de cuadrangular ... jonron de!' has made him very popular in the tri-state area and around the world.
Beto provides Spanish listeners with thorough and thoughtful Yankees coverage. He treasures his pages and pages of statistics of Latin American ballplayers, which he uses during his radiocasts.
Since beginning his career in 1981, he has had the opportunity to broadcast both the Major League World Series and the Caribbean World Series. He is currently a senior editor of Latinobaseball.com, a website covering Latin American ballplayers in the major leagues and the winter leagues. Beto has a daughter, Margarita."
-2012 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
FRANCISCO RIVERA (WADO)
"Since 1995 Francisco Rivera has been involved in baseball as a color commentator and play-by-play announcer, including seven years in the Yankees broadcasting booth. A native of Morovis, Puerto Rico, he covered the Philadelphia Phillies for Radio Tropical from 1995 to 1998 and worked the American League Championship Series in 2003 and 2004 for ESPN.
Rivera received his Bachelor's degree in Spanish literature from Rutgers University and graduated from the Cambridge University-affiliated Miguel Angel Torres School of Communications in Manhattan in 1978. He began his communications career covering NBA basketball for WADO and was later one of the pioneers of the talk show WADO Deportivo, where he worked until 2003. Francisco is married to Ivettte Rodriguez and has two daughters, Melissa and Lorraine."
-2012 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
FELIX DEJESUS (WADO)
"Felix DeJesus, a native New Yorker, enters his seventh season as a backup commentator for the New York Yankees. He also serves as a Yankees correspondent for WCBS and is one of the co-hosts of El Mundo de Las Grandes Ligas, an internet show on MLB Radio.
DeJesus broke into broadcasting in 1993 when he became the color commentator for the NHL's Florida Panthers. He has worked in all areas of broadcasting- television, radio and the internet. From 1998 to 2004 he covered major league baseball on television for XTRA Innings in New York. He has covered the Caribbean World Series on Fox Sports, ESPN International and CNN. In 1999, he became the first announcer to broadcast in SAP for NBC News. DeJesus has also served the last six years as the Spanish language translator for Showtime Championship Boxing.
DeJesus graduated for Fordham University in 1988 with a degree in economics and currently resides in the tri-state area. He and his wife, Melissa, have three children, Christopher, Brendan and Giselle."
-2012 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
2013 New York Yankees Radio Broadcast Affiliates
New York City (WCBS) (flagship station)
New York City (WADO) (Spanish language)
Albany/Schenectady, New York (WTMM)
Albuquerque, New Mexico (KIVA)
Auburn, Maine (WOXO)
Binghamton, New York (WENE)
Brattleboro, Vermont (WTSA)
Bridgeport, Connecticut (WICC)
Burlington, Vermont (WVMT)
Cobleskill, New York (WSDE)
Danbury, Connecticut (WLAD)
Dover, New Hampshire (WTSN)
Easton, Pennsylvania (WWYY)
East Providence (WPRV)
Gloversville, New York (WENT)
Hartford, Connecticut (WUCS (WPOP))
Jamestown, New York (WJTN)
Kingston, New York (WKXP)
Little Falls, New York (WIXT)
Massena, New York (WYBG)
Newark, New York (WACK/WUUF)
New Haven, Connecticut (WAVZ)
Orlando, Florida (WHOO)
Pittsfield, Massachusetts (WBRK)
Plattsburgh (WIRY)
Portland, Maine (WBAE/WVAE-AM)
Rochester, New York (WHAM/WHTK)
Rome, New York (WRNY)
Springfield, Massachusetts (WHLL)
Syracuse, New York (WHEN/WSYR)
Tampa, Florida (WWBA)
Trumansburg, New York (WPIE)
Utica, New York (WTLB)
West Palm Beach, Florida (WMEN)
Wurtsboro, New York (WZAD)
New York City (WADO) (Spanish language)
Albany/Schenectady, New York (WTMM)
Albuquerque, New Mexico (KIVA)
Auburn, Maine (WOXO)
Binghamton, New York (WENE)
Brattleboro, Vermont (WTSA)
Bridgeport, Connecticut (WICC)
Burlington, Vermont (WVMT)
Cobleskill, New York (WSDE)
Danbury, Connecticut (WLAD)
Dover, New Hampshire (WTSN)
Easton, Pennsylvania (WWYY)
East Providence (WPRV)
Gloversville, New York (WENT)
Hartford, Connecticut (WUCS (WPOP))
Jamestown, New York (WJTN)
Kingston, New York (WKXP)
Little Falls, New York (WIXT)
Massena, New York (WYBG)
Newark, New York (WACK/WUUF)
New Haven, Connecticut (WAVZ)
Orlando, Florida (WHOO)
Pittsfield, Massachusetts (WBRK)
Plattsburgh (WIRY)
Portland, Maine (WBAE/WVAE-AM)
Rochester, New York (WHAM/WHTK)
Rome, New York (WRNY)
Springfield, Massachusetts (WHLL)
Syracuse, New York (WHEN/WSYR)
Tampa, Florida (WWBA)
Trumansburg, New York (WPIE)
Utica, New York (WTLB)
West Palm Beach, Florida (WMEN)
Wurtsboro, New York (WZAD)
2013 New York Yankees Broadcasters
KEN SINGLETON (YES Network)
"Former major leaguer Ken Singleton enters his 12th season as a game analyst and announcer for YES Network broadcasts of the New York Yankees.
Prior to joining YES, Singleton divided his time calling play-by-play and providing commentary at the MSG Network. In 1998, he was part of MSG's production team that won four New York Emmys for its Yankees coverage.
Singleton joined the MSG Network in 1997 from The Sports Network (TSN), where he served as analyst for the Montreal Expos from 1985-96. From 1991-96, he also called play-by-play and served as analyst for CIQ Radio, the Expos' flagship radio network. In 1996 and '97, he was named by Fox Sports as a lead analyst for Saturday afternoon baseball broadcasts. In 1997 and '98, he worked as an analyst for Major League Baseball International.
Singleton enjoyed a 15-year major league career with the New York Mets, Montreal Expos and Baltimore Orioles, batting .282 with 317 doubles and 246 home runs. He is one of only 11 players in baseball history to hit 35 or more home runs in a season as a switch-hitter. He also ranks among the all-time leaders in most Baltimore offensive categories, including homers, RBI and total bases. During his career, Singleton was named to the American League All-Star team in 1977, '79 and '81. He was named Most Valuable Oriole in 1975,'77 and '79 and was a member of the Orioles' 1983 World Championship team. In 1982, he was the recipient of Major League Baseball's Roberto Clemente Award, honoring him for his contributions both on and off the field.
Born in Manhattan and raised in nearby Mount Vernon, New York, Singleton played both baseball and basketball in high school, and also played baseball in the Bronx Federation League at Macombs Dam Park on the current site of Yankee Stadium. After getting a basketball scholarship to Hofstra University and playing baseball as well for one year, Singleton was drafted by the Mets in 1967.
Singleton serves on the Board of Directors for the Cool Kids Campaign, a non-profit organization that helps children and their families who are dealing with cancer. He was honored with the Denzel Lifetime Achievement Award in Sports at the Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon's 100th Anniversary Gala in March 2012."
-2013 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
JACK CURRY (YES Network)
"Jack Curry joined the YES Network in 2010 as a studio analyst, reporter and program contributor, following a 20-year career covering the Yankees for the the New York Times. In addition, he contributes as a columnist on YESnetwork.com.
During his career with the Times, Curry authored more than 4,500 articles and covered 18 World Series and 11 All-Star Games. The New Jersey native also was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1999, and won multiple Times Publisher Awards.
Curry's television experience extends back to 1991, when he began contributing to Madison Square Garden Network's Yankees pre-game show and weekly baseball magazine show. Since November 2005 Curry has been a regular contributor to YES' Yankees Hot Stove and Yankees Baseball Daily shows. In addition, he was a featured panelist on MSG's Angles roundtable show, was a frequent guest on WCBS-TV's Baseball Insider weekly studio show, and has also provided expert baseball analysis and commentary on television and radio programs such as ESPN's Outside the Lines, MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann and various WFAN radio programs.
He also co-wrote a book with Derek Jeter entitled 'The Life You Imagine: Life Lessons for Achieving Your Dreams' which was a New York Times Best Seller. A 1986 graduate of Fordham University, Curry resides with his wife, Pamela, in New Jersey."
-2013 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
JOHN FLAHERTY (YES Network)
"Former Yankees catcher John Flaherty enters his eighth season as a field reporter, studio analyst and game analyst for YES Network telecasts in 2013. He received New York Emmy Award nominations in 2010 and 2011 for his analyst work at YES.
Drafted by Boston in 1988, Flaherty progressed through the Red Sox farm system before joining their major league squad in 1992. He played 14 seasons in the majors with Boston (1992-93), Detroit (1994-96), San Diego (1996-97), Tampa Bay (1998-2002) and the Yankees (2003-05), compiling a .252 average with 80 home runs in 1,047 games.
Flaherty brought his knowledge of the game and his veteran style of leadership to the Yankees clubhouse when he signed as a free agent in 2003. He played in 134 games with the Yankees across three seasons, and will be long-remembered for his dramatic pinch-hit, walk-off single that defeated the Red Sox in the 13th inning of a 5-4 victory on July 1, 2004, in the contest that featured Derek Jeter's famous dive into the third base stands.
Flaherty is a New York City native and a graduate of George Washington University. On May 15, 2009 he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, New York."
-2013 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
AL LEITER (YES Network)
"Entering his eighth year with the YES Network, former Yankees pitcher Al Leiter serves as a color commentator, providing viewers with insight gained from his 19 years as a player in the major leagues. He is also a contributor to YES's Yankees On Deck series and is an analyst for the MLB Network, where he was nominated for a 2010 National Emmy Award for his work there. Prior to signing with YES, Leiter had worked as a postseason game analyst for FOX Sports and ESPN.
Originally drafted by the Yankees in 1984, Leiter played parts of 19 professional seasons with the New York Yankees (1987-89, 2005), Toronto Blue Jays (1989-95), Florida Marlins (1996-97, 2005) and New York Mets (1998-2004). He was a two-time All-Star (1996, 2000) and was a part of three World Championship teams (Toronto in 1992 and 1993 and Florida in 1997). On May 11, 1996 Leiter tossed the first no-hitter in Marlins history in an 11-0 win against Colorado.
For his community work, he was honored by MLB with the Roberto Clemente Award in 2000 and the Bart Giamatti Award in 2002. Also in 2002, he was appointed to the board of directors of the Twin Towers Fund in NYC. He was named the March of Dimes Sportsman of the Year in 2003 and the John V. Mara Sportsman of the Year in 2004 by the Catholic Youth Organization. He also created Leiter's Landing, a charitable organization committed to the betterment of youth through education, health care and social and community service.
A native of Bayville, New Jersey, Leiter was inducted into the New Jersey Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame in January 2012."
-2013 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
PAUL O'NEILL (YES Network)
"Paul O'Neill returns for his 12th season in broadcast television in 2013, serving as a game analyst for the YES Network. He received a New York Emmy Award nomination in 2011 for his analyst work on YES.
The five-time All-Star outfielder played 17 years in the majors, spending his final nine seasons in pinstripes. He appeared in six World Series, winning five titles including four with the Yankees (1996, 1998-2000).
Affectionately known as a warrior to most Yankees followers, O'Neill began his major league career in 1985 with the Cincinnati Reds and earned the first of his five World Championships in 1990. He joined the Yankees in 1993 after eight seasons with the Reds, and in 1994 claimed the American League batting title with a .359 average. From July 1995 to May 1997, he played in 235 consecutive games in right field without making an error. In 2001, at the age of 38, O'Neill became the oldest player in major league history to steal 20 bases and hit 20 home runs in the same season.
He lives in his native Cincinnati with his wife, Nevalee, and their three children: Andrew, Aaron and Alexandria. He was named 'Father of the Year' in June 2008 by the National Father's Day Council at its 67th Annual Father of the Year dinner in New York."
-2013 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
JOHN STERLING (WCBS)
"'Yankees win! Theeeeeee Yankees win!'
If anything has become synonymous with the Yankees' run of success over recent years, it is John Sterling's memorable conclusion to so many Yankees victories. As the radio voice to 162 games a year, plus preseason and postseason, he has called 3,985 official games (3,819 regular season/166 postseason) over the last 24 seasons without missing even one, making him one of the most recognized- and imitated- voices in all of New York sports.
Sterling joined the Yankees broadcast team in 1989 from Atlanta's TBS and WSB Radio, where he called Hawks basketball (1981-89) and Braves games (1982-87). It marked a return to the town where he first achieved fame, hosting a talk show on WMCA from 1971-78 and calling the Nets (1975-80, and as a fill-in in 1997) and Islanders (1975-78) for WMCA, WVNJ, WWOR-TV and SportsChannel.
Sterling also previously called Morgan State football (eight years) and Washington Bullets basketball (1981). In addition to his seven years at WMCA and a year at WSB in Atlanta, he has also hosted talk shows on WFAN and WABC in New York. He has not missed a broadcast of any kind since the fall of 1981.
As host of the YES Network's acclaimed Yankeeography series, Sterling has won a total of 12 Emmy Awards since 2003. He has also been honored by the New Jersey Sportswriters Association with its Radio-TV Excellence Award (1999). In addition, his call of a Jason Giambi home run on WCBS radio in 2002 was voted Best Baseball Call of the Year in a poll conducted by MLB.com. When he's not in the booth, Sterling serves as a master of on-field ceremonies for major Yankees events.
Sterling enjoys attending Broadway shows and boasts an extensive knowledge of the lyrics to many American pop standards. In 2007, he embarked on his own Broadway venture in a cabaret show titled 'Baseball and Broadway' in which he both served as emcee and sang alongside Broadway talent.
For the past 20 years he has been a spokesman for the Leukemia Society of America. He enjoys reading, movies and swimming. He lives in Bergen County, New Jersey and is the proud father of four children: daughter Abigail and triplets Veronica, Bradford and Derek."
-2013 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
CARLOS SILVA (Producer/Engineer, WCBS)
Carlos Silva, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, enters his eighth season producing and engineering Yankees games on WCBS Radio 880 AM (Spanish and English). The 2013 season will mark his 13th year working on Yankees radio broadcasts and his 24th overall season in baseball. It also marks his third year producing and conducting interviews in Spanish for YESnetwork.com
Silva previously worked for ESPN Radio, Phillies Spanish Radio, and the NBA's Orlando Magic and New Jersey Nets. He is also responsible for the translation and recording of Spanish broadcast spots throughout the season.
In the off-season, Silva resides in Lutz, Florida with his wife, Teresa, and his children Leslie, Kimberly and Matthew."
-2013 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
BETO VILLA (WADO)
"Beto Villa, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, has been broadcasting the Yankees since the beginning of the club's Spanish radio network in 1997, becoming one of the most recognized voices in baseball. The 2013 season will mark Villa's 17th as the 'Spanish Voice of the Yankees.' His famous home run call, 'La Bola va atras, se va, se va, se va, se vaaaaaaaaa ... se fue de cuadrangular ... jonron de!' has made him very popular in the tri-state area and around the world.
Beto provides Spanish listeners with thorough and thoughtful Yankees coverage. He treasures his pages and pages of statistics of Latin American ballplayers, which he uses during his radiocasts.
Since beginning his career in 1981, he has had the opportunity to broadcast both the Major League World Series and the Caribbean World Series. He is currently a senior editor of Latinobaseball.com, a website covering Latin American ballplayers in the major leagues and the winter leagues. He has a daughter, Margarita."
-2013 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
FRANCISCO RIVERA (WADO)
"Since 1995 Francisco Rivera has been involved in baseball as a color commentator and play-by-play announcer, including seven years in the Yankees broadcasting booth. A native of Morovis, Puerto Rico, he covered the Philadelphia Phillies for Radio Tropical from 1995 to 1998 and worked the American League Championship Series in 2003 and 2004 for ESPN.
Rivera received his Bachelor's degree in Spanish literature from Rutgers University and graduated from the Cambridge University-affiliated Miguel Angel Torres School of Communications in Manhattan in 1978. He began his communications career covering NBA basketball for WADO and was later one of the pioneers of the talk show WADO Deportivo, where he worked until 2003. Francisco is married to Ivettte Rodriguez and has two daughters, Melissa and Lorraine."
-2013 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
"Former major leaguer Ken Singleton enters his 12th season as a game analyst and announcer for YES Network broadcasts of the New York Yankees.
Prior to joining YES, Singleton divided his time calling play-by-play and providing commentary at the MSG Network. In 1998, he was part of MSG's production team that won four New York Emmys for its Yankees coverage.
Singleton joined the MSG Network in 1997 from The Sports Network (TSN), where he served as analyst for the Montreal Expos from 1985-96. From 1991-96, he also called play-by-play and served as analyst for CIQ Radio, the Expos' flagship radio network. In 1996 and '97, he was named by Fox Sports as a lead analyst for Saturday afternoon baseball broadcasts. In 1997 and '98, he worked as an analyst for Major League Baseball International.
Singleton enjoyed a 15-year major league career with the New York Mets, Montreal Expos and Baltimore Orioles, batting .282 with 317 doubles and 246 home runs. He is one of only 11 players in baseball history to hit 35 or more home runs in a season as a switch-hitter. He also ranks among the all-time leaders in most Baltimore offensive categories, including homers, RBI and total bases. During his career, Singleton was named to the American League All-Star team in 1977, '79 and '81. He was named Most Valuable Oriole in 1975,'77 and '79 and was a member of the Orioles' 1983 World Championship team. In 1982, he was the recipient of Major League Baseball's Roberto Clemente Award, honoring him for his contributions both on and off the field.
Born in Manhattan and raised in nearby Mount Vernon, New York, Singleton played both baseball and basketball in high school, and also played baseball in the Bronx Federation League at Macombs Dam Park on the current site of Yankee Stadium. After getting a basketball scholarship to Hofstra University and playing baseball as well for one year, Singleton was drafted by the Mets in 1967.
Singleton serves on the Board of Directors for the Cool Kids Campaign, a non-profit organization that helps children and their families who are dealing with cancer. He was honored with the Denzel Lifetime Achievement Award in Sports at the Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon's 100th Anniversary Gala in March 2012."
-2013 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
JACK CURRY (YES Network)
"Jack Curry joined the YES Network in 2010 as a studio analyst, reporter and program contributor, following a 20-year career covering the Yankees for the the New York Times. In addition, he contributes as a columnist on YESnetwork.com.
During his career with the Times, Curry authored more than 4,500 articles and covered 18 World Series and 11 All-Star Games. The New Jersey native also was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1999, and won multiple Times Publisher Awards.
Curry's television experience extends back to 1991, when he began contributing to Madison Square Garden Network's Yankees pre-game show and weekly baseball magazine show. Since November 2005 Curry has been a regular contributor to YES' Yankees Hot Stove and Yankees Baseball Daily shows. In addition, he was a featured panelist on MSG's Angles roundtable show, was a frequent guest on WCBS-TV's Baseball Insider weekly studio show, and has also provided expert baseball analysis and commentary on television and radio programs such as ESPN's Outside the Lines, MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann and various WFAN radio programs.
He also co-wrote a book with Derek Jeter entitled 'The Life You Imagine: Life Lessons for Achieving Your Dreams' which was a New York Times Best Seller. A 1986 graduate of Fordham University, Curry resides with his wife, Pamela, in New Jersey."
-2013 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
JOHN FLAHERTY (YES Network)
"Former Yankees catcher John Flaherty enters his eighth season as a field reporter, studio analyst and game analyst for YES Network telecasts in 2013. He received New York Emmy Award nominations in 2010 and 2011 for his analyst work at YES.
Drafted by Boston in 1988, Flaherty progressed through the Red Sox farm system before joining their major league squad in 1992. He played 14 seasons in the majors with Boston (1992-93), Detroit (1994-96), San Diego (1996-97), Tampa Bay (1998-2002) and the Yankees (2003-05), compiling a .252 average with 80 home runs in 1,047 games.
Flaherty brought his knowledge of the game and his veteran style of leadership to the Yankees clubhouse when he signed as a free agent in 2003. He played in 134 games with the Yankees across three seasons, and will be long-remembered for his dramatic pinch-hit, walk-off single that defeated the Red Sox in the 13th inning of a 5-4 victory on July 1, 2004, in the contest that featured Derek Jeter's famous dive into the third base stands.
Flaherty is a New York City native and a graduate of George Washington University. On May 15, 2009 he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, New York."
-2013 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
AL LEITER (YES Network)
"Entering his eighth year with the YES Network, former Yankees pitcher Al Leiter serves as a color commentator, providing viewers with insight gained from his 19 years as a player in the major leagues. He is also a contributor to YES's Yankees On Deck series and is an analyst for the MLB Network, where he was nominated for a 2010 National Emmy Award for his work there. Prior to signing with YES, Leiter had worked as a postseason game analyst for FOX Sports and ESPN.
Originally drafted by the Yankees in 1984, Leiter played parts of 19 professional seasons with the New York Yankees (1987-89, 2005), Toronto Blue Jays (1989-95), Florida Marlins (1996-97, 2005) and New York Mets (1998-2004). He was a two-time All-Star (1996, 2000) and was a part of three World Championship teams (Toronto in 1992 and 1993 and Florida in 1997). On May 11, 1996 Leiter tossed the first no-hitter in Marlins history in an 11-0 win against Colorado.
For his community work, he was honored by MLB with the Roberto Clemente Award in 2000 and the Bart Giamatti Award in 2002. Also in 2002, he was appointed to the board of directors of the Twin Towers Fund in NYC. He was named the March of Dimes Sportsman of the Year in 2003 and the John V. Mara Sportsman of the Year in 2004 by the Catholic Youth Organization. He also created Leiter's Landing, a charitable organization committed to the betterment of youth through education, health care and social and community service.
A native of Bayville, New Jersey, Leiter was inducted into the New Jersey Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame in January 2012."
-2013 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
PAUL O'NEILL (YES Network)
"Paul O'Neill returns for his 12th season in broadcast television in 2013, serving as a game analyst for the YES Network. He received a New York Emmy Award nomination in 2011 for his analyst work on YES.
The five-time All-Star outfielder played 17 years in the majors, spending his final nine seasons in pinstripes. He appeared in six World Series, winning five titles including four with the Yankees (1996, 1998-2000).
Affectionately known as a warrior to most Yankees followers, O'Neill began his major league career in 1985 with the Cincinnati Reds and earned the first of his five World Championships in 1990. He joined the Yankees in 1993 after eight seasons with the Reds, and in 1994 claimed the American League batting title with a .359 average. From July 1995 to May 1997, he played in 235 consecutive games in right field without making an error. In 2001, at the age of 38, O'Neill became the oldest player in major league history to steal 20 bases and hit 20 home runs in the same season.
He lives in his native Cincinnati with his wife, Nevalee, and their three children: Andrew, Aaron and Alexandria. He was named 'Father of the Year' in June 2008 by the National Father's Day Council at its 67th Annual Father of the Year dinner in New York."
-2013 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
JOHN STERLING (WCBS)
"'Yankees win! Theeeeeee Yankees win!'
If anything has become synonymous with the Yankees' run of success over recent years, it is John Sterling's memorable conclusion to so many Yankees victories. As the radio voice to 162 games a year, plus preseason and postseason, he has called 3,985 official games (3,819 regular season/166 postseason) over the last 24 seasons without missing even one, making him one of the most recognized- and imitated- voices in all of New York sports.
Sterling joined the Yankees broadcast team in 1989 from Atlanta's TBS and WSB Radio, where he called Hawks basketball (1981-89) and Braves games (1982-87). It marked a return to the town where he first achieved fame, hosting a talk show on WMCA from 1971-78 and calling the Nets (1975-80, and as a fill-in in 1997) and Islanders (1975-78) for WMCA, WVNJ, WWOR-TV and SportsChannel.
Sterling also previously called Morgan State football (eight years) and Washington Bullets basketball (1981). In addition to his seven years at WMCA and a year at WSB in Atlanta, he has also hosted talk shows on WFAN and WABC in New York. He has not missed a broadcast of any kind since the fall of 1981.
As host of the YES Network's acclaimed Yankeeography series, Sterling has won a total of 12 Emmy Awards since 2003. He has also been honored by the New Jersey Sportswriters Association with its Radio-TV Excellence Award (1999). In addition, his call of a Jason Giambi home run on WCBS radio in 2002 was voted Best Baseball Call of the Year in a poll conducted by MLB.com. When he's not in the booth, Sterling serves as a master of on-field ceremonies for major Yankees events.
Sterling enjoys attending Broadway shows and boasts an extensive knowledge of the lyrics to many American pop standards. In 2007, he embarked on his own Broadway venture in a cabaret show titled 'Baseball and Broadway' in which he both served as emcee and sang alongside Broadway talent.
For the past 20 years he has been a spokesman for the Leukemia Society of America. He enjoys reading, movies and swimming. He lives in Bergen County, New Jersey and is the proud father of four children: daughter Abigail and triplets Veronica, Bradford and Derek."
-2013 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
CARLOS SILVA (Producer/Engineer, WCBS)
Carlos Silva, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, enters his eighth season producing and engineering Yankees games on WCBS Radio 880 AM (Spanish and English). The 2013 season will mark his 13th year working on Yankees radio broadcasts and his 24th overall season in baseball. It also marks his third year producing and conducting interviews in Spanish for YESnetwork.com
Silva previously worked for ESPN Radio, Phillies Spanish Radio, and the NBA's Orlando Magic and New Jersey Nets. He is also responsible for the translation and recording of Spanish broadcast spots throughout the season.
In the off-season, Silva resides in Lutz, Florida with his wife, Teresa, and his children Leslie, Kimberly and Matthew."
-2013 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
BETO VILLA (WADO)
"Beto Villa, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, has been broadcasting the Yankees since the beginning of the club's Spanish radio network in 1997, becoming one of the most recognized voices in baseball. The 2013 season will mark Villa's 17th as the 'Spanish Voice of the Yankees.' His famous home run call, 'La Bola va atras, se va, se va, se va, se vaaaaaaaaa ... se fue de cuadrangular ... jonron de!' has made him very popular in the tri-state area and around the world.
Beto provides Spanish listeners with thorough and thoughtful Yankees coverage. He treasures his pages and pages of statistics of Latin American ballplayers, which he uses during his radiocasts.
Since beginning his career in 1981, he has had the opportunity to broadcast both the Major League World Series and the Caribbean World Series. He is currently a senior editor of Latinobaseball.com, a website covering Latin American ballplayers in the major leagues and the winter leagues. He has a daughter, Margarita."
-2013 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
FRANCISCO RIVERA (WADO)
"Since 1995 Francisco Rivera has been involved in baseball as a color commentator and play-by-play announcer, including seven years in the Yankees broadcasting booth. A native of Morovis, Puerto Rico, he covered the Philadelphia Phillies for Radio Tropical from 1995 to 1998 and worked the American League Championship Series in 2003 and 2004 for ESPN.
Rivera received his Bachelor's degree in Spanish literature from Rutgers University and graduated from the Cambridge University-affiliated Miguel Angel Torres School of Communications in Manhattan in 1978. He began his communications career covering NBA basketball for WADO and was later one of the pioneers of the talk show WADO Deportivo, where he worked until 2003. Francisco is married to Ivettte Rodriguez and has two daughters, Melissa and Lorraine."
-2013 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
2014 Tribute: Carlos Silva
"The Yankees mourn the loss of their friend Carlos Silva, who lost his battle with cancer on January 19, 2013 at age 50. Silva, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, was the producer and engineer for Yankees games on WCBS Radio 880 AM (Spanish and English) for eight seasons. The 2013 season marked his 13th year working on Yankees radio broadcasts and his 24th overall season in baseball. It also marked his third year producing and conducting interviews in Spanish for YESnetwork.com. Additionally, he was responsible for the translation and recording of Spanish broadcast spots throughout the season. Silva previously worked for ESPN Radio, Phillies Spanish Radio, and the NBA's Orlando Magic and New Jersey Nets.
In the off-season, Silva resided in Lutz, Florida. He leaves behind his wife, Teresa, and their children Leslie, Kimberly and Matthew. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him."
-2014 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
In the off-season, Silva resided in Lutz, Florida. He leaves behind his wife, Teresa, and their children Leslie, Kimberly and Matthew. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him."
-2014 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
Sunday, November 8, 2015
2014 New York Yankees Broadcasters
KEN SINGLETON (YES Network)
"Former major leaguer Ken Singleton enters his 13th season as a game analyst and announcer for YES Network broadcasts of the New York Yankees, occasionally handling play-by-play duties as well.
Prior to joining YES, Singleton divided his time calling play-by-play and providing commentary at the MSG Network. In 1998, he was part of MSG's production team that won four New York Emmys for its Yankees coverage.
Singleton joined the MSG Network in 1997 from the Sports Network (TSN), where he served as analyst for the Montreal Expos from 1985-96. From 1991-96, he also called play-by-play and served as analyst for CIQ Radio, the Expos' flagship radio network. In 1996 and '97, he was named by Fox Sports as a lead analyst for Saturday afternoon baseball broadcasts. In 1997 and '98, he worked as an analyst for Major League Baseball International.
Singleton enjoyed a 15-year major league career with the New York Mets, Montreal Expos and Baltimore Orioles, batting .282 with 317 doubles and 246 home runs. He is one of only 11 players in baseball history to hit 35 or more home runs in a season as a switch-hitter. He also ranks among the all-time leaders in most Baltimore offensive categories, including homers, RBI and total bases. During his career, Singleton was named to the American League All-Star team in 1977, '79 and '81. He was named Most Valuable Oriole in 1975,'77 and '79 and was a member of the Orioles' 1983 World Championship team. In 1982, he was the recipient of Major League Baseball's Roberto Clemente Award, honoring him for his contributions both on and off the field.
Born in Manhattan and raised in nearby Mount Vernon, New York, Singleton played both baseball and basketball in high school, and also played baseball in the Bronx Federation League at Macombs Dam Park on the current site of Yankee Stadium. After getting a basketball scholarship to Hofstra University and playing baseball as well for one year, Singleton was drafted by the Mets in 1967.
Singleton serves on the Board of Directors for the Cool Kids Campaign, a non-profit organization that helps children and their families who are dealing with cancer. He was honored with the Denzel Lifetime Achievement Award in Sports at the Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon's 100th Anniversary Gala in March 2012."
-2014 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
JACK CURRY (YES Network)
"Jack Curry joined the YES Network in 2010 as a studio analyst, reporter and program contributor, following a 20-year career covering the Yankees for the the New York Times. In addition, he contributes as a columnist on YESnetwork.com, is the host of JCTV: Jack Curry TV, the innovative YESnetwork.com original series which launched in 2013.
During his career with the Times, Curry authored more than 4,500 articles and covered 18 World Series and 11 All-Star Games. The New Jersey native also was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1999, and won multiple Times Publisher Awards.
Curry's television experience extends back to 1991, when he began contributing to Madison Square Garden Network's Yankees pre-game show and weekly baseball magazine show. Since November 2005 Curry has been a regular contributor to YES' Yankees Hot Stove show and the last four seasons has appeared on YES' Yankees Access shows. In addition, he was a featured panelist on MSG's Angles roundtable show, was a frequent guest on WCBS-TV's Baseball Insider weekly studio show, and has also provided expert baseball analysis and commentary on television and radio programs such as ESPN's Outside the Lines, MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann and various WFAN radio programs.
He also co-wrote a book with Derek Jeter entitled 'The Life You Imagine: Life Lessons for Achieving Your Dreams' which was a New York Times Best Seller. In January 2013 Curry received the Broadcast Achievement Award from the New Jersey Sports Writers Association and was named Top Sports Analyst by the New Jersey-based 201 Magazine. A 1986 graduate of Fordham University, Curry resides with his wife, Pamela, in New Jersey."
-2014 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
JOHN FLAHERTY (YES Network)
"Former Yankees catcher John Flaherty enters his ninth season as a field reporter, studio analyst and game analyst for YES Network telecasts in 2014. He received New York Emmy Award nominations in 2010, 2011 and 2013 for his work at YES.
Drafted by Boston in 1988, Flaherty progressed through the Red Sox farm system before joining their major league squad in 1992. He played 14 seasons in the majors with Boston (1992-93), Detroit (1994-96), San Diego (1996-97), Tampa Bay (1998-2002) and the Yankees (2003-05), compiling a .252 average with 80 home runs in 1,047 games.
Flaherty brought his knowledge of the game and his veteran style of leadership to the Yankees clubhouse when he signed as a free agent in 2003. He played in 134 games with the Yankees across three seasons, and will be long-remembered for his dramatic pinch-hit, walk-off single that defeated the Red Sox in the 13th inning of a 5-4 victory on July 1, 2004, in the contest that featured Derek Jeter's famous dive into the third base stands.
Flaherty is a New York City native and a graduate of George Washington University. On May 15, 2009 he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, New York."
-2014 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
AL LEITER (YES Network)
"Al Leiter enters his ninth year with the YES Network using insight gained from his 19 years as a player in the major leagues. He is also an analyst for the MLB Network, where he was nominated for National Emmy Awards in 2010 and 2012 for his work there. Prior to signing with YES, Leiter had worked as a postgame analyst for FOX Sports and ESPN.
Originally drafted by the Yankees in 1984, Leiter played parts of 19 professional seasons with the New York Yankees (1987-89, 2005), Toronto Blue Jays (1989-95), Florida Marlins (1996-97, 2005) and New York Mets (1998-2004). He was a two-time All-Star (1996, 2000) and was a part of three World Championship teams (Toronto in 1992 and 1993 and Florida in 1997). On May 11, 1996 Leiter tossed the first no-hitter in Marlins history in an 11-0 win against Colorado.
For his community work, he was honored by MLB with the Roberto Clemente Award in 2000 and the Bart Giamatti Award in 2002. Also in 2002, he was appointed to the board of directors of the Twin Towers Fund in NYC. He was named the March of Dimes Sportsman of the Year in 2003 and the John V. Mara Sportsman of the Year in 2004 by the Catholic Youth Organization. He also created Leiter's Landing, a charitable organization committed to the betterment of youth through education, health care and social and community service.
A native of Bayville, New Jersey, Leiter was inducted into the New Jersey Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame in January 2012."
-2014 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
BOB LORENZ (YES Network)
"Bob Lorenz returns for his 11th year with the YES Network, serving as the primary studio anchor for the Yankees pregame and postgame shows. He also serves as the host of the Brooklyn Nets pregame and postgame shows, as well as the network's Yankees Hot Stove program. Lorenz has won 11 Emmy Awards during his time with the YES Network. In April 2011, he won his third consecutive New York Emmy Award recognizing him as the top sports anchor in New York.
Prior to joining the YES Network in 2003, Lorenz hosted CNN's signature weekly sports programming, including NFL Preview, College Football Preview, This Week in the NBA and Page One. He also hosted CNN's weekly baseball show from 1992 to 1996 and, from 1994 to 1996, hosted CNN's College Basketball Preview and College Coaches corner. In addition to these duties, Lorenz also worked on a variety of programs for CNN's sister networks TBS and TNT, hosting Super Bowl specials and serving as a backup host on Inside the NBA on TNT.
Before joining CNN, Lorenz was a reporter and anchor at WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach, Florida. Having joined the station in 1988, he wrote, produced and anchored four weekend sportscasts. Lorenz earlier served as sports director at KIEM-TV in Eureka, California and was a writer at CBS Extravision in Los Angeles and an analyst/anchor for Citicable in Torrance, California.
Lorenz is on the Honorary Event Committee for the Connecticut chapter of Make-A-Wish and has emceed its annual Make-A-Wish Ball. He has also emceed the Annual Miracle Ball which raises money and awareness for the Miracle League of Westchester County in New York.
He holds a degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Southern California."
-2014 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
PAUL O'NEILL (YES Network)
"Paul O'Neill returns for his 13th season in broadcast television, serving as a game analyst for the YES Network. He received New York Emmy Award nominations in 2011 and 2013 for his analyst work on YES.
The five-time All-Star outfielder played 17 years in the majors, spending his final nine seasons in pinstripes. He appeared in six World Series, winning five titles including four with the Yankees (1996, 1998-2000).
Affectionately known as a warrior to most Yankees followers, O'Neill began his major league career in 1985 with the Cincinnati Reds and earned the first of his five World Championships in 1990. He joined the Yankees in 1993 after eight seasons with the Reds, and in 1994 claimed the American League batting title with a .359 average. From July 1995 to May 1997, he played in 235 consecutive games in right field without making an error. In 2001, at the age of 38, O'Neill became the oldest player in major league history to steal 20 bases and hit 20 home runs in the same season.
He lives in his native Cincinnati with his wife, Nevalee, and their three children: Andrew, Aaron and Alexandria. He was named 'Father of the Year' in June 2008 by the National Father's Day Council at its 67th Annual Father of the Year dinner in New York."
-2014 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
JOHN STERLING (WFAN)
"'Yankees win! Theeeeeee Yankees win!'
If anything has become synonymous with the Yankees' run of success over recent years, it is John Sterling's memorable conclusion to so many Yankees victories. As the radio voice to 162 games a year, plus preseason and postseason, he has called 4,147 official games (3,981 regular season/166 postseason) over the last 25 seasons without missing even one, making him one of the most recognized- and imitated- voices in all of New York sports.
Sterling joined the Yankees broadcast team in 1989 from Atlanta's TBS and WSB Radio, where he called Hawks basketball (1981-89) and Braves games (1982-87). It marked a return to the town where he first achieved fame, hosting a talk show on WMCA from 1971-78 and calling the Nets (1975-80, and as a fill-in in 1997) and Islanders (1975-78) for WMCA, WVNJ, WWOR-TV and SportsChannel.
Sterling also previously called Morgan State football (eight years) and Washington Bullets basketball (1981). In addition to his seven years at WMCA and a year at WSB in Atlanta, he has also hosted talk shows on WFAN and WABC in New York. He has not missed a broadcast of any kind since the fall of 1981.
As host of the YES Network's acclaimed Yankeeography series, Sterling has won a total of 12 Emmy Awards since 2003. He has also been honored by the New Jersey Sportswriters Association with its Radio-TV Excellence Award (1999). In addition, his call of a Jason Giambi home run on WCBS radio in 2002 was voted Best Baseball Call of the Year in a poll conducted by MLB.com. When he's not in the booth, Sterling serves as a master of on-field ceremonies for major Yankees events.
Sterling enjoys attending Broadway shows and boasts an extensive knowledge of the lyrics to many American pop standards. In 2007, he embarked on his own Broadway venture in a cabaret show titled 'Baseball and Broadway' in which he both served as emcee and sang alongside Broadway talent.
For the past 21 years he has been a spokesman for the Leukemia Society of America. He enjoys reading, movies and swimming. He lives in Bergen County, New Jersey and is the proud father of four children: daughter Abigail and triplets Veronica, Bradford and Derek."
-2014 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
FRANCISCO RIVERA (WADO)
"Since 1995 Francisco Rivera has been involved in baseball as a color commentator and play-by-play announcer, including eight years in the Yankees broadcasting booth. A native of Morovis, Puerto Rico, he covered the Philadelphia Phillies for Radio Tropical from 1995 to 1998 and worked the American League Championship Series in 2003 and 2004 for ESPN.
Rivera received his Bachelor's degree in Spanish literature from Rutgers University and graduated from the Cambridge University-affiliated Miguel Angel Torres School of Communications in Manhattan in 1978. He began his communications career covering NBA basketball for WADO and was later one of the pioneers of the talk show WADO Deportivo, where he worked until 2003. Francisco is married to Ivettte Rodriguez and has two daughters, Melissa and Lorraine."
-2014 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
"Former major leaguer Ken Singleton enters his 13th season as a game analyst and announcer for YES Network broadcasts of the New York Yankees, occasionally handling play-by-play duties as well.
Prior to joining YES, Singleton divided his time calling play-by-play and providing commentary at the MSG Network. In 1998, he was part of MSG's production team that won four New York Emmys for its Yankees coverage.
Singleton joined the MSG Network in 1997 from the Sports Network (TSN), where he served as analyst for the Montreal Expos from 1985-96. From 1991-96, he also called play-by-play and served as analyst for CIQ Radio, the Expos' flagship radio network. In 1996 and '97, he was named by Fox Sports as a lead analyst for Saturday afternoon baseball broadcasts. In 1997 and '98, he worked as an analyst for Major League Baseball International.
Singleton enjoyed a 15-year major league career with the New York Mets, Montreal Expos and Baltimore Orioles, batting .282 with 317 doubles and 246 home runs. He is one of only 11 players in baseball history to hit 35 or more home runs in a season as a switch-hitter. He also ranks among the all-time leaders in most Baltimore offensive categories, including homers, RBI and total bases. During his career, Singleton was named to the American League All-Star team in 1977, '79 and '81. He was named Most Valuable Oriole in 1975,'77 and '79 and was a member of the Orioles' 1983 World Championship team. In 1982, he was the recipient of Major League Baseball's Roberto Clemente Award, honoring him for his contributions both on and off the field.
Born in Manhattan and raised in nearby Mount Vernon, New York, Singleton played both baseball and basketball in high school, and also played baseball in the Bronx Federation League at Macombs Dam Park on the current site of Yankee Stadium. After getting a basketball scholarship to Hofstra University and playing baseball as well for one year, Singleton was drafted by the Mets in 1967.
Singleton serves on the Board of Directors for the Cool Kids Campaign, a non-profit organization that helps children and their families who are dealing with cancer. He was honored with the Denzel Lifetime Achievement Award in Sports at the Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon's 100th Anniversary Gala in March 2012."
-2014 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
JACK CURRY (YES Network)
"Jack Curry joined the YES Network in 2010 as a studio analyst, reporter and program contributor, following a 20-year career covering the Yankees for the the New York Times. In addition, he contributes as a columnist on YESnetwork.com, is the host of JCTV: Jack Curry TV, the innovative YESnetwork.com original series which launched in 2013.
During his career with the Times, Curry authored more than 4,500 articles and covered 18 World Series and 11 All-Star Games. The New Jersey native also was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1999, and won multiple Times Publisher Awards.
Curry's television experience extends back to 1991, when he began contributing to Madison Square Garden Network's Yankees pre-game show and weekly baseball magazine show. Since November 2005 Curry has been a regular contributor to YES' Yankees Hot Stove show and the last four seasons has appeared on YES' Yankees Access shows. In addition, he was a featured panelist on MSG's Angles roundtable show, was a frequent guest on WCBS-TV's Baseball Insider weekly studio show, and has also provided expert baseball analysis and commentary on television and radio programs such as ESPN's Outside the Lines, MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann and various WFAN radio programs.
He also co-wrote a book with Derek Jeter entitled 'The Life You Imagine: Life Lessons for Achieving Your Dreams' which was a New York Times Best Seller. In January 2013 Curry received the Broadcast Achievement Award from the New Jersey Sports Writers Association and was named Top Sports Analyst by the New Jersey-based 201 Magazine. A 1986 graduate of Fordham University, Curry resides with his wife, Pamela, in New Jersey."
-2014 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
JOHN FLAHERTY (YES Network)
"Former Yankees catcher John Flaherty enters his ninth season as a field reporter, studio analyst and game analyst for YES Network telecasts in 2014. He received New York Emmy Award nominations in 2010, 2011 and 2013 for his work at YES.
Drafted by Boston in 1988, Flaherty progressed through the Red Sox farm system before joining their major league squad in 1992. He played 14 seasons in the majors with Boston (1992-93), Detroit (1994-96), San Diego (1996-97), Tampa Bay (1998-2002) and the Yankees (2003-05), compiling a .252 average with 80 home runs in 1,047 games.
Flaherty brought his knowledge of the game and his veteran style of leadership to the Yankees clubhouse when he signed as a free agent in 2003. He played in 134 games with the Yankees across three seasons, and will be long-remembered for his dramatic pinch-hit, walk-off single that defeated the Red Sox in the 13th inning of a 5-4 victory on July 1, 2004, in the contest that featured Derek Jeter's famous dive into the third base stands.
Flaherty is a New York City native and a graduate of George Washington University. On May 15, 2009 he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, New York."
-2014 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
AL LEITER (YES Network)
"Al Leiter enters his ninth year with the YES Network using insight gained from his 19 years as a player in the major leagues. He is also an analyst for the MLB Network, where he was nominated for National Emmy Awards in 2010 and 2012 for his work there. Prior to signing with YES, Leiter had worked as a postgame analyst for FOX Sports and ESPN.
Originally drafted by the Yankees in 1984, Leiter played parts of 19 professional seasons with the New York Yankees (1987-89, 2005), Toronto Blue Jays (1989-95), Florida Marlins (1996-97, 2005) and New York Mets (1998-2004). He was a two-time All-Star (1996, 2000) and was a part of three World Championship teams (Toronto in 1992 and 1993 and Florida in 1997). On May 11, 1996 Leiter tossed the first no-hitter in Marlins history in an 11-0 win against Colorado.
For his community work, he was honored by MLB with the Roberto Clemente Award in 2000 and the Bart Giamatti Award in 2002. Also in 2002, he was appointed to the board of directors of the Twin Towers Fund in NYC. He was named the March of Dimes Sportsman of the Year in 2003 and the John V. Mara Sportsman of the Year in 2004 by the Catholic Youth Organization. He also created Leiter's Landing, a charitable organization committed to the betterment of youth through education, health care and social and community service.
A native of Bayville, New Jersey, Leiter was inducted into the New Jersey Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame in January 2012."
-2014 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
BOB LORENZ (YES Network)
"Bob Lorenz returns for his 11th year with the YES Network, serving as the primary studio anchor for the Yankees pregame and postgame shows. He also serves as the host of the Brooklyn Nets pregame and postgame shows, as well as the network's Yankees Hot Stove program. Lorenz has won 11 Emmy Awards during his time with the YES Network. In April 2011, he won his third consecutive New York Emmy Award recognizing him as the top sports anchor in New York.
Prior to joining the YES Network in 2003, Lorenz hosted CNN's signature weekly sports programming, including NFL Preview, College Football Preview, This Week in the NBA and Page One. He also hosted CNN's weekly baseball show from 1992 to 1996 and, from 1994 to 1996, hosted CNN's College Basketball Preview and College Coaches corner. In addition to these duties, Lorenz also worked on a variety of programs for CNN's sister networks TBS and TNT, hosting Super Bowl specials and serving as a backup host on Inside the NBA on TNT.
Before joining CNN, Lorenz was a reporter and anchor at WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach, Florida. Having joined the station in 1988, he wrote, produced and anchored four weekend sportscasts. Lorenz earlier served as sports director at KIEM-TV in Eureka, California and was a writer at CBS Extravision in Los Angeles and an analyst/anchor for Citicable in Torrance, California.
Lorenz is on the Honorary Event Committee for the Connecticut chapter of Make-A-Wish and has emceed its annual Make-A-Wish Ball. He has also emceed the Annual Miracle Ball which raises money and awareness for the Miracle League of Westchester County in New York.
He holds a degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Southern California."
-2014 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
PAUL O'NEILL (YES Network)
"Paul O'Neill returns for his 13th season in broadcast television, serving as a game analyst for the YES Network. He received New York Emmy Award nominations in 2011 and 2013 for his analyst work on YES.
The five-time All-Star outfielder played 17 years in the majors, spending his final nine seasons in pinstripes. He appeared in six World Series, winning five titles including four with the Yankees (1996, 1998-2000).
Affectionately known as a warrior to most Yankees followers, O'Neill began his major league career in 1985 with the Cincinnati Reds and earned the first of his five World Championships in 1990. He joined the Yankees in 1993 after eight seasons with the Reds, and in 1994 claimed the American League batting title with a .359 average. From July 1995 to May 1997, he played in 235 consecutive games in right field without making an error. In 2001, at the age of 38, O'Neill became the oldest player in major league history to steal 20 bases and hit 20 home runs in the same season.
He lives in his native Cincinnati with his wife, Nevalee, and their three children: Andrew, Aaron and Alexandria. He was named 'Father of the Year' in June 2008 by the National Father's Day Council at its 67th Annual Father of the Year dinner in New York."
-2014 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
JOHN STERLING (WFAN)
"'Yankees win! Theeeeeee Yankees win!'
If anything has become synonymous with the Yankees' run of success over recent years, it is John Sterling's memorable conclusion to so many Yankees victories. As the radio voice to 162 games a year, plus preseason and postseason, he has called 4,147 official games (3,981 regular season/166 postseason) over the last 25 seasons without missing even one, making him one of the most recognized- and imitated- voices in all of New York sports.
Sterling joined the Yankees broadcast team in 1989 from Atlanta's TBS and WSB Radio, where he called Hawks basketball (1981-89) and Braves games (1982-87). It marked a return to the town where he first achieved fame, hosting a talk show on WMCA from 1971-78 and calling the Nets (1975-80, and as a fill-in in 1997) and Islanders (1975-78) for WMCA, WVNJ, WWOR-TV and SportsChannel.
Sterling also previously called Morgan State football (eight years) and Washington Bullets basketball (1981). In addition to his seven years at WMCA and a year at WSB in Atlanta, he has also hosted talk shows on WFAN and WABC in New York. He has not missed a broadcast of any kind since the fall of 1981.
As host of the YES Network's acclaimed Yankeeography series, Sterling has won a total of 12 Emmy Awards since 2003. He has also been honored by the New Jersey Sportswriters Association with its Radio-TV Excellence Award (1999). In addition, his call of a Jason Giambi home run on WCBS radio in 2002 was voted Best Baseball Call of the Year in a poll conducted by MLB.com. When he's not in the booth, Sterling serves as a master of on-field ceremonies for major Yankees events.
Sterling enjoys attending Broadway shows and boasts an extensive knowledge of the lyrics to many American pop standards. In 2007, he embarked on his own Broadway venture in a cabaret show titled 'Baseball and Broadway' in which he both served as emcee and sang alongside Broadway talent.
For the past 21 years he has been a spokesman for the Leukemia Society of America. He enjoys reading, movies and swimming. He lives in Bergen County, New Jersey and is the proud father of four children: daughter Abigail and triplets Veronica, Bradford and Derek."
-2014 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
FRANCISCO RIVERA (WADO)
"Since 1995 Francisco Rivera has been involved in baseball as a color commentator and play-by-play announcer, including eight years in the Yankees broadcasting booth. A native of Morovis, Puerto Rico, he covered the Philadelphia Phillies for Radio Tropical from 1995 to 1998 and worked the American League Championship Series in 2003 and 2004 for ESPN.
Rivera received his Bachelor's degree in Spanish literature from Rutgers University and graduated from the Cambridge University-affiliated Miguel Angel Torres School of Communications in Manhattan in 1978. He began his communications career covering NBA basketball for WADO and was later one of the pioneers of the talk show WADO Deportivo, where he worked until 2003. Francisco is married to Ivettte Rodriguez and has two daughters, Melissa and Lorraine."
-2014 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
Friday, November 6, 2015
2015 New York Yankees Broadcasters
KEN SINGLETON (YES Network)
"Former major leaguer Ken Singleton enters his 14th season as a game analyst and announcer for YES Network broadcasts of the New York Yankees, occasionally handling play-by-play duties as well.
Prior to joining YES, Singleton divided his time calling play-by-play and providing commentary at the MSG Network. In 1998, he was part of MSG's production team that won four New York Emmys for its Yankees coverage.
Singleton joined the MSG Network in 1997 from the Sports Network (TSN), where he served as analyst for the Montreal Expos from 1985-96. From 1991-96, he also called play-by-play and served as analyst for CIQ Radio, the Expos' flagship radio network. In 1996 and '97, he was named by Fox Sports as a lead analyst for Saturday afternoon baseball broadcasts. In 1997 and '98, he worked as an analyst for Major League Baseball International.
Singleton enjoyed a 15-year major league career with the New York Mets, Montreal Expos and Baltimore Orioles, batting .282 with 317 doubles and 246 home runs. He is one of only 11 players in baseball history to hit 35 or more home runs in a season as a switch-hitter. He also ranks among the all-time leaders in most Baltimore offensive categories, including homers, RBI and total bases. During his career, Singleton was named to the American League All-Star team in 1977, '79 and '81. He was named Most Valuable Oriole in 1975,'77 and '79 and was a member of the Orioles' 1983 World Championship team. In 1982, he was the recipient of Major League Baseball's Roberto Clemente Award, honoring him for his contributions both on and off the field.
Born in Manhattan and raised in nearby Mount Vernon, New York, Singleton played both baseball and basketball in high school, and also played baseball in the Bronx Federation League at Macombs Dam Park on the current site of Yankee Stadium. After getting a basketball scholarship to Hofstra University and playing baseball as well for one year, Singleton was drafted by the Mets in 1967.
Singleton serves on the Board of Directors for the Cool Kids Campaign, a non-profit organization that helps children and their families who are dealing with cancer. He was honored with the Denzel Lifetime Achievement Award in Sports at the Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon's 100th Anniversary Gala in March 2012."
-2015 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
JACK CURRY (YES Network)
"Jack Curry joined the YES Network in 2010 as a studio analyst, reporter and program contributor, following a 20-year career covering the Yankees for the the New York Times. In addition, he contributes as a columnist on YESnetwork.com, is the host of JCTV: Jack Curry TV, the innovative YESnetwork.com original series which launched in 2013. Curry earned two Emmy nominations in 2014 for JCTV.
During his career with the Times, Curry authored more than 4,500 articles and covered 18 World Series and 11 All-Star Games. The New Jersey native also was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1999 and won multiple Times Publisher Awards.
Curry's television experience extends back to 1991, when he began contributing to Madison Square Garden Network's Yankees pre-game show and weekly baseball magazine show. Since November 2005 Curry has been a regular contributor to YES' Yankees Hot Stove show and the last five seasons has appeared on YES' Yankees Access shows. In addition, he was a featured panelist on MSG's Angles roundtable show, was a frequent guest on WCBS-TV's Baseball Insider weekly studio show, and has also provided expert baseball analysis and commentary on television and radio programs such as ESPN's Outside the Lines, MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann and various WFAN radio programs.
He also co-wrote a book with Derek Jeter entitled 'The Life You Imagine: Life Lessons for Achieving Your Dreams' which was a New York Times Best Seller. In January 2013 Curry received the Broadcast Achievement Award from the New Jersey Sports Writers Association and was named Top Sports Analyst by the New Jersey-based 201 Magazine. A 1986 graduate of Fordham University, Curry resides with his wife, Pamela, in New Jersey."
-2015 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
JOHN FLAHERTY (YES Network)
"Former Yankees catcher John Flaherty enters his 10th season as a field reporter, studio analyst and game analyst for YES Network telecasts in 2015. He received New York Emmy Award nominations in 2010, 2011 and 2013 for his work at YES.
Drafted by Boston in 1988, Flaherty progressed through the Red Sox farm system before joining their major league squad in 1992. He played 14 seasons in the majors with Boston (1992-93), Detroit (1994-96), San Diego (1996-97), Tampa Bay (1998-2002) and the Yankees (2003-05), compiling a .252 average with 80 home runs in 1,047 games.
Flaherty brought his knowledge of the game and his veteran style of leadership to the Yankees clubhouse when he signed as a free agent in 2003. He played in 134 games with the Yankees across three seasons, and will be long-remembered for his dramatic pinch-hit, walk-off single that defeated the Red Sox in the 13th inning of a 5-4 victory on July 1, 2004, in the contest that featured Derek Jeter's famous dive into the third base stands.
Flaherty is a New York City native and a graduate of George Washington University. On May 15, 2009, he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, New York."
-2015 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
AL LEITER (YES Network)
"Al Leiter enters his 10th year with the YES Network using insight gained from his 19 years as a player in the major leagues. He is also an analyst for the MLB Network, where he was nominated for National Emmy Awards in 2010 and 2012 for his work there and nominated for a New York Emmy Award in 2014. Prior to signing with YES, Leiter had worked as a postgame analyst for FOX Sports and ESPN.
Originally drafted by the Yankees in 1984, Leiter played parts of 19 professional seasons with the New York Yankees (1987-89, 2005), Toronto Blue Jays (1989-95), Florida Marlins (1996-97, 2005) and New York Mets (1998-2004). He was a two-time All-Star (1996, 2000) and was a part of three World Championship teams (Toronto in 1992 and 1993 and Florida in 1997). On May 11, 1996, Leiter tossed the first no-hitter in Marlins history in an 11-0 win against Colorado.
For his community work, he was honored by MLB with the Roberto Clemente Award in 2000 and the Bart Giamatti Award in 2002. Also in 2002, he was appointed to the board of directors of the Twin Towers Fund in NYC. He was named the March of Dimes Sportsman of the Year in 2003 and the John V. Mara Sportsman of the Year in 2004 by the Catholic Youth Organization. He also created Leiter's Landing, a charitable organization committed to the betterment of youth through education, health care and social and community service.
A native of Bayville, New Jersey, Leiter was inducted into the New Jersey Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame in January 2012."
-2015 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
BOB LORENZ (YES Network)
"Bob Lorenz returns for his 12th year with the YES Network, serving as the primary studio anchor for the Yankees pregame and postgame shows. He also serves as the host of the Brooklyn Nets pregame and postgame shows, as well as the network's Yankees Hot Stove program. Lorenz has won 12 Emmy Awards during his time with the YES Network. In April 2011, he won his third consecutive New York Emmy Award recognizing him as the top sports anchor in New York.
Prior to joining the YES Network in 2003, Lorenz hosted CNN's signature weekly sports programming, including NFL Preview, College Football Preview, This Week in the NBA and Page One. He also hosted CNN's weekly baseball show from 1992 to 1996 and, from 1994 to 1996, hosted CNN's College Basketball Preview and College Coaches Corner. In addition to these duties, Lorenz also worked on a variety of programs for CNN's sister networks TBS and TNT, hosting Super Bowl specials and serving as a backup host on Inside the NBA on TNT.
Before joining CNN, Lorenz was a reporter and anchor at WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach, Florida. Having joined the station in 1988, he wrote, produced and anchored four weekend sportscasts. Lorenz earlier served as sports director at KIEM-TV in Eureka, California and was a writer at CBS Extravision in Los Angeles and an analyst/anchor for Citicable in Torrance, California.
Lorenz is on the Honorary Event Committee for the Connecticut chapter of Make-A-Wish and has emceed its annual Make-A-Wish Ball. He has also emceed the Annual Miracle Ball which raises money and awareness for the Miracle League of Westchester County in New York.
He holds a degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Southern California."
-2015 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
PAUL O'NEILL (YES Network)
"Paul O'Neill returns for his 14th season in broadcast television, serving as a game analyst for the YES Network. He received New York Emmy Award nominations in 2011 and 2013 for his analyst work on YES.
The five-time All-Star outfielder played 17 years in the majors, spending his final nine seasons in pinstripes. He appeared in six World Series, winning five titles including four with the Yankees (1996, 1998-2000).
Affectionately known as a warrior to most Yankees followers, O'Neill began his major league career in 1985 with the Cincinnati Reds and earned the first of his five World Championships in 1990. He joined the Yankees in 1993 after eight seasons with the Reds, and in 1994 claimed the American League batting title with a .359 average. From July 1995 to May 1997, he played in 235 consecutive games in right field without making an error. In 2001, at the age of 38, O'Neill became the oldest player in major league history to steal 20 bases and hit 20 home runs in the same season.
He lives in his native Cincinnati with his wife, Nevalee, and their three children: Andrew, Aaron and Alexandria. He was named 'Father of the Year' in June 2008 by the National Father's Day Council at its 67th Annual Father of the Year dinner in New York."
-2015 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
JOHN STERLING (WFAN)
"'Yankees win! Theeeeeee Yankees win!'
If anything has become synonymous with the Yankees' run of success over recent years, it is John Sterling's memorable conclusion to so many Yankees victories. As the radio voice to 162 games a year, plus preseason and postseason, he has called 4,309 official games (4,143 regular season/166 postseason) over the last 26 seasons without missing even one, making him one of the most recognized- and imitated- voices in all of New York sports.
Sterling joined the Yankees broadcast team in 1989 from Atlanta's TBS and WSB Radio, where he called Hawks basketball (1981-89) and Braves games (1982-87). It marked a return to the town where he first achieved fame, hosting a talk show on WMCA from 1971-78 and calling the Nets (1975-80, and as a fill-in in 1997) and Islanders (1975-78) for WMCA, WVNJ, WWOR-TV and SportsChannel.
Sterling also previously called Morgan State football (eight years) and Washington Bullets basketball (1981). In addition to his seven years at WMCA and a year at WSB in Atlanta, he has also hosted talk shows on WFAN and WABC in New York. He has not missed a broadcast of any kind since the fall of 1981.
As host of the YES Network's acclaimed Yankeeography series, Sterling has won a total of 12 Emmy Awards since 2003. He has also been honored by the New Jersey Sportswriters Association with its Radio-TV Excellence Award (1999). In addition, his call of a Jason Giambi home run on WCBS radio in 2002 was voted Best Baseball Call of the Year in a poll conducted by MLB.com. When he's not in the booth, Sterling serves as a master of on-field ceremonies for major Yankees events.
Sterling enjoys attending Broadway shows and boasts an extensive knowledge of the lyrics to many American pop standards. In 2007, he embarked on his own Broadway venture in a cabaret show titled 'Baseball and Broadway' in which he both served as emcee and sang alongside Broadway talent.
For the past 22 years he has been a spokesman for the Leukemia Society of America. He enjoys reading, movies and swimming. He is the proud father of four children: daughter Abigail and triplets Veronica, Bradford and Derek."
-2015 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
RICKIE RICARDO (WADO)
"In 2015 Rickie Ricardo will begin his second season as the New York Yankees Spanish-language play-by-play announcer. Prior to joining the Yankees' WADO broadcast team, Ricardo spent seven years in the same role for the Philadelphia Phillies, broadcasting their World Series win in 2008 and their postseason run in 2009.
Additionally, Ricardo has been the Spanish radio play-by-play voice of the Philadelphia Eagles for the last four NFL seasons. He also regularly appears on various programs on Philadelphia's 94WIP-FM Sports Radio.
Ricardo has spent over 30 years in radio broadcasting, appearing on various stations in New York, Connecticut, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and Miami. In 2005, he became the daily beat reporter covering the Florida Marlins for Clear Channel radio. His career also includes international broadcasting with the 2008 Caribbean Series in the Dominican Republic and the 2009 Caribbean Series in Mexicali, Mexico.
A 1980 graduate of the New York School of Broadcasting, Ricardo currently resides in West New York, New Jersey."
-2015 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
FRANCISCO RIVERA (WADO)
"Since 1995 Francisco Rivera has been involved in baseball as a color commentator and play-by-play announcer, including 10 years in the Yankees broadcasting booth. A native of Morovis, Puerto Rico, he covered the Philadelphia Phillies for Radio Tropical from 1995 to 1998 and worked the American League Championship Series in 2003 and 2004 for WADO.
Rivera received his Bachelor's degree in Spanish literature from Rutgers University and graduated from the Cambridge University-affiliated Miguel Angel Torres School of Communications in Manhattan in 1978. He began his communications career covering NBA basketball for WADO and was later one of the pioneers of the talk show WADO Deportivo, where he worked until 2003. Francisco is married to Ivettte Rodriguez and has two daughters, Melissa and Lorraine."
-2015 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
"Former major leaguer Ken Singleton enters his 14th season as a game analyst and announcer for YES Network broadcasts of the New York Yankees, occasionally handling play-by-play duties as well.
Prior to joining YES, Singleton divided his time calling play-by-play and providing commentary at the MSG Network. In 1998, he was part of MSG's production team that won four New York Emmys for its Yankees coverage.
Singleton joined the MSG Network in 1997 from the Sports Network (TSN), where he served as analyst for the Montreal Expos from 1985-96. From 1991-96, he also called play-by-play and served as analyst for CIQ Radio, the Expos' flagship radio network. In 1996 and '97, he was named by Fox Sports as a lead analyst for Saturday afternoon baseball broadcasts. In 1997 and '98, he worked as an analyst for Major League Baseball International.
Singleton enjoyed a 15-year major league career with the New York Mets, Montreal Expos and Baltimore Orioles, batting .282 with 317 doubles and 246 home runs. He is one of only 11 players in baseball history to hit 35 or more home runs in a season as a switch-hitter. He also ranks among the all-time leaders in most Baltimore offensive categories, including homers, RBI and total bases. During his career, Singleton was named to the American League All-Star team in 1977, '79 and '81. He was named Most Valuable Oriole in 1975,'77 and '79 and was a member of the Orioles' 1983 World Championship team. In 1982, he was the recipient of Major League Baseball's Roberto Clemente Award, honoring him for his contributions both on and off the field.
Born in Manhattan and raised in nearby Mount Vernon, New York, Singleton played both baseball and basketball in high school, and also played baseball in the Bronx Federation League at Macombs Dam Park on the current site of Yankee Stadium. After getting a basketball scholarship to Hofstra University and playing baseball as well for one year, Singleton was drafted by the Mets in 1967.
Singleton serves on the Board of Directors for the Cool Kids Campaign, a non-profit organization that helps children and their families who are dealing with cancer. He was honored with the Denzel Lifetime Achievement Award in Sports at the Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon's 100th Anniversary Gala in March 2012."
-2015 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
JACK CURRY (YES Network)
"Jack Curry joined the YES Network in 2010 as a studio analyst, reporter and program contributor, following a 20-year career covering the Yankees for the the New York Times. In addition, he contributes as a columnist on YESnetwork.com, is the host of JCTV: Jack Curry TV, the innovative YESnetwork.com original series which launched in 2013. Curry earned two Emmy nominations in 2014 for JCTV.
During his career with the Times, Curry authored more than 4,500 articles and covered 18 World Series and 11 All-Star Games. The New Jersey native also was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1999 and won multiple Times Publisher Awards.
Curry's television experience extends back to 1991, when he began contributing to Madison Square Garden Network's Yankees pre-game show and weekly baseball magazine show. Since November 2005 Curry has been a regular contributor to YES' Yankees Hot Stove show and the last five seasons has appeared on YES' Yankees Access shows. In addition, he was a featured panelist on MSG's Angles roundtable show, was a frequent guest on WCBS-TV's Baseball Insider weekly studio show, and has also provided expert baseball analysis and commentary on television and radio programs such as ESPN's Outside the Lines, MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann and various WFAN radio programs.
He also co-wrote a book with Derek Jeter entitled 'The Life You Imagine: Life Lessons for Achieving Your Dreams' which was a New York Times Best Seller. In January 2013 Curry received the Broadcast Achievement Award from the New Jersey Sports Writers Association and was named Top Sports Analyst by the New Jersey-based 201 Magazine. A 1986 graduate of Fordham University, Curry resides with his wife, Pamela, in New Jersey."
-2015 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
JOHN FLAHERTY (YES Network)
"Former Yankees catcher John Flaherty enters his 10th season as a field reporter, studio analyst and game analyst for YES Network telecasts in 2015. He received New York Emmy Award nominations in 2010, 2011 and 2013 for his work at YES.
Drafted by Boston in 1988, Flaherty progressed through the Red Sox farm system before joining their major league squad in 1992. He played 14 seasons in the majors with Boston (1992-93), Detroit (1994-96), San Diego (1996-97), Tampa Bay (1998-2002) and the Yankees (2003-05), compiling a .252 average with 80 home runs in 1,047 games.
Flaherty brought his knowledge of the game and his veteran style of leadership to the Yankees clubhouse when he signed as a free agent in 2003. He played in 134 games with the Yankees across three seasons, and will be long-remembered for his dramatic pinch-hit, walk-off single that defeated the Red Sox in the 13th inning of a 5-4 victory on July 1, 2004, in the contest that featured Derek Jeter's famous dive into the third base stands.
Flaherty is a New York City native and a graduate of George Washington University. On May 15, 2009, he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, New York."
-2015 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
AL LEITER (YES Network)
"Al Leiter enters his 10th year with the YES Network using insight gained from his 19 years as a player in the major leagues. He is also an analyst for the MLB Network, where he was nominated for National Emmy Awards in 2010 and 2012 for his work there and nominated for a New York Emmy Award in 2014. Prior to signing with YES, Leiter had worked as a postgame analyst for FOX Sports and ESPN.
Originally drafted by the Yankees in 1984, Leiter played parts of 19 professional seasons with the New York Yankees (1987-89, 2005), Toronto Blue Jays (1989-95), Florida Marlins (1996-97, 2005) and New York Mets (1998-2004). He was a two-time All-Star (1996, 2000) and was a part of three World Championship teams (Toronto in 1992 and 1993 and Florida in 1997). On May 11, 1996, Leiter tossed the first no-hitter in Marlins history in an 11-0 win against Colorado.
For his community work, he was honored by MLB with the Roberto Clemente Award in 2000 and the Bart Giamatti Award in 2002. Also in 2002, he was appointed to the board of directors of the Twin Towers Fund in NYC. He was named the March of Dimes Sportsman of the Year in 2003 and the John V. Mara Sportsman of the Year in 2004 by the Catholic Youth Organization. He also created Leiter's Landing, a charitable organization committed to the betterment of youth through education, health care and social and community service.
A native of Bayville, New Jersey, Leiter was inducted into the New Jersey Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame in January 2012."
-2015 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
BOB LORENZ (YES Network)
"Bob Lorenz returns for his 12th year with the YES Network, serving as the primary studio anchor for the Yankees pregame and postgame shows. He also serves as the host of the Brooklyn Nets pregame and postgame shows, as well as the network's Yankees Hot Stove program. Lorenz has won 12 Emmy Awards during his time with the YES Network. In April 2011, he won his third consecutive New York Emmy Award recognizing him as the top sports anchor in New York.
Prior to joining the YES Network in 2003, Lorenz hosted CNN's signature weekly sports programming, including NFL Preview, College Football Preview, This Week in the NBA and Page One. He also hosted CNN's weekly baseball show from 1992 to 1996 and, from 1994 to 1996, hosted CNN's College Basketball Preview and College Coaches Corner. In addition to these duties, Lorenz also worked on a variety of programs for CNN's sister networks TBS and TNT, hosting Super Bowl specials and serving as a backup host on Inside the NBA on TNT.
Before joining CNN, Lorenz was a reporter and anchor at WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach, Florida. Having joined the station in 1988, he wrote, produced and anchored four weekend sportscasts. Lorenz earlier served as sports director at KIEM-TV in Eureka, California and was a writer at CBS Extravision in Los Angeles and an analyst/anchor for Citicable in Torrance, California.
Lorenz is on the Honorary Event Committee for the Connecticut chapter of Make-A-Wish and has emceed its annual Make-A-Wish Ball. He has also emceed the Annual Miracle Ball which raises money and awareness for the Miracle League of Westchester County in New York.
He holds a degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Southern California."
-2015 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
PAUL O'NEILL (YES Network)
"Paul O'Neill returns for his 14th season in broadcast television, serving as a game analyst for the YES Network. He received New York Emmy Award nominations in 2011 and 2013 for his analyst work on YES.
The five-time All-Star outfielder played 17 years in the majors, spending his final nine seasons in pinstripes. He appeared in six World Series, winning five titles including four with the Yankees (1996, 1998-2000).
Affectionately known as a warrior to most Yankees followers, O'Neill began his major league career in 1985 with the Cincinnati Reds and earned the first of his five World Championships in 1990. He joined the Yankees in 1993 after eight seasons with the Reds, and in 1994 claimed the American League batting title with a .359 average. From July 1995 to May 1997, he played in 235 consecutive games in right field without making an error. In 2001, at the age of 38, O'Neill became the oldest player in major league history to steal 20 bases and hit 20 home runs in the same season.
He lives in his native Cincinnati with his wife, Nevalee, and their three children: Andrew, Aaron and Alexandria. He was named 'Father of the Year' in June 2008 by the National Father's Day Council at its 67th Annual Father of the Year dinner in New York."
-2015 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
JOHN STERLING (WFAN)
"'Yankees win! Theeeeeee Yankees win!'
If anything has become synonymous with the Yankees' run of success over recent years, it is John Sterling's memorable conclusion to so many Yankees victories. As the radio voice to 162 games a year, plus preseason and postseason, he has called 4,309 official games (4,143 regular season/166 postseason) over the last 26 seasons without missing even one, making him one of the most recognized- and imitated- voices in all of New York sports.
Sterling joined the Yankees broadcast team in 1989 from Atlanta's TBS and WSB Radio, where he called Hawks basketball (1981-89) and Braves games (1982-87). It marked a return to the town where he first achieved fame, hosting a talk show on WMCA from 1971-78 and calling the Nets (1975-80, and as a fill-in in 1997) and Islanders (1975-78) for WMCA, WVNJ, WWOR-TV and SportsChannel.
Sterling also previously called Morgan State football (eight years) and Washington Bullets basketball (1981). In addition to his seven years at WMCA and a year at WSB in Atlanta, he has also hosted talk shows on WFAN and WABC in New York. He has not missed a broadcast of any kind since the fall of 1981.
As host of the YES Network's acclaimed Yankeeography series, Sterling has won a total of 12 Emmy Awards since 2003. He has also been honored by the New Jersey Sportswriters Association with its Radio-TV Excellence Award (1999). In addition, his call of a Jason Giambi home run on WCBS radio in 2002 was voted Best Baseball Call of the Year in a poll conducted by MLB.com. When he's not in the booth, Sterling serves as a master of on-field ceremonies for major Yankees events.
Sterling enjoys attending Broadway shows and boasts an extensive knowledge of the lyrics to many American pop standards. In 2007, he embarked on his own Broadway venture in a cabaret show titled 'Baseball and Broadway' in which he both served as emcee and sang alongside Broadway talent.
For the past 22 years he has been a spokesman for the Leukemia Society of America. He enjoys reading, movies and swimming. He is the proud father of four children: daughter Abigail and triplets Veronica, Bradford and Derek."
-2015 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
RICKIE RICARDO (WADO)
"In 2015 Rickie Ricardo will begin his second season as the New York Yankees Spanish-language play-by-play announcer. Prior to joining the Yankees' WADO broadcast team, Ricardo spent seven years in the same role for the Philadelphia Phillies, broadcasting their World Series win in 2008 and their postseason run in 2009.
Additionally, Ricardo has been the Spanish radio play-by-play voice of the Philadelphia Eagles for the last four NFL seasons. He also regularly appears on various programs on Philadelphia's 94WIP-FM Sports Radio.
Ricardo has spent over 30 years in radio broadcasting, appearing on various stations in New York, Connecticut, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and Miami. In 2005, he became the daily beat reporter covering the Florida Marlins for Clear Channel radio. His career also includes international broadcasting with the 2008 Caribbean Series in the Dominican Republic and the 2009 Caribbean Series in Mexicali, Mexico.
A 1980 graduate of the New York School of Broadcasting, Ricardo currently resides in West New York, New Jersey."
-2015 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
FRANCISCO RIVERA (WADO)
"Since 1995 Francisco Rivera has been involved in baseball as a color commentator and play-by-play announcer, including 10 years in the Yankees broadcasting booth. A native of Morovis, Puerto Rico, he covered the Philadelphia Phillies for Radio Tropical from 1995 to 1998 and worked the American League Championship Series in 2003 and 2004 for WADO.
Rivera received his Bachelor's degree in Spanish literature from Rutgers University and graduated from the Cambridge University-affiliated Miguel Angel Torres School of Communications in Manhattan in 1978. He began his communications career covering NBA basketball for WADO and was later one of the pioneers of the talk show WADO Deportivo, where he worked until 2003. Francisco is married to Ivettte Rodriguez and has two daughters, Melissa and Lorraine."
-2015 New York Yankees Official Media Guide & Record Book
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