"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 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 that 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 over 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', 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 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.
Before 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
MEREDITH MARAKOVITS (YES Network)
"Meredith Marakovits returns for her third season with YES Network as the New York Yankees clubhouse reporter, reporting on the team within the network's Yankees game telecasts, pre-and postgame shows and Yankees Batting Practice Today show. Marakovits also appears on YES's special Yankee programming and contributes to YESNETWORK.com.
Previously, Marakovits served as the Philadelphia 76ers sideline reporter with Comcast Sportsnet Philadelphia, also participating in several Comcast Sportsnet regional sports network programs. She also covered the Yankees and Mets for 1050 ESPN Radio and contributed elsewhere to WFAN Radio.
Prior to her work in New York, she served as the Phillies reporter for 950 ESPN Radio/97.5 the Fanatic. This came after her stint as the pre-and postgame host and field reporter for the Triple-A Lehigh Valley Ironpigs Television Network.
A Northampton, Pa., native, Marakovits is a 2005 graduate of LaSalle University in Philadelphia, where she played volleyball and received a degree in communications. She began her career with Service Electric 2's sports division as a sideline reporter for college football, basketball and indoor football broadcasts. In December 2013, Marakovits was inducted into her alma mater, Allentown (Pa.) Central Catholic High School's, Rockne Wall of Fame for her athletic exploits."
-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
2015 YES NETWORK
Senior Producer: Bill Boland
Director: John Moore
Studio Host: Nancy Newman
Studio Host: Chris Shearn
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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