JOE GIRARDI (YES Network)
"Joe Girardi makes his television debut this season as the newest addition to the YES Network team. (The extent of his role will be determined by the Yankees, as he was signed to a one-year contract as a non-roster player on February 4, 2004).
He will bring his wealth of baseball knowledge and 15-plus years of on-field experience to the broadcast booth in 2004. Girardi will do in-game analysis for the YES Network as well as pre-and postgame analysis in the studio.
His only previous broadcasting experience came in the 2003 playoffs, where Girardi worked as an analyst for ESPN Radio's national coverage of the National League Division Series between the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves.
The 39-year-old Girardi spent four years as a catcher with the Yankees and was a part of three World Championships in 1996, 1998 and 1999. In addition to his Yankee Championships, he was the catcher behind the plate for Dwight Gooden's no-hitter on May 14, 1996 against Seattle as well as for David Cone's perfect game on July 18, 1999 against Montreal. In 1997, Girardi was the recipient of the New York 'Good Guy' Award, presented by the New York BBWAA. A teammate of fellow YES Network broadcaster Paul O'Neill, Girardi owns a .267 career batting average over 15 major league seasons with four different teams. After leaving the Yankees, he joined the Chicago Cubs and was named to the National League All-Star team in 2000.
Girardi lives in Chicago with his wife Kim and his two children, Serena and Dante."
-The New York Yankees Official 2004 Yearbook, 2004 New York Yankees Information & Record Guide
FRED HICKMAN (YES Network)
"Fred Hickman is the studio anchor and host for YES Network. He will anchor the Yankees' hour-long pregame show and a postgame report. One of CNN Sports' originals, he co-anchored CNN Sports Tonight with Vince Cellini. He joined the CNN team in 1980.
Hickman previously anchored TBS Superstation's Wednesday night NBA Studio show in 1995; Turner Sports' coverage of the Good Will Games in 1986, 1990 and 1994; TNT's studio show for the 1994 Winter Olympics from Lillehammer, Norway; and the 1992 Winter Olympics- cable television's first Olympics.
Hickman began his career in 1977 at WLWW-AM in Cedar Rapids, Iowa where he was a news anchor. He then moved to WFBM-AM in Springfield, Illinois. Before joining CNN, he was sports director and anchor at Springfield's television station, WICS. Hickman spent three years away from CNN from 1984-86 at WDIV-TV in Detroit as sports anchor. Hickman won Cable ACEs (award for cable excellence) for Best Sports Host in 1993 and 1994 and was nominated in 1991 and 1992.
Hickman attended Coe College in Cedar Rapids and lives in Scarsdale, New York with his family."
-The New York Yankees Official 2004 Yearbook, 2004 New York Yankees Information & Record Guide
JIM KAAT (YES Network)
"Former major league pitcher Jim Kaat is the Yankees game analyst for the YES Network and WCBS-TV. Kaat has established himself over the past 20 years as one of the most well respected analysts in the business.
In 1995, while at the MSG Network, Kaat was nominated for a New York Emmy Award in the 'On Camera Achievement' category. In 1996 and 1998 respectively, he was on the team that won New York Emmy Awards for 'Outstanding Live Sports Coverage- Single Program' for coverage of Dwight Gooden's no-hitter and David Wells' perfect game. In 1998, MSG's Yankee telecasts also won the New York Emmy for 'Outstanding Live Sports Coverage Series- Professional.'
Kaat also provided pregame insights on the 'Yankees Score Card,' a half-hour pregame show that aired prior to most MSG Network telecasts. In 1995, he also called the Yankees/Mariners playoff series for the Baseball Network and ABC Sports.
He previously spent one year as the chief analyst on ESPN's 'Baseball Tonight.' He also served as the primary analyst for CBS Sports when they held the rights to Major League Baseball [broadcasts] from 1989-93.
During the strike season of 1981, Kaat began his baseball broadcasting career as an analyst working for the Home Team Sports Network, covering minor league games before resuming his playing career for two more seasons. In 1984 and 1985, Kaat was the chief correspondent for ABC's Good Morning America, and covered the World Series. During the 1986 season, he was the analyst and play-by-play announcer for WPIX-TV, covering 100 New York Yankees games.
The following year he handled a variety of analyst duties with WTBS (in Atlanta), ESPN and NBC Sports. While in Atlanta, he also did play-by-play and analyst work WSB-AM radio. In 1988, Kaat covered Olympic baseball for NBC and handled spring training, feature sports, the College World Series and the Major League playoffs and World Series for ESPN. During the same season, Kaat was the primary analyst for 75 Minnesota Twins games on the CBS affiliate WCCO-TV before moving to CBS Sports.
Kaat, who has served as the President of the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association, pitched professionally (1957-83). He reached the big leagues in 1959 with the Washington Senators and went on to play for the Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals. Kaat was a member of six divisional champions, two pennant winners and the 1982 World Champion St. Louis Cardinals.
An avid golfer and fan of horse racing, Kaat lives with his wife MaryAnn in Stuart, Florida. He has four children: Jim Jr., Jill, Stacey and Drew."
-The New York Yankees Official 2004 Yearbook, 2004 New York Yankees Information & Record Guide
BOBBY MURCER (YES Network)
"Bobby Murcer is the pre- and postgame host for Yankees games on the YES Network. Murcer symbolizes the traditions and history of the New York Yankees. For parts of five decades, Murcer has continued to exude class, charisma and professionalism both on and off the field.
Over a 17-year career, Murcer played in 1,908 games, batting .277 with 252 home runs and 1,043 RBI. He joined Lou Gehrig, John Blanchard and Mickey Mantle as the only Yankees to hit home runs in four consecutive at-bats. He appeared in the 1980 and 1981 American League Championship Series and the 1981 World Series. A five-time All-Star from 1971-75, Murcer is known to fans as a teammate of the late Thurman Munson as well as hitting greats Lou Piniella and Graig Nettles. He is also the only player to have played alongside both Mickey Mantle and Don Mattingly.
In 1983, Bobby traded his glove and bat for a microphone and began broadcasting Yankees baseball, serving as color analyst for WABC-Radio until 1985. After serving a season as assistant general manager for the Yankees, he returned to the booth as color analyst on SportsChannel New York. In 1989, the first year Yankees games appeared on MSG, Murcer served as color commentator alongside Tommy Hutton. In 1990, he joined the WPIX broadcast team and served in that capacity through the end of the 1998 season.
Murcer resides in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the town he grew up in, with his wife, Kay. They have a daughter, Tori, and a son, Todd."
-The New York Yankees Official 2004 Yearbook, 2004 New York Yankees Information & Record Guide
PAUL O'NEILL (YES Network)
"Paul O'Neill returns for a third consecutive season in broadcast television in 2004, serving as a pre- and postgame analyst for the YES Network.
The gritty and revered five-time All-Star outfielder played 17 years in the major leagues, spending his final nine seasons in pinstripes. O'Neill was a pillar in the Yankees' run to four World Championships, his passionate play embodying a team-first formula that led to unequalled success.
Affectionately known as a warrior to most Yankee followers, O'Neill began his major league career in 1985 with the Cincinnati Reds, earning 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. 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."
-The New York Yankees Official 2004 Yearbook, 2004 New York Yankees Information & Record Guide
KEN SINGLETON (YES Network)
"Game analyst for the YES Network, veteran analyst Ken Singleton had a 15-year major league baseball career as an outfielder and designated hitter. Known on the diamond as a consistent power hitter, he has proven to be equally as reliable since joining the radio and television broadcast booths. Previously, 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.
He joined the MSG Network in 1997 from The Sports Network (TSN), where he served as an analyst for the Montreal Expos (1985-96). From 1991-96, he also called play-by-play and served as analyst for CIQC Radio, the Expos' flagship radio network. In 1996 and 1997, he was named by FOX Sports as a lead analyst for Saturday afternoon baseball broadcasts. In 1997 and 1998, he worked as an analyst for Major League Baseball International.
Born in Manhattan and raised in Mount Vernon, New York, Singleton has fond memories of visiting Ebbets Field, seeing Willie Mays play at the Polo Grounds, sitting in the bleachers at Yankee Stadium for Roger Maris' 47th home run in 1961 and listening to Red Barber announce Brooklyn Dodger games.
Singleton played both baseball and basketball in high school and played baseball in the Bronx Federation League at Macombs Dam Park, right across from Yankee Stadium. After earning a scholarship to play basketball at Hofstra University, and playing both sports for a year, Singleton was drafted by the Mets.
In April 1972 he was traded to the Expos with Mike Jorgensen and Tim Foli for Rusty Staub. It was in Montreal that Singleton had his first of many productive seasons, hitting 23 home runs with 103 RBI (fifth in the NL), 100 runs, 123 walks (one behind the league leader) and a .302 batting average. After 1974, he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles with Mike Torrez for Dave McNally and two others.
In Baltimore, Singleton established himself as a true offensive asset. His .328 batting average in 1977 was third best in the AL, and is still an Orioles record which he currently shares with Roberto Alomar. His .438 on-base percentage (in 1977), 118 walks (in 1975) and 35 switch-hit home runs (in 1979) are still Orioles records.
Singleton is one of only six players in major league history to hit 35 or more home runs in a season as a switch-hitter. He also ranks in the Orioles' top 10 all-time in most offensive categories, including home runs, RBI and batting average. 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.
Retiring after the 1984 season as a three-time All-Star with a 1983 World Championship ring and 15 years as a high caliber player, he continued his association with the game by becoming a broadcaster.
Singleton enjoys golf and reading historical novels, lives with his wife Suzanne in Sparks, Maryland and has three sons and a daughter. He is the first cousin of former New York Knick Doc Rivers."
-The New York Yankees Official 2004 Yearbook, 2004 New York Yankees 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 Yankee victories. As the radio voice to 162 games a year, plus preseason and postseason, he has called more than 2,400 games over the last 15 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 Atlanta Hawks basketball (1981-89) and Atlanta Braves games (1982-87), but for John it was really a return to the town where he first achieved fame, hosting a talk show on WMCA from 1971-78 and calling New Jersey Nets games (1975-80, and as a fill-in in 1997) and New York Islanders games (1975-78) for WMCA, WVNJ, WWOR-TV and SportsChannel.
John has also broadcast 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 since the fall of 1981.
As host of the YES Network's acclaimed Yankeeography series, Sterling won two Emmy Awards in 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 the 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 ceremonies on the field for major Yankees events.
Sterling enjoys attending Broadway shows and boasts an extensive knowledge of the lyrics to many American pop standards. For the past 11 years he has been a spokesman for the Leukemia Society of America. He enjoys movies, reading and swimming.
He lives in Bergen County, New Jersey with his wife Jennifer, their daughter Abigail and their triplets Veronica, Bradford and Derek."
-The New York Yankees Official 2004 Yearbook, 2004 New York Yankees Information & Record Guide
CHARLEY STEINER (WCBS)
"2004 marks Charley Steiner's third straight season in the WCBS-AM radio Yankees broadcast booth with John Sterling. In addition to Steiner's on-air duties, he also hosts occasional specials for the YES Network.
Before joining the Yankees broadcast team, Steiner spent 14 years at ESPN where he anchored the 6 p.m. Monday through Friday SportsCenter, was the play-by-play voice of major league baseball on ESPN Radio, announced Big 10 and SEC college football and was the boxing analyst for the network during his time there. Steiner won two Emmys, a Cable ACE and a Clarion award for his work at ESPN.
Steiner began his professional broadcasting career in 1969 at WIRL Radio in Peoria, Illinois as a newscaster. After a nine-month stint at KSTT Radio in Des Moines, Iowa, Steiner moved to Connecticut where he served as News Director at WAVZ Radio in New Haven and later at WPOP Radio in Hartford.
After a year and a half in Cleveland working at WERE Radio and WKYC television as a sportscaster, Steiner moved home to New York where he worked at WXLO and for seven years served as the morning sportscaster on the Rambling with Gambling show on WOR Radio.
In addition, Steiner called the play-by-play for the USFL New Jersey Generals and later for the New York Jets on WABC Radio. He won the UPI Best Radio Sportscaster award for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut in 1981, 1983 and 1985, and the New York State Broadcasters Award for best radio play-by-play in 1983, 1984 and 1987, before moving to ESPN.
Steiner is a 1971 graduate of Bradley University, where he was inducted into the Peoria school's Hall of Fame in 1995."
-The New York Yankees Official 2004 Yearbook, 2004 New York Yankees Information & Record Guide
ARMANDO TALAVERA and BETO VILLA (WADO)
"Armando Talavera and Beto Villa return to the Yankees' Spanish booth in 2004. Talavera begins his ninth season and Villa his eighth as the colorful personalities behind the microphones. The YES Network provides viewers with Spanish broadcasts of all the games in 2004. The service, called Secondary Audio Programming (SAP), made the Yankees the first franchise in New York sports history to offer such an option. Tune in this season as Beto Villa and Armando Talavera call the action for Los Yankees en Espanol!"
-2004 New York Yankees Information & Record Guide
Thursday, December 31, 2015
Thursday, December 24, 2015
2005 New York Yankees Broadcasters
DAVID JUSTICE (YES Network)
"David Justice is returning to the Bronx, this time to the broadcast booth. The YES Network hired Justice to be an analyst for New York Yankees telecasts.
Justice played one and a half seasons for the Bombers and contributed mightily to the championship squad in 2000. He won the 2000 ALCS MVP for his performance against the Seattle Mariners. He departed for the Oakland A's at the end of the 2001 season before retiring after the 2002 campaign. Justice spent the last two seasons as a game analyst for ESPN.
During 14 big league seasons, Justice won the National League Rookie of the Year award in 1990, was a three-time All-Star and posted a career batting average of .279 with 1,017 RBI and 305 home runs.
'I am very excited to be with the YES Network,' Justice said. 'Having played for the Yankees and having won a World Championship with them, I feel like I am returning home to my family.'"
-The New York Yankees Official 2005 Yearbook
JIM KAAT (YES Network)
"Former major league pitcher Jim Kaat is the Yankees game analyst for the YES Network and WWOR UPN9. Kaat has established himself over the last 20 years as one of the most well respected analysts in the game of baseball.
In 1995, while at the MSG Network, Kaat was nominated for a New York Emmy Award in the 'On Camera Achievement' category. In 1996 and 1998, respectively, he was on the team that won New York Emmy Awards for 'Outstanding Live Sports Coverage- Single Program' for coverage of Dwight Gooden's no-hitter and David Wells' perfect game. In 1998, MSG's Yankee telecasts also won the New York Emmy for 'Outstanding Live Sports Coverage Series- Professional.'
Kaat previously spent one year as the chief analyst on ESPN's 'Baseball Tonight.' He also served as the primary analyst for CBS Sports when they held the rights to Major League Baseball [broadcasts] from 1989-93.
During the strike season of 1981, Kaat began his baseball broadcasting career as an analyst working for the Home Team Sports Network, covering minor league games before resuming his playing career for two additional seasons. In 1984 and 1985, Kaat was the chief correspondent for ABC's Good Morning America, and covered the World Series. During the 1986 season, he was the analyst and play-by-play announcer for WPIX-TV, covering 100 New York Yankees games.
The following year, he handled a variety of analyst duties with WTBS (in Atlanta), ESPN and NBC Sports. While in Atlanta, he also did play-by-play and analyst work WSB-AM radio. In 1988 Kaat covered Olympic baseball for NBC and handled spring training, feature sports, the College World Series and the Major League playoffs and World Series for ESPN. During the same season, Kaat was the primary analyst for 75 Minnesota Twins games on the CBS affiliate WCCO-TV before moving to CBS Sports.
Kaat, who has served as the President of the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association, pitched professionally from 1957-83. He reached the big leagues in 1959 with the Washington Senators and went on to play for the Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals. Kaat was a member of six divisional champions, two pennant winners and the 1982 World Champion St. Louis Cardinals.
An avid golfer and fan of horse racing, Kaat lives with his wife MaryAnn in Stuart, Florida. He has four children: Jim Jr., Jill, Stacey and Drew."
-The New York Yankees Official 2005 Yearbook, 2005 New York Yankees Information & Record Guide
BOBBY MURCER (YES Network)
"Bobby Murcer serves as the pre- and postgame analyst for Yankees games on the YES Network and will also serve as a game analyst for select telecasts. Murcer symbolizes the traditions and history of the New York Yankees. For parts of five decades, Murcer has continued to exude class, charisma and professionalism both on and off the field.
Over his 17-year career, Murcer played in 1,908 games, batting .277 with 252 home runs and 1,043 RBI. He joined Lou Gehrig, Johnny Blanchard and Mickey Mantle as the only Yankees to hit home runs in four consecutive at-bats. He appeared in the 1980 and 1981 American League Championship Series and the 1981 World Series. A five-time All-Star from 1971-75, Murcer is the only player to have played alongside both Mickey Mantle and Don Mattingly.
In 1983, Bobby traded his glove and bat for a microphone and began broadcasting Yankees baseball, serving as color analyst for WABC radio until 1985. After serving a season as assistant general manager for the Yankees, he returned to the booth as a color analyst for Yankees games on SportsChannel New York. In 1989, the first year Yankees games appeared on MSG, Murcer served as color commentator alongside Tommy Hutton. In 1990, he joined the WPIX broadcast team and served in that capacity through the end of the 1998 season.
Murcer resides in Oklahoma City with his wife, Kay. They have a daughter, Tori, and a son, Todd."
-The New York Yankees Official 2005 Yearbook, 2005 New York Yankees Information & Record Guide
PAUL O'NEILL (YES Network)
"Paul O'Neill returns for a fourth consecutive season in broadcast television in 2005, serving as a pre- and postgame analyst for the YES Network.
The gritty and revered five-time All-Star outfielder played 17 years in the major leagues, spending his final nine seasons in pinstripes. O'Neill was a pillar in the Yankees' run to four World Championships, his passionate play embodying a team-first formula that led to unequalled success.
Affectionately known as a warrior to most Yankee followers, O'Neill began his major league career in 1985 with the Cincinnati Reds, earning 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. 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."
-The New York Yankees Official 2005 Yearbook, 2005 New York Yankees Information & Record Guide
KEN SINGLETON (YES Network)
"YES Network's game analyst Ken Singleton had a 15-year major league baseball career as an outfielder and designated hitter. 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.
Previously, 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 through 1996. From 1991 through 1996, he also called play-by-play and served as analyst for CIQC Radio, the Expos' flagship radio network. In 1996 and 1997, he was named by FOX Sports as a lead analyst for Saturday afternoon baseball broadcasts. In 1997 and 1998, he worked as an analyst for Major League Baseball International.
Singleton, a native New Yorker, played both baseball and basketball in high school, and also played baseball in the Bronx Federation League at Macombs Dam Park, right across from Yankee Stadium. After earning a scholarship to play basketball at Hofstra University, and playing both sports for a year, Singleton was drafted by the Mets.
In April 1972 he was traded to the Expos with Mike Jorgensen and Tim Foli for Rusty Staub. It was in Montreal that Singleton had his first of many productive seasons, hitting 23 home runs with 103 RBI (fifth in the NL), 100 runs, 123 walks (one behind the league leader) and a .302 batting average. In 1975, he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles with Mike Torrez for Dave McNally and two other players.
Singleton 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. He was a member of the Orioles' 1983 World Championship [team] and retired after the 1984 season.
Singleton enjoys golf and reading historical novels. He lives with his wife Suzanne in Sparks, Maryland and has three sons and a daughter."
-The New York Yankees Official 2005 Yearbook, 2005 New York Yankees 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 more than 2,400 games over the last 16 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 Atlanta Hawks basketball (1981-89) and Atlanta Braves games (1982-87). But it was really a return to the town where he first achieved fame, hosting a talk show on WMCA from 1971-78 and calling New Jersey Nets games (1975-80, and as a fill-in in 1997) and New York Islanders games (1975-78) for WMCA, WVNJ, WWOR-TV and SportsChannel.
Sterling has broadcast 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 since the fall of 1981.
As host of the YES Network's acclaimed Yankeeography series, Sterling won two Emmy Awards in 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 the 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 ceremonies on the field for major Yankees events.
Sterling enjoys attending Broadway shows and boasts an extensive knowledge of the lyrics to many American pop standards. For the past 12 years he has been a spokesman for the Leukemia Society of America. He enjoys movies, reading 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."
-The New York Yankees Official 2005 Yearbook, 2005 New York Yankees Information & Record Guide
The Yankees Spanish language broadcasters were not listed in either the New York Yankees Official 2005 Yearbook or the New York Yankees 2005 Information & Record Guide.
"David Justice is returning to the Bronx, this time to the broadcast booth. The YES Network hired Justice to be an analyst for New York Yankees telecasts.
Justice played one and a half seasons for the Bombers and contributed mightily to the championship squad in 2000. He won the 2000 ALCS MVP for his performance against the Seattle Mariners. He departed for the Oakland A's at the end of the 2001 season before retiring after the 2002 campaign. Justice spent the last two seasons as a game analyst for ESPN.
During 14 big league seasons, Justice won the National League Rookie of the Year award in 1990, was a three-time All-Star and posted a career batting average of .279 with 1,017 RBI and 305 home runs.
'I am very excited to be with the YES Network,' Justice said. 'Having played for the Yankees and having won a World Championship with them, I feel like I am returning home to my family.'"
-The New York Yankees Official 2005 Yearbook
JIM KAAT (YES Network)
"Former major league pitcher Jim Kaat is the Yankees game analyst for the YES Network and WWOR UPN9. Kaat has established himself over the last 20 years as one of the most well respected analysts in the game of baseball.
In 1995, while at the MSG Network, Kaat was nominated for a New York Emmy Award in the 'On Camera Achievement' category. In 1996 and 1998, respectively, he was on the team that won New York Emmy Awards for 'Outstanding Live Sports Coverage- Single Program' for coverage of Dwight Gooden's no-hitter and David Wells' perfect game. In 1998, MSG's Yankee telecasts also won the New York Emmy for 'Outstanding Live Sports Coverage Series- Professional.'
Kaat previously spent one year as the chief analyst on ESPN's 'Baseball Tonight.' He also served as the primary analyst for CBS Sports when they held the rights to Major League Baseball [broadcasts] from 1989-93.
During the strike season of 1981, Kaat began his baseball broadcasting career as an analyst working for the Home Team Sports Network, covering minor league games before resuming his playing career for two additional seasons. In 1984 and 1985, Kaat was the chief correspondent for ABC's Good Morning America, and covered the World Series. During the 1986 season, he was the analyst and play-by-play announcer for WPIX-TV, covering 100 New York Yankees games.
The following year, he handled a variety of analyst duties with WTBS (in Atlanta), ESPN and NBC Sports. While in Atlanta, he also did play-by-play and analyst work WSB-AM radio. In 1988 Kaat covered Olympic baseball for NBC and handled spring training, feature sports, the College World Series and the Major League playoffs and World Series for ESPN. During the same season, Kaat was the primary analyst for 75 Minnesota Twins games on the CBS affiliate WCCO-TV before moving to CBS Sports.
Kaat, who has served as the President of the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association, pitched professionally from 1957-83. He reached the big leagues in 1959 with the Washington Senators and went on to play for the Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals. Kaat was a member of six divisional champions, two pennant winners and the 1982 World Champion St. Louis Cardinals.
An avid golfer and fan of horse racing, Kaat lives with his wife MaryAnn in Stuart, Florida. He has four children: Jim Jr., Jill, Stacey and Drew."
-The New York Yankees Official 2005 Yearbook, 2005 New York Yankees Information & Record Guide
BOBBY MURCER (YES Network)
"Bobby Murcer serves as the pre- and postgame analyst for Yankees games on the YES Network and will also serve as a game analyst for select telecasts. Murcer symbolizes the traditions and history of the New York Yankees. For parts of five decades, Murcer has continued to exude class, charisma and professionalism both on and off the field.
Over his 17-year career, Murcer played in 1,908 games, batting .277 with 252 home runs and 1,043 RBI. He joined Lou Gehrig, Johnny Blanchard and Mickey Mantle as the only Yankees to hit home runs in four consecutive at-bats. He appeared in the 1980 and 1981 American League Championship Series and the 1981 World Series. A five-time All-Star from 1971-75, Murcer is the only player to have played alongside both Mickey Mantle and Don Mattingly.
In 1983, Bobby traded his glove and bat for a microphone and began broadcasting Yankees baseball, serving as color analyst for WABC radio until 1985. After serving a season as assistant general manager for the Yankees, he returned to the booth as a color analyst for Yankees games on SportsChannel New York. In 1989, the first year Yankees games appeared on MSG, Murcer served as color commentator alongside Tommy Hutton. In 1990, he joined the WPIX broadcast team and served in that capacity through the end of the 1998 season.
Murcer resides in Oklahoma City with his wife, Kay. They have a daughter, Tori, and a son, Todd."
-The New York Yankees Official 2005 Yearbook, 2005 New York Yankees Information & Record Guide
PAUL O'NEILL (YES Network)
"Paul O'Neill returns for a fourth consecutive season in broadcast television in 2005, serving as a pre- and postgame analyst for the YES Network.
The gritty and revered five-time All-Star outfielder played 17 years in the major leagues, spending his final nine seasons in pinstripes. O'Neill was a pillar in the Yankees' run to four World Championships, his passionate play embodying a team-first formula that led to unequalled success.
Affectionately known as a warrior to most Yankee followers, O'Neill began his major league career in 1985 with the Cincinnati Reds, earning 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. 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."
-The New York Yankees Official 2005 Yearbook, 2005 New York Yankees Information & Record Guide
KEN SINGLETON (YES Network)
"YES Network's game analyst Ken Singleton had a 15-year major league baseball career as an outfielder and designated hitter. 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.
Previously, 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 through 1996. From 1991 through 1996, he also called play-by-play and served as analyst for CIQC Radio, the Expos' flagship radio network. In 1996 and 1997, he was named by FOX Sports as a lead analyst for Saturday afternoon baseball broadcasts. In 1997 and 1998, he worked as an analyst for Major League Baseball International.
Singleton, a native New Yorker, played both baseball and basketball in high school, and also played baseball in the Bronx Federation League at Macombs Dam Park, right across from Yankee Stadium. After earning a scholarship to play basketball at Hofstra University, and playing both sports for a year, Singleton was drafted by the Mets.
In April 1972 he was traded to the Expos with Mike Jorgensen and Tim Foli for Rusty Staub. It was in Montreal that Singleton had his first of many productive seasons, hitting 23 home runs with 103 RBI (fifth in the NL), 100 runs, 123 walks (one behind the league leader) and a .302 batting average. In 1975, he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles with Mike Torrez for Dave McNally and two other players.
Singleton 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. He was a member of the Orioles' 1983 World Championship [team] and retired after the 1984 season.
Singleton enjoys golf and reading historical novels. He lives with his wife Suzanne in Sparks, Maryland and has three sons and a daughter."
-The New York Yankees Official 2005 Yearbook, 2005 New York Yankees 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 more than 2,400 games over the last 16 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 Atlanta Hawks basketball (1981-89) and Atlanta Braves games (1982-87). But it was really a return to the town where he first achieved fame, hosting a talk show on WMCA from 1971-78 and calling New Jersey Nets games (1975-80, and as a fill-in in 1997) and New York Islanders games (1975-78) for WMCA, WVNJ, WWOR-TV and SportsChannel.
Sterling has broadcast 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 since the fall of 1981.
As host of the YES Network's acclaimed Yankeeography series, Sterling won two Emmy Awards in 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 the 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 ceremonies on the field for major Yankees events.
Sterling enjoys attending Broadway shows and boasts an extensive knowledge of the lyrics to many American pop standards. For the past 12 years he has been a spokesman for the Leukemia Society of America. He enjoys movies, reading 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."
-The New York Yankees Official 2005 Yearbook, 2005 New York Yankees Information & Record Guide
The Yankees Spanish language broadcasters were not listed in either the New York Yankees Official 2005 Yearbook or the New York Yankees 2005 Information & Record Guide.
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
2006 New York Yankees Broadcasters
KIMBERLY JONES (YES Network)
"Kimberly Jones returns for her second season as Yankees pre- and postgame clubhouse reporter.
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 season. During the 2005 NFL season, she continued to contribute as the Star-Ledger's Sunday NFL notes columnist and also was an NFL contributor on 'Out of Bounds' on CN8, the Comcast Network.
Prior to moving to New Jersey, Jones worked at the Centre 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 lives in Bergen County, NJ."
-The New York Yankees Official 2006 Yearbook, New York Yankees 2006 Information & Record Guide
JIM KAAT (YES Network)
"Former major league pitcher Jim Kaat is the Yankees game analyst for the YES Network and WWOR UPN9. Kaat has established himself over the last 20 years as one of the most well respected analysts in the game of baseball.
In 1995, while at the MSG Network, Kaat was nominated for a New York Emmy Award in the 'On Camera Achievement' category. In 1996 and 1998, respectively, he was a member of the broadcast team that won New York Emmy Awards for 'Outstanding Live Sports Coverage- Single Program' for coverage of Dwight Gooden's no-hitter and David Wells' perfect game. In 1998, MSG's Yankee telecasts also won the New York Emmy for 'Outstanding Live Sports Coverage Series- Professional.'
Kaat previously spent one year as the chief analyst on ESPN's 'Baseball Tonight.' He also served as the primary analyst for CBS Sports when they held the rights to Major League Baseball [broadcasts] from 1989 through 1993.
During the strike season of 1981, Kaat began his baseball broadcasting career as an analyst working for the Home Team Sports Network, covering minor league games before resuming his playing career for two additional seasons. In 1984 and 1985, Kaat was the chief correspondent for ABC's Good Morning America, and covered the World Series. During the 1986 season, he was the analyst and play-by-play announcer for WPIX-TV, covering 100 New York Yankees games.
The following year, he handled a variety of analyst duties with WTBS (in Atlanta), ESPN and NBC Sports. While in Atlanta, he also did play-by-play and analyst work WSB-AM radio. In 1988 Kaat covered Olympic baseball for NBC and handled spring training, feature sports, the College World Series and the Major League playoffs and World Series for ESPN. During the same season, Kaat was the primary analyst for 75 Minnesota Twins games on the CBS affiliate WCCO-TV before moving to CBS Sports.
Kaat, who has served as the President of the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association, pitched professionally from 1957 through 1983. He reached the big leagues in 1959 with the Washington Senators and went on to play for the Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals. Kaat was a member of six divisional champions, two pennant winners and the 1982 World Champion St. Louis Cardinals.
An avid golfer and fan of horse racing, Kaat lives with his wife MaryAnn in Stuart, Florida. He has four children: Jim Jr., Jill, Stacey and Drew."
-The New York Yankees Official 2006 Yearbook, New York Yankees 2006 Information & Record Guide
BOBBY MURCER (YES Network)
"Bobby Murcer wore No. 1 on his jersey when he played center field for the Yankees. Today, more than 20 years later, Murcer is one of the Yankees' premier television announcers and is still one of their most popular personalities.
Murcer was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and in 1965 at the age of 19, Murcer joined the Yankees. He was an American League All-Star for four straight seasons, 1971 through 1974, and a National League All-Star in 1975. Murcer was traded to the San Francisco Giants for Bobby Bonds in 1975. Two years later he would star for the Chicago Cubs. Midway through the 1979 season, Murcer was traded back to the Yankees.
Over his 17-year career, Murcer played in 1,908 games, batting .277 with 252 home runs and 1,043 RBI. He joined Lou Gehrig as the only Yankees to hit home runs in four consecutive at-bats.
His most memorable at-bat was in August 1979, when he had the game-winning hit against the Baltimore Orioles. Earlier that day, the Yankees had buried their captain and Murcer's best friend, Thurman Munson, who had died in a plane crash.
In 1983, to make room on the roster for rookie first baseman Don Mattingly, Murcer retired and joined the Yankees broadcast team. Recently, he celebrated his 22nd season as a Yankees announcer and his 38th overall with the Yankees. For parts of five decades, whether it was on the field as a player or in the broadcast booth as an announcer, Murcer has always exuded class, charisma, personality and ultimate professionalism.
Currently, Murcer is one of the most well known and prominent members of the YES Network broadcast team. He serves as a game analyst and hosts pre- and postgame programs as well. During his broadcasting career Murcer has been recognized for his excellence, winning three Emmys.
Murcer is also an accomplished public speaker, fundraiser and is chairman of BAT (Baseball Assistance Team)."
-The New York Yankees Official 2006 Yearbook, New York Yankees 2006 Information & Record Guide
PAUL O'NEILL (YES Network)
"Paul O'Neill returns for a fifth consecutive season in broadcast television in 2006, serving as an analyst for the YES Network.
The gritty and revered five-time All-Star outfielder played 17 years in the major leagues, spending his final nine seasons in pinstripes. O'Neill was a pillar in the Yankees' run to four World Championships, his passionate play embodying a team-first formula that led to unequalled success.
Affectionately known as a warrior to most Yankee followers, O'Neill began his major league career in 1985 with the Cincinnati Reds, earning 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. 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."
-The New York Yankees Official 2006 Yearbook, New York Yankees 2006 Information & Record Guide
KEN SINGLETON (YES Network)
"YES Network's game analyst Ken Singleton had a 15-year major league baseball career as an outfielder and designated hitter. 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.
Previously, 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 through 1996. From 1991 through 1996, he also called play-by-play and served as analyst for CIQC Radio, the Expos' flagship radio network. In 1996 and 1997, he was named by FOX Sports as a lead analyst for Saturday afternoon baseball broadcasts. In 1997 and 1998, he worked as an analyst for Major League Baseball International.
Singleton, a native New Yorker, played both baseball and basketball in high school, and also played baseball in the Bronx Federation League at Macombs Dam Park, across the street from Yankee Stadium. After earning a scholarship to play basketball at Hofstra University, and playing both sports for a year, Singleton was drafted by the New York Mets.
In April 1972 he was traded to the Expos with Mike Jorgensen and Tim Foli for Rusty Staub. It was in Montreal that Singleton had his first of many productive seasons, hitting 23 home runs with 103 RBI and a .302 batting average. In 1975, he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles with Mike Torrez for Dave McNally and two other players.
A three-time All-Star, Singleton 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. He was a member of the Orioles' 1983 World Championship [team] and retired after the 1984 season.
Singleton enjoys golf and reading historical novels. He lives with his wife Suzanne in Sparks, Maryland and has three sons and a daughter."
-The New York Yankees Official 2006 Yearbook, New York Yankees 2006 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 more than 2,800 games over the last 17 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 Atlanta Hawks basketball (1981-89) and Atlanta Braves games (1982-87). But it was really a return to the town where he first achieved fame, hosting a talk show on WMCA from 1971-78 and calling New Jersey Nets games (1975-80, and as a fill-in in 1997) and New York Islanders games (1975-78) for WMCA, WVNJ, WWOR-TV and SportsChannel.
Sterling has broadcast 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 won two Emmy Awards in 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 the 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.
For the past 13 years he has been a spokesman for the Leukemia Society of America. He lives in Bergen County, New Jersey and is the proud father of four children: daughter Abigail and triplets Veronica, Bradford and Derek."
-The New York Yankees Official 2006 Yearbook, New York Yankees 2006 Information & Record Guide
The Yankees Spanish language broadcasters were not listed in either the New York Yankees Official 2006 Yearbook or the New York Yankees 2006 Information & Record Guide.
"Kimberly Jones returns for her second season as Yankees pre- and postgame clubhouse reporter.
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 season. During the 2005 NFL season, she continued to contribute as the Star-Ledger's Sunday NFL notes columnist and also was an NFL contributor on 'Out of Bounds' on CN8, the Comcast Network.
Prior to moving to New Jersey, Jones worked at the Centre 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 lives in Bergen County, NJ."
-The New York Yankees Official 2006 Yearbook, New York Yankees 2006 Information & Record Guide
JIM KAAT (YES Network)
"Former major league pitcher Jim Kaat is the Yankees game analyst for the YES Network and WWOR UPN9. Kaat has established himself over the last 20 years as one of the most well respected analysts in the game of baseball.
In 1995, while at the MSG Network, Kaat was nominated for a New York Emmy Award in the 'On Camera Achievement' category. In 1996 and 1998, respectively, he was a member of the broadcast team that won New York Emmy Awards for 'Outstanding Live Sports Coverage- Single Program' for coverage of Dwight Gooden's no-hitter and David Wells' perfect game. In 1998, MSG's Yankee telecasts also won the New York Emmy for 'Outstanding Live Sports Coverage Series- Professional.'
Kaat previously spent one year as the chief analyst on ESPN's 'Baseball Tonight.' He also served as the primary analyst for CBS Sports when they held the rights to Major League Baseball [broadcasts] from 1989 through 1993.
During the strike season of 1981, Kaat began his baseball broadcasting career as an analyst working for the Home Team Sports Network, covering minor league games before resuming his playing career for two additional seasons. In 1984 and 1985, Kaat was the chief correspondent for ABC's Good Morning America, and covered the World Series. During the 1986 season, he was the analyst and play-by-play announcer for WPIX-TV, covering 100 New York Yankees games.
The following year, he handled a variety of analyst duties with WTBS (in Atlanta), ESPN and NBC Sports. While in Atlanta, he also did play-by-play and analyst work WSB-AM radio. In 1988 Kaat covered Olympic baseball for NBC and handled spring training, feature sports, the College World Series and the Major League playoffs and World Series for ESPN. During the same season, Kaat was the primary analyst for 75 Minnesota Twins games on the CBS affiliate WCCO-TV before moving to CBS Sports.
Kaat, who has served as the President of the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association, pitched professionally from 1957 through 1983. He reached the big leagues in 1959 with the Washington Senators and went on to play for the Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals. Kaat was a member of six divisional champions, two pennant winners and the 1982 World Champion St. Louis Cardinals.
An avid golfer and fan of horse racing, Kaat lives with his wife MaryAnn in Stuart, Florida. He has four children: Jim Jr., Jill, Stacey and Drew."
-The New York Yankees Official 2006 Yearbook, New York Yankees 2006 Information & Record Guide
BOBBY MURCER (YES Network)
"Bobby Murcer wore No. 1 on his jersey when he played center field for the Yankees. Today, more than 20 years later, Murcer is one of the Yankees' premier television announcers and is still one of their most popular personalities.
Murcer was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and in 1965 at the age of 19, Murcer joined the Yankees. He was an American League All-Star for four straight seasons, 1971 through 1974, and a National League All-Star in 1975. Murcer was traded to the San Francisco Giants for Bobby Bonds in 1975. Two years later he would star for the Chicago Cubs. Midway through the 1979 season, Murcer was traded back to the Yankees.
Over his 17-year career, Murcer played in 1,908 games, batting .277 with 252 home runs and 1,043 RBI. He joined Lou Gehrig as the only Yankees to hit home runs in four consecutive at-bats.
His most memorable at-bat was in August 1979, when he had the game-winning hit against the Baltimore Orioles. Earlier that day, the Yankees had buried their captain and Murcer's best friend, Thurman Munson, who had died in a plane crash.
In 1983, to make room on the roster for rookie first baseman Don Mattingly, Murcer retired and joined the Yankees broadcast team. Recently, he celebrated his 22nd season as a Yankees announcer and his 38th overall with the Yankees. For parts of five decades, whether it was on the field as a player or in the broadcast booth as an announcer, Murcer has always exuded class, charisma, personality and ultimate professionalism.
Currently, Murcer is one of the most well known and prominent members of the YES Network broadcast team. He serves as a game analyst and hosts pre- and postgame programs as well. During his broadcasting career Murcer has been recognized for his excellence, winning three Emmys.
Murcer is also an accomplished public speaker, fundraiser and is chairman of BAT (Baseball Assistance Team)."
-The New York Yankees Official 2006 Yearbook, New York Yankees 2006 Information & Record Guide
PAUL O'NEILL (YES Network)
"Paul O'Neill returns for a fifth consecutive season in broadcast television in 2006, serving as an analyst for the YES Network.
The gritty and revered five-time All-Star outfielder played 17 years in the major leagues, spending his final nine seasons in pinstripes. O'Neill was a pillar in the Yankees' run to four World Championships, his passionate play embodying a team-first formula that led to unequalled success.
Affectionately known as a warrior to most Yankee followers, O'Neill began his major league career in 1985 with the Cincinnati Reds, earning 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. 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."
-The New York Yankees Official 2006 Yearbook, New York Yankees 2006 Information & Record Guide
KEN SINGLETON (YES Network)
"YES Network's game analyst Ken Singleton had a 15-year major league baseball career as an outfielder and designated hitter. 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.
Previously, 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 through 1996. From 1991 through 1996, he also called play-by-play and served as analyst for CIQC Radio, the Expos' flagship radio network. In 1996 and 1997, he was named by FOX Sports as a lead analyst for Saturday afternoon baseball broadcasts. In 1997 and 1998, he worked as an analyst for Major League Baseball International.
Singleton, a native New Yorker, played both baseball and basketball in high school, and also played baseball in the Bronx Federation League at Macombs Dam Park, across the street from Yankee Stadium. After earning a scholarship to play basketball at Hofstra University, and playing both sports for a year, Singleton was drafted by the New York Mets.
In April 1972 he was traded to the Expos with Mike Jorgensen and Tim Foli for Rusty Staub. It was in Montreal that Singleton had his first of many productive seasons, hitting 23 home runs with 103 RBI and a .302 batting average. In 1975, he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles with Mike Torrez for Dave McNally and two other players.
A three-time All-Star, Singleton 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. He was a member of the Orioles' 1983 World Championship [team] and retired after the 1984 season.
Singleton enjoys golf and reading historical novels. He lives with his wife Suzanne in Sparks, Maryland and has three sons and a daughter."
-The New York Yankees Official 2006 Yearbook, New York Yankees 2006 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 more than 2,800 games over the last 17 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 Atlanta Hawks basketball (1981-89) and Atlanta Braves games (1982-87). But it was really a return to the town where he first achieved fame, hosting a talk show on WMCA from 1971-78 and calling New Jersey Nets games (1975-80, and as a fill-in in 1997) and New York Islanders games (1975-78) for WMCA, WVNJ, WWOR-TV and SportsChannel.
Sterling has broadcast 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 won two Emmy Awards in 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 the 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.
For the past 13 years he has been a spokesman for the Leukemia Society of America. He lives in Bergen County, New Jersey and is the proud father of four children: daughter Abigail and triplets Veronica, Bradford and Derek."
-The New York Yankees Official 2006 Yearbook, New York Yankees 2006 Information & Record Guide
The Yankees Spanish language broadcasters were not listed in either the New York Yankees Official 2006 Yearbook or the New York Yankees 2006 Information & Record Guide.
Friday, December 11, 2015
2007 New York Yankees Broadcasters
KEN SINGLETON (YES Network)
"YES Network's game analyst and announcer Ken Singleton had a 15-year major league baseball career as an outfielder and designated hitter. 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.
Previously, 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 1997, he was named by FOX Sports as a lead analyst for Saturday afternoon baseball broadcasts. In 1997 and 1998, he worked as an analyst for Major League Baseball International.
Singleton, a native New Yorker, played both baseball and basketball in high school, and also played baseball in the Bronx Federation League at Macombs Dam Park, right across from Yankee Stadium. After getting a scholarship to play basketball at Hofstra University, and playing both sports for a year, Singleton was drafted by the Mets.
Singleton 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. He retired after the 1984 season as a three-time All-Star with a 1983 World Championship ring.
Singleton, who enjoys golf and reading historical novels, lives with his wife Suzanne in Sparks, Maryland. He has three sons and a daughter."
-New York Yankees 2007 Media Guide
JOHN FLAHERTY (YES Network)
"Former Yankees catcher John Flaherty enters his second season as a field reporter, studio analyst and game analyst for YES Network telecasts in 2007.
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox 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 (Red Sox 1992-93, Detroit Tigers 1994-96, San Diego Padres 1996-97, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1998-2002, and the Yankees 2003-05) and compiled a .252 career batting average.
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. Though he played in 134 games with the Yankees across three seasons, he may be long remembered for his dramatic pinch-hit, walk-off single that defeated the Red Sox in the 13th inning of an exhausting 5-4 victory on July 1, 2004.
Flaherty is a New York City native and a graduate of George Washington University. For his career, he owns a .252 batting average in 1,047 games, with 80 career home runs."
-New York Yankees 2007 Media Guide
JOE GIRARDI (YES Network)
"2006 National League Manager of the Year Joe Girardi returns to the YES Network staff as an analyst for the 2007 season. In addition to providing game and studio analysis during the season, the 42-year-old Girardi will co-host a new YES original series with fellow analyst John Flaherty called 'Behind the Plate.'
Despite having the league's lowest payroll in 2006, the veteran led a young Florida Marlins team to a 78-84 record in his first season as a major league manager, guiding his club into playoff contention through mid-September.
A major league catcher for 15 years, Girardi helped lead the New York Yankees to three World Championships in 1996, 1998 and 1999. He was named to the National League All-Star team in 2000 while playing with the Chicago Cubs. Originally drafted by the Cubs in the fifth round of the 1986 draft, he made his major league debut in 1989 and played parts of 15 seasons with the Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals.
After his retirement as a player in 2004 spring training, Girardi joined the YES Network as an analyst for the 2004 season and won an Emmy Award for his hosting efforts on the YES Kids on Deck series. He had previously served as an analyst for the 2003 National League Division Series on ESPN Radio.
In 2005, Girardi put his broadcasting talents on hold and made his major league coaching debut as the Yankees' bench coach on Joe Torre's staff. He was named manager of the Marlins on October 19, 2005.
A 1986 graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in industrial engineering, Girardi was a three-time Academic All-American and two-time All-Big Ten selection at catcher. He and his wife, Kim, have three children."
-New York Yankees 2007 Media Guide
KIMBERLY JONES (YES Network)
"Kimberly Jones returns for her third season as Yankees pregame and postgame clubhouse reporter.
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 as the Star-Ledger's Sunday NFL notes columnist 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 Centre 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 lives in Bergen County, NJ."
-New York Yankees 2007 Media Guide
AL LEITER (YES Network)
"In his second 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, Toronto Blue Jays, Florida Marlins and New York Mets. A two-time All-Star, he was part of three World Championship teams ( with Toronto in 1992 and 1993 and Florida in 1997) and became the first pitcher in history to record a victory against all 30 major league teams. 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 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."
-New York Yankees 2007 Media Guide
BOBBY MURCER (YES Network)
"Bobby Murcer is a pre- and postgame analyst for Yankees games on the YES Network as well as a game analyst for select telecasts. Murcer symbolizes the traditions and history of the New York Yankees. For five decades, Murcer has continued to exude class, charisma and professionalism both on and off the field.
Over his 17-year baseball career, Murcer played in 1,908 games, hitting .277 with 252 home runs and 1,043 RBI. He joined Lou Gehrig, Johnny Blanchard and Mickey Mantle as the only Yankees to hit home runs in four consecutive at-bats. He appeared in the 1980 and 1981 American League Championship Series and the 1981 World Series. A five-time All-Star from 1971-75, Murcer is the only player to have played alongside both Mickey Mantle and Don Mattingly.
In 1983, Bobby traded his glove and bat for a microphone and began broadcasting Yankees baseball, serving as color analyst for WABC radio until 1985. After serving a season as assistant general manager for the Yankees, he returned to the booth as a color analyst for Yankees games on SportsChannel New York. In 1989, the first year Yankees games appeared on MSG, Murcer served as color commentator alongside Tommy Hutton. In 1990, he joined the WPIX broadcast team and served in that capacity through the end of the 1998 season.
Murcer resides in Oklahoma City with his wife, Kay. They have a daughter, Tori, and a son, Todd."
-New York Yankees 2007 Media Guide
PAUL O'NEILL (YES Network)
"Paul O'Neill returns for his sixth consecutive season in broadcast television in 2007, serving as a pre- and post-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. O'Neill was a pillar in the Yankees' run to four World Championships, his passionate play embodying a team-first formula that led to unequalled success.
Affectionately known as a warrior to most Yankees followers, O'Neill began his major league career in 1985 with the Cincinnati Reds, earning 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. 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."
-New York Yankees 2007 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 more than 2,800 games over the last 18 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). But it was really 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 has broadcast 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 '81.
As host of the YES Network's acclaimed Yankeeography series, Sterling won two Emmy Awards in 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 the 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. For the past 14 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 2007 Media Guide
BETO VILLA (WADO)
"The Venezuelan-born Beto Villa has been broadcasting the Yankees since the beginning of the network and is one of the most recognized voices in the world of baseball. Beto begins his eleventh season in the radio booth 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 wall-to-wall coverage of the Yankees. He treasures his pages and pages of statistics of Latin American ballplayers, which he uses during his radiocasts. The editor of Latinobaseball.com and the voice of the Caribbean Series in Spanish for FOX Sports Espanol since 1998, Beto has a daughter, Margarita."
-New York Yankees 2007 Media Guide
FELIX DEJESUS (WADO)
"Felix DeJesus, a native New Yorker, enters his second season as one of the color commentators for the New York Yankees. Felix has been involved with the Hispanic market since 1993 when he became the color commentator for the NHL's Florida Panthers. He graduated from Fordham University in 1988 with a B.A. in economics and has worked in all areas of broadcasting- television, radio and the internet. He currently writes for Latinobaseball.com and is one of the hosts of El Mundo de Las Grandes Ligas, an internet show on MLB Radio.
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 in 1999 became the first announcer to broadcast in SAP for NBC News. He has worked for FOX Sports, ESPN International and CNN.
DeJesus served as one of the play-by-play voices for the international broadcast of the 2007 Caribbean Series. He currently resides in the tri-state area with his wife Melissa and has two sons, Christopher and Brendan."
-New York Yankees 2007 Media Guide
FRANCISCO RIVERA (WADO)
"A native of Morovis, Puerto Rico, Rivera received his Bachelor's degree in Spanish literature from Rutgers University. He graduated in 1978 from the Miguel A. Torres School of Communications in New York.
In addition to his baseball duties, Rivera is a social worker in the state of New Jersey in the areas of housing, employment, education, training and child care. He began his career as a sportscaster in 1992 and from 1994-2003 was a co-host of the sports talk show WADO Deportivo. He was a play-by-play and color commentator for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1995-1998. He is currently in his third year as a color commentator for the New York Yankees.
Francisco resides in Jersey City, NJ and is married to Yvette Rodriguez. He has two daughters, Melissa and Lorraine."
-New York Yankees 2007 Media Guide
"YES Network's game analyst and announcer Ken Singleton had a 15-year major league baseball career as an outfielder and designated hitter. 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.
Previously, 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 1997, he was named by FOX Sports as a lead analyst for Saturday afternoon baseball broadcasts. In 1997 and 1998, he worked as an analyst for Major League Baseball International.
Singleton, a native New Yorker, played both baseball and basketball in high school, and also played baseball in the Bronx Federation League at Macombs Dam Park, right across from Yankee Stadium. After getting a scholarship to play basketball at Hofstra University, and playing both sports for a year, Singleton was drafted by the Mets.
Singleton 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. He retired after the 1984 season as a three-time All-Star with a 1983 World Championship ring.
Singleton, who enjoys golf and reading historical novels, lives with his wife Suzanne in Sparks, Maryland. He has three sons and a daughter."
-New York Yankees 2007 Media Guide
JOHN FLAHERTY (YES Network)
"Former Yankees catcher John Flaherty enters his second season as a field reporter, studio analyst and game analyst for YES Network telecasts in 2007.
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox 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 (Red Sox 1992-93, Detroit Tigers 1994-96, San Diego Padres 1996-97, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1998-2002, and the Yankees 2003-05) and compiled a .252 career batting average.
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. Though he played in 134 games with the Yankees across three seasons, he may be long remembered for his dramatic pinch-hit, walk-off single that defeated the Red Sox in the 13th inning of an exhausting 5-4 victory on July 1, 2004.
Flaherty is a New York City native and a graduate of George Washington University. For his career, he owns a .252 batting average in 1,047 games, with 80 career home runs."
-New York Yankees 2007 Media Guide
JOE GIRARDI (YES Network)
"2006 National League Manager of the Year Joe Girardi returns to the YES Network staff as an analyst for the 2007 season. In addition to providing game and studio analysis during the season, the 42-year-old Girardi will co-host a new YES original series with fellow analyst John Flaherty called 'Behind the Plate.'
Despite having the league's lowest payroll in 2006, the veteran led a young Florida Marlins team to a 78-84 record in his first season as a major league manager, guiding his club into playoff contention through mid-September.
A major league catcher for 15 years, Girardi helped lead the New York Yankees to three World Championships in 1996, 1998 and 1999. He was named to the National League All-Star team in 2000 while playing with the Chicago Cubs. Originally drafted by the Cubs in the fifth round of the 1986 draft, he made his major league debut in 1989 and played parts of 15 seasons with the Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals.
After his retirement as a player in 2004 spring training, Girardi joined the YES Network as an analyst for the 2004 season and won an Emmy Award for his hosting efforts on the YES Kids on Deck series. He had previously served as an analyst for the 2003 National League Division Series on ESPN Radio.
In 2005, Girardi put his broadcasting talents on hold and made his major league coaching debut as the Yankees' bench coach on Joe Torre's staff. He was named manager of the Marlins on October 19, 2005.
A 1986 graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in industrial engineering, Girardi was a three-time Academic All-American and two-time All-Big Ten selection at catcher. He and his wife, Kim, have three children."
-New York Yankees 2007 Media Guide
KIMBERLY JONES (YES Network)
"Kimberly Jones returns for her third season as Yankees pregame and postgame clubhouse reporter.
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 as the Star-Ledger's Sunday NFL notes columnist 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 Centre 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 lives in Bergen County, NJ."
-New York Yankees 2007 Media Guide
AL LEITER (YES Network)
"In his second 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, Toronto Blue Jays, Florida Marlins and New York Mets. A two-time All-Star, he was part of three World Championship teams ( with Toronto in 1992 and 1993 and Florida in 1997) and became the first pitcher in history to record a victory against all 30 major league teams. 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 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."
-New York Yankees 2007 Media Guide
BOBBY MURCER (YES Network)
"Bobby Murcer is a pre- and postgame analyst for Yankees games on the YES Network as well as a game analyst for select telecasts. Murcer symbolizes the traditions and history of the New York Yankees. For five decades, Murcer has continued to exude class, charisma and professionalism both on and off the field.
Over his 17-year baseball career, Murcer played in 1,908 games, hitting .277 with 252 home runs and 1,043 RBI. He joined Lou Gehrig, Johnny Blanchard and Mickey Mantle as the only Yankees to hit home runs in four consecutive at-bats. He appeared in the 1980 and 1981 American League Championship Series and the 1981 World Series. A five-time All-Star from 1971-75, Murcer is the only player to have played alongside both Mickey Mantle and Don Mattingly.
In 1983, Bobby traded his glove and bat for a microphone and began broadcasting Yankees baseball, serving as color analyst for WABC radio until 1985. After serving a season as assistant general manager for the Yankees, he returned to the booth as a color analyst for Yankees games on SportsChannel New York. In 1989, the first year Yankees games appeared on MSG, Murcer served as color commentator alongside Tommy Hutton. In 1990, he joined the WPIX broadcast team and served in that capacity through the end of the 1998 season.
Murcer resides in Oklahoma City with his wife, Kay. They have a daughter, Tori, and a son, Todd."
-New York Yankees 2007 Media Guide
PAUL O'NEILL (YES Network)
"Paul O'Neill returns for his sixth consecutive season in broadcast television in 2007, serving as a pre- and post-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. O'Neill was a pillar in the Yankees' run to four World Championships, his passionate play embodying a team-first formula that led to unequalled success.
Affectionately known as a warrior to most Yankees followers, O'Neill began his major league career in 1985 with the Cincinnati Reds, earning 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. 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."
-New York Yankees 2007 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 more than 2,800 games over the last 18 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). But it was really 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 has broadcast 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 '81.
As host of the YES Network's acclaimed Yankeeography series, Sterling won two Emmy Awards in 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 the 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. For the past 14 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 2007 Media Guide
BETO VILLA (WADO)
"The Venezuelan-born Beto Villa has been broadcasting the Yankees since the beginning of the network and is one of the most recognized voices in the world of baseball. Beto begins his eleventh season in the radio booth 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 wall-to-wall coverage of the Yankees. He treasures his pages and pages of statistics of Latin American ballplayers, which he uses during his radiocasts. The editor of Latinobaseball.com and the voice of the Caribbean Series in Spanish for FOX Sports Espanol since 1998, Beto has a daughter, Margarita."
-New York Yankees 2007 Media Guide
FELIX DEJESUS (WADO)
"Felix DeJesus, a native New Yorker, enters his second season as one of the color commentators for the New York Yankees. Felix has been involved with the Hispanic market since 1993 when he became the color commentator for the NHL's Florida Panthers. He graduated from Fordham University in 1988 with a B.A. in economics and has worked in all areas of broadcasting- television, radio and the internet. He currently writes for Latinobaseball.com and is one of the hosts of El Mundo de Las Grandes Ligas, an internet show on MLB Radio.
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 in 1999 became the first announcer to broadcast in SAP for NBC News. He has worked for FOX Sports, ESPN International and CNN.
DeJesus served as one of the play-by-play voices for the international broadcast of the 2007 Caribbean Series. He currently resides in the tri-state area with his wife Melissa and has two sons, Christopher and Brendan."
-New York Yankees 2007 Media Guide
FRANCISCO RIVERA (WADO)
"A native of Morovis, Puerto Rico, Rivera received his Bachelor's degree in Spanish literature from Rutgers University. He graduated in 1978 from the Miguel A. Torres School of Communications in New York.
In addition to his baseball duties, Rivera is a social worker in the state of New Jersey in the areas of housing, employment, education, training and child care. He began his career as a sportscaster in 1992 and from 1994-2003 was a co-host of the sports talk show WADO Deportivo. He was a play-by-play and color commentator for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1995-1998. He is currently in his third year as a color commentator for the New York Yankees.
Francisco resides in Jersey City, NJ and is married to Yvette Rodriguez. He has two daughters, Melissa and Lorraine."
-New York Yankees 2007 Media Guide
Sunday, December 6, 2015
2008 New York Yankees Broadcasters
KEN SINGLETON (YES Network)
"Former major leaguer Ken Singleton enters his seventh 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, right across the street from 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 2008 Media Guide
JOHN FLAHERTY (YES Network)
"Former Yankees catcher John Flaherty enters his third season as a field reporter, studio analyst and game analyst for YES Network telecasts in 2008.
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox 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 career 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."
-New York Yankees 2008 Media Guide
KIMBERLY JONES (YES Network)
"Kimberly Jones returns for her fourth season as a Yankees pregame and postgame clubhouse reporter. She also occasionally hosts 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 as the Star-Ledger's Sunday NFL notes columnist 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 Centre 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 2008 Media Guide
AL LEITER (YES Network)
"Entering his third 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 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."
-New York Yankees 2008 Media Guide
BOBBY MURCER (YES Network)
"Bobby Murcer embodies the tradition and history of the New York Yankees from his playing days patrolling center field to his current role as game analyst for the YES Network. For five decades, Murcer has continued to exude class, charisma and professionalism both on and off the field. This season will mark his 24th in the Yankees broadcasting booth and 40th overall season in the Yankees organization.
Over his 17-year baseball career, Murcer played in 1,908 games, hitting .277 with 252 home runs and 1,043 RBI. He joined Lou Gehrig, Johnny Blanchard and Mickey Mantle as the only Yankees to hit home runs in four consecutive at-bats. He appeared in the 1980 and 1981 American League Championship Series and the 1981 World Series. A five-time All-Star from 1971-75, Murcer is the only player to have played alongside both Mickey Mantle and Don Mattingly.
In 1983, Bobby traded his glove and bat for a microphone and began broadcasting Yankees baseball, serving as color analyst for WABC radio until 1985. After serving one season as assistant general manager for the Yankees, he returned to the booth as a color analyst for Yankees games on SportsChannel New York. In 1989, the first year Yankees games appeared on MSG, Murcer served as color commentator alongside Tommy Hutton. In 1990, he joined the WPIX broadcast team and served in that capacity through the end of the 1998 season. Throughout his career, he has been recognized for his broadcasting excellence, winning three Emmy Awards.
Murcer resides in Oklahoma City with his wife, Kay. They have a daughter, Tori, and a son, Todd. He also takes time to speak to groups on a variety of topics and has served chairman, fundraiser and speaker for the Baseball Assistance Team. In January 2008, he was honored with the Milton Richman 'You Gotta Have Heart' Award at the annual BBWAA banquet."
-New York Yankees 2008 Media Guide
PAUL O'NEILL (YES Network)
"Paul O'Neill returns for his seventh consecutive season in broadcast television in 2008, serving as a pre- and post-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."
-New York Yankees 2008 Media Guide
KEVIN SMOLLON (Senior Producer, YES Network)
"Kevin Smollon begins his seventh season as Senior Producer of New York Yankees baseball on the YES Network.
The five-time National Sports Emmy Award winner joined YES after nearly two decades of network sports television experience. Smollon previously served as producer of ABC Sports College Football, including the 2002 Orange Bowl. He joined ABC after a long and distinguished career at NBC Sports.
He has accrued production credits for five Super Bowls, two World Series, two League Championship Series, Rose, Orange, Fiesta and Gator Bowls, five NBA finals, nine NBA All-Star Games, six Wimbledon Tournaments, two French Open Tennis Championships, five Breeders Cups and Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, Barcelona, Atlanta and Sydney.
In addition to Yankees baseball, Smollon also produced the first two seasons of New Jersey Nets basketball on the YES Network.
The Brooklyn, New York native now resides in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. He is a graduate of St. John's University."
-New York Yankees 2008 Media Guide
JOHN MOORE (Director, YES Network)
"John Moore enters his seventh season as Director of New York Yankees baseball games on the YES Network. He began his current role in 2002, the first year of the network.
Moore began working on Yankees telecasts in 1980 as a graphics coordinator with WPIX, taking over as assistant director in 1981. He assumed the role of producer and director in 1988, then assumed the role of executive producer in 1990 before serving in his current role. In addition to his work with the Yankees, Moore directed the New York Mets on SportsChannel/FSNY from 1996-2001 and has worked as a director with Major League Baseball International since 1995 and FOX's Saturday baseball broadcasts since 1996.
He has been a part of 10 Emmy Award-winning broadcasts, as he has won two Emmys for Outstanding Director. Moore has acted as Director of Major League Baseball's All-Star Game as well as League Championship and World Series games.
Born in Mount Vernon, New York, Moore lives in the Bronx and has two children, Erin and Cris."
-New York Yankees 2008 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 more than 3,100 games over the last 19 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). But it was really 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 has broadcast 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 over the last five years. 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 the 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 15 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 2008 Media Guide
CARLOS SILVA (Producer, WCBS)
Carlos Silva, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, will serve his eighth year as the major producer for Spanish and English broadcasts on WCBS radio. Carlos has also worked on occasion as a color commentator and has been in the rightsholder negotiations for WCBS.
Silva provides the play-by-play announcer with important information throughout the broadcast and is very knowledgeable about the game of baseball."
-New York Yankees 2008 Media Guide
BETO VILLA (WADO)
"The Venezuelan-born Beto Villa has been broadcasting the Yankees since the beginning of the network in 1997 and is one of the most recognized voices in the world of baseball. Beto begins his 12th season in the radio booth 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 wall-to-wall coverage of the Yankees. He treasures his pages and pages of statistics of Latin American ballplayers, which he uses during his radiocasts.
He became a broadcaster in 1981 and has covered both the [Major League] World Series and the Caribbean World Series over the Spanish airwaves. He is currently the editor of Latinobaseball.com, a website that covers Latin American ballplayers' stats. Beto has a daughter, Margarita."
-New York Yankees 2008 Media Guide
FRANCISCO RIVERA (WADO)
"A native of Morovis, Puerto Rico, Francisco Rivera is in his fourth year as a color commentator and play-by-play announcer for the Yankees.
Rivera received his Bachelor's degree in Spanish literature from Rutgers University. He graduated in 1978 from the Miguel A. Torres School of Communications in New York.
He began his career as a sportscaster in 1992 and from 1996-2003 was a co-host of the sports talk show WADO Deportivo. He was also a play-by-play and color commentator for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1994-1998.
Francisco is married to Yvette Rodriguez and has two daughters, Melissa and Lorraine."
-New York Yankees 2008 Media Guide
FELIX DEJESUS (WADO)
"Felix DeJesus, a native New Yorker, enters his third 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."
-New York Yankees 2008 Media Guide
"Former major leaguer Ken Singleton enters his seventh 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, right across the street from 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 2008 Media Guide
JOHN FLAHERTY (YES Network)
"Former Yankees catcher John Flaherty enters his third season as a field reporter, studio analyst and game analyst for YES Network telecasts in 2008.
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox 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 career 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."
-New York Yankees 2008 Media Guide
KIMBERLY JONES (YES Network)
"Kimberly Jones returns for her fourth season as a Yankees pregame and postgame clubhouse reporter. She also occasionally hosts 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 as the Star-Ledger's Sunday NFL notes columnist 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 Centre 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 2008 Media Guide
AL LEITER (YES Network)
"Entering his third 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 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."
-New York Yankees 2008 Media Guide
BOBBY MURCER (YES Network)
"Bobby Murcer embodies the tradition and history of the New York Yankees from his playing days patrolling center field to his current role as game analyst for the YES Network. For five decades, Murcer has continued to exude class, charisma and professionalism both on and off the field. This season will mark his 24th in the Yankees broadcasting booth and 40th overall season in the Yankees organization.
Over his 17-year baseball career, Murcer played in 1,908 games, hitting .277 with 252 home runs and 1,043 RBI. He joined Lou Gehrig, Johnny Blanchard and Mickey Mantle as the only Yankees to hit home runs in four consecutive at-bats. He appeared in the 1980 and 1981 American League Championship Series and the 1981 World Series. A five-time All-Star from 1971-75, Murcer is the only player to have played alongside both Mickey Mantle and Don Mattingly.
In 1983, Bobby traded his glove and bat for a microphone and began broadcasting Yankees baseball, serving as color analyst for WABC radio until 1985. After serving one season as assistant general manager for the Yankees, he returned to the booth as a color analyst for Yankees games on SportsChannel New York. In 1989, the first year Yankees games appeared on MSG, Murcer served as color commentator alongside Tommy Hutton. In 1990, he joined the WPIX broadcast team and served in that capacity through the end of the 1998 season. Throughout his career, he has been recognized for his broadcasting excellence, winning three Emmy Awards.
Murcer resides in Oklahoma City with his wife, Kay. They have a daughter, Tori, and a son, Todd. He also takes time to speak to groups on a variety of topics and has served chairman, fundraiser and speaker for the Baseball Assistance Team. In January 2008, he was honored with the Milton Richman 'You Gotta Have Heart' Award at the annual BBWAA banquet."
-New York Yankees 2008 Media Guide
PAUL O'NEILL (YES Network)
"Paul O'Neill returns for his seventh consecutive season in broadcast television in 2008, serving as a pre- and post-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."
-New York Yankees 2008 Media Guide
KEVIN SMOLLON (Senior Producer, YES Network)
"Kevin Smollon begins his seventh season as Senior Producer of New York Yankees baseball on the YES Network.
The five-time National Sports Emmy Award winner joined YES after nearly two decades of network sports television experience. Smollon previously served as producer of ABC Sports College Football, including the 2002 Orange Bowl. He joined ABC after a long and distinguished career at NBC Sports.
He has accrued production credits for five Super Bowls, two World Series, two League Championship Series, Rose, Orange, Fiesta and Gator Bowls, five NBA finals, nine NBA All-Star Games, six Wimbledon Tournaments, two French Open Tennis Championships, five Breeders Cups and Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, Barcelona, Atlanta and Sydney.
In addition to Yankees baseball, Smollon also produced the first two seasons of New Jersey Nets basketball on the YES Network.
The Brooklyn, New York native now resides in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. He is a graduate of St. John's University."
-New York Yankees 2008 Media Guide
JOHN MOORE (Director, YES Network)
"John Moore enters his seventh season as Director of New York Yankees baseball games on the YES Network. He began his current role in 2002, the first year of the network.
Moore began working on Yankees telecasts in 1980 as a graphics coordinator with WPIX, taking over as assistant director in 1981. He assumed the role of producer and director in 1988, then assumed the role of executive producer in 1990 before serving in his current role. In addition to his work with the Yankees, Moore directed the New York Mets on SportsChannel/FSNY from 1996-2001 and has worked as a director with Major League Baseball International since 1995 and FOX's Saturday baseball broadcasts since 1996.
He has been a part of 10 Emmy Award-winning broadcasts, as he has won two Emmys for Outstanding Director. Moore has acted as Director of Major League Baseball's All-Star Game as well as League Championship and World Series games.
Born in Mount Vernon, New York, Moore lives in the Bronx and has two children, Erin and Cris."
-New York Yankees 2008 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 more than 3,100 games over the last 19 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). But it was really 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 has broadcast 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 over the last five years. 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 the 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 15 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 2008 Media Guide
CARLOS SILVA (Producer, WCBS)
Carlos Silva, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, will serve his eighth year as the major producer for Spanish and English broadcasts on WCBS radio. Carlos has also worked on occasion as a color commentator and has been in the rightsholder negotiations for WCBS.
Silva provides the play-by-play announcer with important information throughout the broadcast and is very knowledgeable about the game of baseball."
-New York Yankees 2008 Media Guide
BETO VILLA (WADO)
"The Venezuelan-born Beto Villa has been broadcasting the Yankees since the beginning of the network in 1997 and is one of the most recognized voices in the world of baseball. Beto begins his 12th season in the radio booth 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 wall-to-wall coverage of the Yankees. He treasures his pages and pages of statistics of Latin American ballplayers, which he uses during his radiocasts.
He became a broadcaster in 1981 and has covered both the [Major League] World Series and the Caribbean World Series over the Spanish airwaves. He is currently the editor of Latinobaseball.com, a website that covers Latin American ballplayers' stats. Beto has a daughter, Margarita."
-New York Yankees 2008 Media Guide
FRANCISCO RIVERA (WADO)
"A native of Morovis, Puerto Rico, Francisco Rivera is in his fourth year as a color commentator and play-by-play announcer for the Yankees.
Rivera received his Bachelor's degree in Spanish literature from Rutgers University. He graduated in 1978 from the Miguel A. Torres School of Communications in New York.
He began his career as a sportscaster in 1992 and from 1996-2003 was a co-host of the sports talk show WADO Deportivo. He was also a play-by-play and color commentator for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1994-1998.
Francisco is married to Yvette Rodriguez and has two daughters, Melissa and Lorraine."
-New York Yankees 2008 Media Guide
FELIX DEJESUS (WADO)
"Felix DeJesus, a native New Yorker, enters his third 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."
-New York Yankees 2008 Media Guide
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