Steve Berthiaume
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Steve Berthiaume (/bɜːrθˈjuːm/) is an American television sportscaster who serves as the play-by-play broadcast announcer for the Arizona Diamondbacks and is a former anchor on ESPN and a former sportscaster for SportsNet New York (SNY).
Broadcasting career
[edit]Early career
[edit]A graduate of Emerson College, Berthiaume's broadcasting career began at various stations in the southern United States, including WVIR-TV in Charlottesville, Virginia;[1] WIS-TV in Columbia, South Carolina; WJAR-TV in Providence, Rhode Island; and WEAR-TV in Pensacola, Florida.[2] Berthiaume was hired from Pensacola by WTIC-TV in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1993;[3] station management dismissed him in January 1996 due to what Berthiaume described as a disagreement over presentation styles.[4] He then went on to the short-lived CNN/SI cable channel when it launched in December 1996[5] and to ESPN in 1999, starting at ESPNEWS and later anchoring for SportsCenter.[1]
In 2006, Berthiaume left ESPN to become chief sportscaster at SNY, a new regional sports network started by the New York Mets; however, in late January 2007, SNY let Berthiaume out of his contract to rejoin ESPN on March 28, 2007, in order to work closer to his wife.[6] He also served as a host of Baseball Tonight.[7]
In 2012, Berthiaume was hired by MLB's Arizona Diamondbacks to serve as a play-by-play broadcaster for Fox Sports Arizona beginning in the 2013 season, replacing Daron Sutton, whom the team had suspended. Berthiaume's previous play-by-play experience comes from ESPN, where he had called several professional games as well as the College World Series.[8][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Steve Berthiaume". ESPN Media Zone. Archived from the original on February 27, 2010.
- ^ Shea, Jim (August 20, 1993). "Berthiaume has no time to warm up". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. E2. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Shea, Jim (August 7, 1993). "Channel 61 names new weekend anchor". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. F2. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Trecker, Jerry; Doyle, Paul (January 25, 1996). "Berthiaume is out as Ch. 61 anchor". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. C4. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Trecker, Jerry (November 8, 1996). "Networks play the ratings game". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. C2. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Marchand, Andrew (January 26, 2007). "Oscar, Floyd get Real". New York Post. Archived from the original on August 5, 2009.
- ^ a b Green, Adam (October 18, 2012). "Arizona Diamondbacks add Steve Berthiaume and Bob Brenly to broadcast booth". Arizona Sports. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
- ^ Jack Magruder (October 19, 2012). "D-backs gig a dream come true for Berthiaume". FOX Sports Arizona.
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