Games can also be heard on 97.5 WPEN and 93.3 WMMR in Philadelphia. NBC Sports Philly going without full-time studio host for Flyers 10.14.2022 NBC Sports Philadelphia began the Flyers ' season on Thursday "without a full-time host" for its pre- and postgame coverage, according to Jeff Blumenthal of the PHILADELPHIA BUSINESS JOURNAL. NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) October 7, 2021. Over the past four decades, Ruben Amaro Jr. has held several positions with the Phillies - general manager, assistant general manager, player, bat boy and now color analyst. Jimmy would go on to make three All-Star teams (2001-02, 2005), win four Gold Glove Awards (2007-09, 2012) and win a Silver Slugger Award (2007), all as a member of the Phillies over 15 seasons. Eagles Pregame Live | Philadelphia, NBC Sports | Birds. That year, the switch-hitter played in all 162 games and batted .296 with 38 doubles, 20 triples, 30 home runs, 94 RBI, 41 stolen bases and 139 runs scored, leading the NL in games, at-bats (716), triples and runs. [29][30] Three days later on September 26, Comcast spokesperson Joe Waz issued a statement defending the move, stating that it was "about competition" and that Comcast SportsNet could help cable television "distinguish itself from satellite rivals." Longtime Phillies' broadcaster Gregg Murphy will not be back for the 2021 season after 20 years at NBC Sports Philadelphia. 1.9. Before joining NBC Sports Philadelphia, he was at CN8, "The Inquirer High School Sports Show" and WFMZ in Allentown, Pa. A 1993 graduate of St. Joseph's University with a degree in English, Gregg has reported on many notable sports events, including the NCAA Tournament, Super Bowl, World Series and NBA Finals. Back. Gregg Murphy joined the Phillies television broadcast team in 2012, bringing viewers closer to the action by reporting from the field, dugouts and elsewhere throughout the ballpark during games. [17], Williams promised that the network would carry more local programming than other regional sports networks, with an estimated seven to eight hours of live sports, and various news and discussion programs (including a four-hour morning sports news program, and news and interview program in the late afternoon).[11][18]. The following is a list of current National Basketball Association broadcasters for each individual team entering the 2022-23 NBA season. Kate Scott, left, with AJ Mleczko during their all-female broadcast of an NHL hockey game in March 2020. . The Boston Celtics hope to shake off an embarrassing collapse against the Atlanta Hawks in Game 5 to close out their series at State Farm Arena and advance to a second-round series with the Philadelphia 76ers. Youth Baseball & Softball Development & Programs, National League Championship Ring Details. Murphy had been a pretty universally liked on-field reporter during Phillies telecasts from 2012-2020. "Being the voice of the 76ers is a dream come true," Scott said. Stars of the show play the other kind of football, but they still made a cameo at the NFL draft on Saturday to announce the Dolphins' sixth-round pick. Thanks to Apples deal with DirectTV, the Phillies games will air at bars and restaurants that already use the satellite service. However, on December 4, 2006, Comcast reached a deal with Verizon FiOS to carry CSN Philadelphia on its systems in eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware and southern New Jersey.[38][39]. To this day, still my favorite concert. There is a workaround. From 2015-18, he worked Saturdays as well. (Cheryl Pursell) All games are at 1:05 p.m. NBC Sports Philadelphia: Toronto: Matt Devlin: Jack Armstrong: Kayla Grey: TSN TSN2 (41 games) Alvin Williams: Savanna Hamilton: Sportsnet One . The 2023 season marks Bill Kulik's 19th season as a member of the Phillies' Spanish broadcasting team and his 29th in professional baseball as a broadcaster and producer of Spanish-language sports content. By Corey Seidman. Scott was born in Dallas, Texas, and currently lives in Gladwyne, Pa., with his wife Lori, son Gus and twin daughters Loretta and June. 2 min read. My brother eventually got into the Naval Academy and since then weve gone to every Army-Navy Game at the Linc which, as far as my favorite football memory is just the best. Mike previously worked as a Phillies broadcaster during the 1990 season. "We're thrilled that she'll call our city home and look forward to the lasting connections and memories she'll make with the best fans in sports. But I'd fade away, hit the shot, and the crowd in my mind would go wild. Oscar Budejen joined Phillies Spanish radio broadcasts in 2021, working alongside Bill Kulik. For the first time in 27 years, the Sixers have a new play-by-play broadcaster. A native New Englander, Bill lived in Latin America for 10 years, earned a bachelor's degree from Bryant University in marketing and went to graduate school at Boston College. He previously spent four years as an in-studio baseball analyst for NBC Sports Philadelphia and made occasional appearances on 94.1 WIP's morning show. In 1996, he ranked third among National League pinch-hitters with a .387 average. Ben converted to pitcher for the final three seasons (2008-10) of his professional career, spent with single-A Sarasota in the Cincinnati Reds organization and the Camden Riversharks of the independent Atlantic League. . The channel broadcasts regional coverage of professional sports teams in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, as well as college sports events and original sports-related news, discussion and entertainment programming. In 1998, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia almost became available in Comcast's New York City service area on systems in southern Middlesex County (in the municipalities of Plainsboro, South Brunswick, Monroe, Cranbury, Jamesburg, Helmetta, Spotswood and East Brunswick), as a replacement for PRISM. "As a kid playing hoops alone in my driveway, I actually used to imagine I was Allen Iverson; the clock would wind down in my head, people would scream, 'You're too small! It was a little bit bittersweet because I was in Hawaii and I\u2019m seeing all my friends post about the parade and the game. Since 2010, the network has also produced a limited schedule of Phillies regular season games for NBC owned-and-operated sister station WCAU (channel 10). The Phillies all-time leader in hits (2,306) and doubles (479), Jimmy was a second-round draft selection by the club in 1996. Amaro, the former Phillies general manager turned sports talker, is entering his fourth season as a Phillies analyst on NBC Sports Philadelphia, where he has excelled in the broadcast booth and the studio. On Sunday, May 1, about 27,500 runners are making their way from North Philadelphia to South Philadelphia on Broad Street. List of Philadelphia Phillies broadcasters, "NBC Sports Philadelphia Phillies announces Ruben Amaro Jr. to join Phillies broadcast", "Happy St Paddy's Day folks! In addition to his work with the Phillies, Kevin is also a college baseball color analyst for the Pac-12 Network and CBS Sports Network, roles he has held since 2002. Laurel, N.J., and attended Holy Cross High School in Delran, N.J. Scott was also the winner of the 2010 and 2015 Pennsylvania Sportscaster of the Year Award, given by the National Sportscasters and Sports Writers Association. The 42nd annual Blue Cross Broad Street Run is back! After short-lived discussions between Rainbow Media and Comcast about the latter possibly becoming a part-owner in PRISM and SportsChannel Philadelphia,[6] on April 25, 1996, Comcast Spectacor formally announced plans to create a new Philadelphia-centric sports network, which would carry both the Flyers and Sixers; it also signed a deal with the Phillies, giving the new network rights to most of their Major League Baseball games. After the Phillies World Series win in 2008, Gillick transitioned into a new role and Ruben succeeded him as GM. We would go all the time and those are really my first sports memories. It is also the third-longest among all Phillies pitchers, trailing Grover Alexander's 41.0 scoreless innings in 1911 and Cliff Lee's 34.0-inning streak in 2011. ET. A nine-year MLB veteran as an outfielder from 2006-14, Sweeney spent two seasons with the Cubs (2013-14). I played center-midfield and center-defender at Delran High School but unfortunately blew my knee out and couldn\u2019t play in college.<\/p>\n