Ryan Ruocco
Ryan Ruocco | |
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Born | November 18, 1986 |
Residence | New York City, NY |
Nationality | American |
Education | Loyola University Maryland (transferred), Fordham University (B.A. in Communications) |
Occupation | Presenter (basketball, football, baseball play-by-play announcer), interviewer, radio sports talk show host |
Years active | 2006–present |
Employer | ESPN, ESPN Radio, YES Network |
Ryan P. Ruocco [ROO-co] is an American television and sports radio broadcaster.
Biography
Ruocco is the secondary television announcer for the Brooklyn Nets. He joined the broadcast team in 2011 and serves as play-by-play voice when Ian Eagle is on commitments with the NFL on CBS or the NCAA Basketball on CBS. He also does select college basketball games for YES and was the host of This Week in Football for the YES Network that focused on the New York Giants and Jets. His analysts were Howard Cross, Gary Myers, and Ross Tucker. He joined the network in 2007 as the New York Yankees statistician.[1][2]
Ruocco saw his first action as a lead play-by-play man for the YES Network when he called a series between the New York Yankees and Houston Astros in June of 2015.
Ruocco also works for ESPN and ESPN New York 98.7 FM. He has appeared as a contributor on The Michael Kay Show and as a substitute host on various ESPN Radio shows. He was a fill-in host prior to 2008 for ESPN Radio and anchored ESPN Radio SportsCenter and was a correspondent for the NFL Network. He also called college football and basketball games for ESPN Radio[3] and also does play-by-play duties for The NFL on ESPN Radio beginning in 2013 with three other play-by-play men Marc Kestecher, Sean McDonough, and Bill Rosinski.[4]
As a student at Fordham University, he called Rams football and basketball.
Personal
Ruocco is a native of Fishkill, New York.[5] He is a graduate of Hackley School in Tarrytown, New York and Fordham University.[3][6]
Awards
- Marty Glickman Award 2008
- Fish for Breakfast Nominee 2014
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External links
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- Living people
- People from Fishkill, New York
- American television sports announcers
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- American talk radio hosts
- National Basketball Association broadcasters
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- College basketball announcers in the United States
- College football announcers
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- American people of Italian descent
- Fordham University alumni