Jerry Trupiano | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jerome Michael Trupiano |
| Alma mater | Saint Louis University |
| Sports commentary career | |
| Genre | Play-by-play |
| Sport(s) | American football,baseball,basketball,ice hockey |
Jerome Michael Trupiano (born inSt. Louis, Missouri) is an Americanradiosportscaster, best known for his former role as aplay-by-play announcer for theBoston Red Sox. Trupiano is a graduate ofSaint Louis University, where he began his broadcasting career as a disc jockey on the college radio station.
Trupiano hosted a talk show for fourteen years inHouston and called games for MLB'sHouston Astros (1985-86), theMontreal Expos (1989-90), theWorld Hockey Association'sHouston Aeros (1974–78), theNational Basketball Association'sHouston Rockets (1978–80), theNational Football League'sHouston Oilers (1980–89),Southwest Conference Football (1978–88),World League of American Football games forTSN (1992) and called games on theCBS Radio Game of the Week in1991 before joiningJoe Castiglione in the Red Sox' radio booth in1993.[1][2]
Trupiano called the Red Sox'2004 World Series-winning game atBusch Stadium. The Red Sox radio team was forced to an auxiliary press box due to all of the media coverage and Trupiano called the game from the booth he had used for practice broadcasts decades earlier.[3]
On September 27, 2006, theBoston Herald reported that Trupiano's contract would not be renewed[4] and noted that Trupiano might end up with theSt. Louis Cardinals. Trupiano denied that any talks with the Cardinals had taken place.[5]
On May 16, 2007, Trupiano was joined by his son Brian to call a game between theBrockton Rox and the Oil Can Boyd's Traveling All-Stars. The All-Star team featured retired major-league playersDennis "Oil Can" Boyd,Bill Lee,Marquis Grissom,Delino DeShields andKen Ryan. The game was broadcast on a taped delay by two localpublic-access television stations.[6]
Trupiano also worked as on Westwood One's broadcasts of the NCAA Men's College World Series finals in 2007 and 2008.
In August 2009, Trupiano returned to the air on a regular weekend sports call-in show on98.5 The Sports Hub Radio (WBZ-FM) in Boston.
Trupiano is also the main sports anchor for Lexy.com, an audio social media startup in San Francisco. His responsibilities include coverage of the major college and sports leagues, as well as his own commentary feeds such as "View From the Booth" and "Dugout Daily."
In 2010, Trupiano signed on withFox Sports to become the play-by-play voice of the Ivy League onFox College Sports.
He is also an instructor at Young Broadcasters of America inNatick, Massachusetts.
Trupiano lives inFranklin, Massachusetts, with his wife, Donna, and two children. In 2006, his son Brian played for theBrockton Rox, then a team in theCanadian-American Association of Professional Baseball.[7]