Ted Robinson | |
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| Born | Theodore Robinson (1957-07-19)July 19, 1957 (age 68) |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame |
| Children | (2) - Annie and Pat |
| Sports commentary career | |
| Genre | Play-by-play |
| Sport(s) | American football,baseball,basketball,boxing,golf,ice hockey,tennis |
Theodore Robinson (born July 19, 1957) is an Americansportscaster. Since 2000, Robinson has been withNBC Sports as aplay-by-play announcer for tennis andOlympic swimming/diving and withNBC Sports Network calling college football and basketball. He also works for theTennis Channel and thePac-12 Network[1] and was the radio play-by-play announcer for theSan Francisco 49ers from 2009 until 2018.[2]
Ted Robinson grew up inRockville Centre, New York, and attendedChaminade High School. He is a 1978 graduate of theUniversity of Notre Dame, where he worked with future U.S. SenatorJoe Donnelly and future Notre Dame football coachCharlie Weis at the college radio station. His wife, Mary, is also a '78 ND grad, and their two children graduated from ND as well: Annie in 2005 and Pat in 2008. After graduating, Robinson got his first job broadcastinghockey for a minor league team inOklahoma City. He went on to become a two-time Emmy Award-winning broadcaster. Robinson has completed four marathons, including the 1999Boston Marathon.
Robinson has broadcast forTennis Channel since 2007, calling the Australian Open, French Open, US Open, Davis Cup, Fed Cup, and US Open Series. Robinson served as the lead commentator ofNBC'stennis coverage from 2000 through 2018. Robinson called theFrench Open and (through 2011)Wimbledon Championships for NBC. He broadcast theUS Open for 22 years onUSA Network, receiving acclaim for his partnership withJohn McEnroe, which continues on NBC and Tennis Channel. The pair also called the men's singles Gold Medal match at the2012 Summer Olympics, played atWimbledon.
Robinson has worked for a number ofMajor League Baseball teams over the years. He served as a radio and TV announcer for theSan Francisco Giants for nine seasons, as the TV commentator of theMinnesota Twins for 6 seasons, as a TV and radio announcer for theNew York Mets for 4 seasons, and as the TV announcer for theOakland Athletics for 3 seasons.
In addition to his work with the Athletics, Mets, Twins, and Giants, Robinson worked forThe Baseball Network as an commentator for two years, worked four years onNBC Sports'Major League Baseball Game of the Week, and spent several years as a play-by-play voice forCBS Radio'sGame of the Week. In2007, Robinson teamed withSteve Stone to call theAmerican League Division Series forTBS.
Robinson returned to calling Twins games in 2011, calling play-by-play for the team's radio broadcasts on a part-time basis due to primary announcerJohn Gordon working a reduced schedule prior to retiring after the season.
Robinson's voice is featured in the movieA Few Good Men as he calls aMinnesota Twins game being watched byTom Cruise's character.
Robinson served as NBC's diving commentator for the 2012 London Olympics and has been a play-by-play man for the last eightOlympic Games (fourWinter Olympics and fourSummer Olympics). His Summer Olympic assignments began with baseball at the2000 Summer Olympics inSydney, where the U.S. baseball team upsetCuba for thegold medal, anddiving andcanoeing at the2004 Summer Olympics inAthens, both forNBC.
His Winter Olympics assignments began withshort track speed skating,freestyle skiing, and the giant slalomsnowboarding event at the1998 Winter Olympics inNagano forCBS, and short track at the2002 Winter Olympics inSalt Lake City,2006 Winter Olympics inTurin and2010 Winter Olympics, this time for NBC. Robinson calledApolo Ohno's eight short track Olympic medals for NBC, and served as the play-by-play announcer forNBC Sports coverage of diving at the last three Summer Games, includingDavid Boudia's gold medal win in London.
In 2012, he became the lead play-by-play voice for the newPac-12 Network, working primary football games and other sports.
In 2011, he continued his college football work forVersus (nowNBC Sports Network), where he called college football games in 2009–11, and, in 2008, he served as studio host for College Football Central. Robinson has called many other sports over the years, includingcollege basketball for CBS TV and radio. He has broadcast theNCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship tournament on radio for 24 years, currently withDial Global.
For NBC, he has coveredswimming anddiving,arena football,ski jumping,luge,equestrian, andtriathlons.
From 1980 to 1982, he served as acolor commentator on radio broadcasts of theNHLMinnesota North Stars. In 1983 at the age of 26, he was named play-by-play voice of theNBAGolden State Warriors, a position he held for two seasons. In 1989–90, he was the TV voice of the NBACharlotte Hornets. He called Pac-10 Basketball for FSN and in 2011 he continued his college football work for NBC Sports Network as the play-by-play voice of Pac-12 football.
He was the radio voice ofStanford football for 13 years, has broadcastNotre Dame football and basketball,University of Minnesota basketball, andUniversity of California basketball. In 2008 and 2007, he hostedCollege Football Central forVersus, for whom he also called play-by-play ofPac-10 football andMountain West basketball in 2009 and 2010.
In his 22 years atUSA Network, he calledGrand Slam tennis events,boxing,college basketball,PGA Tourgolf, and theWorld League of American Football.
One notable game Robinson called was in the first round of the1998 NCAA basketball tournament, when 13th-seededValparaiso University upset 4th-seededOle Miss in dramatic fashion. Point guardBryce Drew hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, winning the game for the Valpo Crusaders, 70–69. Robinson's call went like this:
The inbounder will be Jamie Sykes, Carter pressuring... It's to Jenkins, to Drew for the win! GOOD!!! HE DID IT!! BRYCE DREW DID IT!! VALPO HAS WON THE GAME, A MIRACLE!! (after a short pause) An absolute miracle! Bryce Drew has won it for Valparaiso!
Also, during the 2012 Divisional playoff game between the 49ers vs Saints, Robinson along with his broadcast partnerEric Davis made a historical call, in the final 14 seconds of the game, the Saints led the 49ers 32–29,Alex Smith threw the game-winning touchdown toVernon Davis to defeat the Saints 36–32.Robinson's call went like this:
The 49ers send two receivers wide right, two tight ends wide left, Smith in the Gun with Gore on his left hip, 3rd down Alex takes the snap, Alex looking...
(Davis) He's Got Him.
The post and he's..
(Davis) GOT IT!!!
CAUGHT! TOUCHDOWN! TOUCHDOWN 49ERS!!!!
(Davis) WOO HOO HOO!
Vernon Davis with the play of his life! Alex Smith with the play of his life! And the 49ers, are 9 seconds away from playing for the NFC Championship! Can You Feel Candlestick?!
Another notable game on the radio game he called wasDavid Akers' 63-yard field goal for the 49ers' at halftime. They would go on to knock off theGreen Bay Packers.
| Preceded by | San Francisco 49ers radio play-by-play announcer 2009-2018 | Succeeded by |
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