Tom McCarthy | |
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.jpg) McCarthy in 2009 | |
| Born | (1968-07-05)July 5, 1968 (age 57) Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater | The College of New Jersey |
| Occupation | Sportscaster |
| Children | 4 including Patrick |
Tom McCarthy (born July 5, 1968) is an American sports broadcaster. He is the television play-by-play announcer forPhiladelphia Phillies television broadcasts and also callsNational Football League games on radio forWestwood One. He calls selectNFL andcollege basketball games onCBS as well. McCarthy previously served as the play-by-play voice ofSaint Joseph's University men's and women's basketball teams.
Tom McCarthy filled in for select weeks of the 2025 regular season for the MLB on TBS.
McCarthy spent five seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies (2001–05) as a radio play-by-play voice and as their pre-game and post-game radio host. Previously, he served as the play-by-play announcer for the Double-ATrenton Thunder for six seasons (1994–99). He has also been a play-by-play voice forRutgers University football and for national football and basketball broadcasts on theCBS Sports Network (formerly known as CSTV), theAtlantic 10 TV network,Westwood One, and theSports USA Radio Network.
After two seasons (2006–07), as a play-by-play announcer for theNational League East rivalNew York Mets onWFAN, McCarthy signed a five-year deal to return to Philadelphia beginning with the 2008 season. Following the death ofHarry Kalas early in the 2009 season, McCarthy took over television play-by-play on a full-time basis.[1] McCarthy is one of three broadcasters to have covered both the Mets and Phillies on a regular basis (the others beingTim McCarver andTodd Kalas).
McCarthy spent nearly a decade broadcastingPrinceton University football and men's basketball. He was the play-by-play voice for theTigers during their 43–41 upset win over defendingNCAA championUCLA in the1996 NCAA tournament and during their 27–2 run through the1997–98 season. In 2009, McCarthy did play-by-play of the2009 Caribbean Series for theMLB Network from their studios inSecaucus, New Jersey withBoston Red Sox Spanish language radio announcerUri Berenguer on the color commentary.
McCarthy has called a game forFox NFL Sunday as well as MLB games onFox, most of them involving the Phillies. He is a broadcaster for theNFL on CBS. His current partner isRoss Tucker. McCarthy is one of the current broadcasters who cover bothNFL andMLB. In2020, he called his first prime-time NFL game in a Tuesday night matchup between theBuffalo Bills and theTennessee Titans.[2] McCarthy serves as the play-by-play announcer forCleveland Browns preseason games alongside color commentator,Joe Thomas.
On January 9, 2022, McCarthy filled in for CBS' lead NFL play–by–play announcerJim Nantz for a game featuring theCarolina Panthers andTampa Bay Buccaneers.[3] Nantz had to sit out that week's broadcast alongside color commentatorTony Romo due toCOVID protocols.
McCarthy graduated fromBrick Memorial High School inBrick, New Jersey in 1986 and is a 1990 graduate ofTrenton State College (now The College of New Jersey). At Trenton State, he was a brother of the Phi Gamma Chi chapter ofAlpha Chi Rho. He currently lives with his wife Meg inAllentown, New Jersey.[4] They have two dogs - Ginger and Peanut Butter McCarthy. His son Pat is also an announcer for theNew York Mets.
A 1986 graduate of Brick Memorial High School and a 1990 graduate of TCNJ, Tom and his wife Meg have four children: Patrick (10), Tommy (8), Maggie (5) and Kerri (3), and live in Allentown, NJ.
