Howie Rose | |
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.jpg) Rose in 2013 | |
| Born | Howard Jeffrey Rose (1954-02-13)February 13, 1954 (age 71) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Sportscaster |
| Spouse | Barbara |
| Children | 2 daughters |
Howard Jeffrey Rose (born February 13, 1954)[1] is an Americansportscaster. He is a radio broadcaster for theNew York Mets onWHSQ. Previously, Rose called play-by-play for theNew York Rangers andNew York Islanders.
Rose was born in theNew York City borough ofBrooklyn[2] to a Jewish family.[3] Rose's father, an avidNew York Yankees fan, encouraged his baseball fandom. When theNew York Mets moved intoShea Stadium in1964, Rose became a regular attendee at games.[1] He attended PS 205Q (The Alexander Graham Bell School),Benjamin N. Cardozo High School inBayside, Queens, and graduated fromQueens College in 1977.[4] He lives inWoodbury onLong Island with his wife and two daughters.[5]
Rose started his career doing sports updates onNew York City-basedSports Phone, a telephone dial-in service, during the mid-1970s, which led to sports updates on news radio stationWCBS-AM through the early 1980s.
Rose has called Mets play-by-play onradio ortelevision since 1995, and is regarded by fans and media outlets alike as an expert of Mets history.[6] He has previously hosted the "Mets Extra" pre and postgame shows from 1987–1994. He worked the television booth until the retirement of long-time Mets radio voiceBob Murphy in 2003. The following year, Rose took Murphy's spot alongsideGary Cohen onWFAN. Cohen became the play-by-play broadcaster on then-new Mets television networkSportsNet New York (SNY) starting during the2006 season, and Rose began sharing the radio booth with partnerTom McCarthy. In 2008,Wayne Hagin replaced McCarthy, and from 2012 to 2018, Rose called games withJosh Lewin. From 2019 to 2022, Howie called games withWayne Randazzo.[7] From the start of the2023 season, Howie's booth partner has been Keith Raad. From 2014 to 2018, he called games onWOR, before moving toWCBS in 2019. He has also co-hosted MLB Now, joiningBrian Kenny,Mark DeRosa, andKen Rosenthal onMLB Network.
Rose has also been the master of the ceremonies during key Mets events, includingOpening Day atShea Stadium andCiti Field since2004. He has hosted ceremonies marking the opening of Citi Field in2009, the 40th anniversary of the Mets1969 World Series victory, a special pregame ceremony honoringRalph Kiner in2008,Mike Piazza's number retirement ceremony in2016,[6] andOld-Timers' Day in2022.[8] Additionally, he hosted the number retirement ceremonies ofKeith Hernandez,Dwight Gooden (2024),Darryl Strawberry (2024) andDavid Wright (2025).
In 2022, Rose began to cut back his schedule, calling approximately 100 games a season, following health issues.[9]
Rose worked as a play-by-playradio announcer for theNew York Rangers, and was paired mainly withSal Messina. He is most recognized by Rangers fans for his call whenStéphane Matteau scored the game-winning goal in double-overtime of Game 7 of the1994 NHL Eastern Conference Finals against theNew Jersey Devils en route to theStanley Cup Finals.[10][11][12]
"Fetisov, for the Devils, plays it cross-ice into the far corner. Matteau swoops in to intercept. Matteau behind the net, swings it in front – HE SCORES! MATTEAU! MATTEAU! MATTEAU! STÉPHANE MATTEAU! And the Rangers have one more hill to climb, baby! But it's Mount Vancouver! The Rangers are headed to the Finals!"
The Rangers would go on to win the cup that year over theVancouver Canucks 4 games to 3, their firstStanley Cup victory in 54 years.
Rose was the play-by-play announcer for Islanders telecasts where he worked alongsideButch Goring. For the2009–10 season, Rose's work was simulcast on radio as well. Rose replacedJiggs McDonald on Islanders broadcasts in 1995–96 and was previously partnered withEd Westfall,Joe Micheletti, andBilly Jaffe.[13][14][15]
After the2015–16 season, Rose announced he would not return to call Islanders games after the end of the season.[16][17][18]
Rose was the originalprime-time radio host onWFAN when the station went all-sports in 1987, hosting the program until 1995. Rose occasionally worked games forFox NHL Saturday in the mid-1990s, and now works forMLB on Fox. He has also calledLong Island Blackbirds basketball and soccer.
On March 1, 2013, his book "Put it in the Book" was released. The book is an autobiography and memoir of 50 years of Mets history. The book was co-written withPhil Pepe.
Rose's end-of-gamecatchphrase is, "Put it in the books", used after the final out is recorded in a Mets win.[19] After Mets losses, Rose says "and the ballgame is over". When he uses the phrasing "and the Mets are leading by a score of _ to _", he is using the same diction as original Mets broadcasterLindsey Nelson.[20]
In 2012, Rose was inducted into theNational Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. He has won twoEmmy Awards for excellence in broadcasting for theNew York Islanders. In 2019, it was announced that he would be inducted into the New York Baseball Hall of Fame.[21] On June 3, 2023, Rose was inducted into theNew York Mets Hall of Fame.[22]
Rose is married to Barbara, and they have two daughters.[23] Their daughter Alyssa has worked for the Mets organization as a social media personality, and has worked on soap operas such asOne Life to Live, had two separate podcasts, called Scoring Position and Drunk Love, and currently works forSportsNet New York (SNY).
During the 2021 season, Rose missed time with an undisclosed medical issue, first from April 13–20, and later missing the last month of the season.[24] Rose was diagnosed withbladder cancer and underwent a radicalcystoprostatectomy in September 2021.[25]
Born in Brooklyn and raised in Bayside, Howie currently lives on Long Island with his wife and two daughters.
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