Andrew Siciliano | |
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 Siciliano in 2016. | |
| Born | (1974-08-28)August 28, 1974 (age 50) Reston, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University |
| Occupation | Sportscaster |
| Employer(s) | National Football League NBC Sports |
Andrew David Siciliano (born August 28, 1974) is an American sports television anchor, reporter and radio broadcaster. He is the play-by-play announcer for theNational Football League'sCleveland BrownsRadio Network, and forBig Ten Football on NBC.
Siciliano was host of theNFL Sunday Ticket Red Zone onDirecTV from 2005 to 2023. He previously was also a host onNFL Network, and was part ofNBC's Olympic coverage.
Siciliano was born inReston, Virginia to a Jewish mother, and an Italian father who was an attorney at theFederal Reserve.[1] He attendedSouth Lakes High School.[2]
He attendedSyracuse University'sS. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications from 1992 to 1996. At Syracuse, he served as Assistant Sports Director atWAER, a student-run radio network. He also worked at the commercialWSYR (AM), covering fires and City Hall.[3] He was a regular columnist for theDaily Orange, Syracuse University's independent student newspaper, and split play-by-play duties forWAER-FM during the1996 Final FourMarch Madness game betweenSyracuse vsMississippi State. Siciliano graduated in 1996 with aBA inbroadcast journalism.[3][4]
Following his academic career, Siciliano accepted a dual anchor/reporter role atWMAQ-670 AM inChicago, Illinois.[1] By 1999, he was hosting the Chicago Bears's postgame talk show for the now-defunct WMAQ. During his tenure at WMAQ, he was honored with multiple awards, including two AIR awards for Best Sports Reporter and Best Anchor.[4]
In 2000, Siciliano moved to Los Angeles to joinFox Sports Radio. He served as co-host ofTheTony Bruno Morning Extravaganza, along with various fill-in anchor roles. He later moved to hosting the weeknight program Game Time Live, withKrystal Fernandez.[5] While with FSR, he served as the lead play by play announcer for theLas Vegas Gladiators of theArena Football League. In 2006, Siciliano moved from the Gladiators to theLos Angeles Avengers in order to work closer to home. In January 2011, Siciliano was replaced byMax Kellerman atESPN affiliate 710 AM (KSPN), where he had been hosting LA Sports Live with co-hostMychal Thompson.[6]
Siciliano did St. Louis Rams preseason games as a play-by-play announcer, along with former Rams Pro BowlerTorry Holt and Hall of FamerMarshall Faulk locally in St. Louis onKTVI-TV Fox 2.[7] Holt and Faulk served as color commentators for the broadcasts, and the two were joined by Siciliano, who handled the play-by-play duties. He continued in the same role after the team's return to Los Angeles.
From its inception in 2005 to 2023, he was the sole host ofNFL Sunday Ticket Red Zone, airing onDirecTV's Red Zone Channel. He also served as a host for NFL Total Access on theNFL Network.[1][8] On April 4, 2024 it was announced that NFL Network were making staff cuts and Siciliano along with three other NFL Network employees were being laid off from their jobs with the channel.[9]
Siciliano has also hosted coverage of theOlympic Games in2014 and2016 forNBC Sports'scoverage, mainly for the Gold Zone show, which features a whiparound format equivalent to that of Red Zone. He returned for the2024 Summer Olympics, this time in partnership withScott Hanson, his former in-house 'rival' onNFL RedZone.[10][11]
For the 2023 season, Siciliano became a regular play-by-play announcer for theBig Ten Football on NBC.[12]
On September 5, 2024, Siciliano was officially named the new play-by-play announcer for theCleveland Browns Radio Network, after longtime announcer andWKYC sports directorJim Donovan was forced to retire from both positions due to an aggressive recurrence ofleukemia.[13] He had previously called three games for the team in the2023 season as Donovan underwentradiation therapy.
Though aWashington D.C. area native, Siciliano's father is a native of theGreater Cleveland area, and would frequently bring Andrew with him to his hometown to visit family and because of that, Siciliano became an avidCleveland Guardians andCleveland Browns fan.
Siciliano had considered being the latter's play-by-play announcer his ultimate goal in life, though expressing humbleness and regret that he was elevated to the position due to Donovan's illness forcing his retirement.[14][15][16] He maintains a love for radio despite his television career.[1][4]