Alex Faust (born January 14, 1989) is an American television sportscaster who is currently the television

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voice for the

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of the

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(NHL). He gained additional fame in 2018 when ''

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'' host Alex Trebek suggested that Faust could replace him as the show's host.

Early life and education

Born and raised in

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, Faust is the son of television producers. He graduated from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, in 2012, with a degree in political science and economics.

Career

Faust started his broadcasting career as a student at Northeastern University, calling

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basketball and ice hockey on WRBB, the student radio station. After graduating from Northeastern, he worked at

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as a data analyst and consultant. He called select radio games for the

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of the

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from 2013 to 2015, filling in for Brendan Burke. Looking to pursue a full-time career in broadcasting, Faust left PwC to freelance as an announcer, calling games for NBC Sports,

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, and

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. He was hired to call college basketball games by NESN, and worked his way up to the lead play-by-play announcer for their coverage of

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games. Faust calls college football,

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, and

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games for

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. He had been named the television play-by-play voice for the

in June 2017, succeeding long-time Kings announcer Bob Miller. He called select

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games for

in 2019, filling in for Dave O'Brien when O'Brien had ACC Network commitments.

Notable calls

On March 27, 2017, Faust called a national television game between the

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and

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for NBC Sports, a game that ended up being his audition tape for the Kings. Faust has stated that he was suffering from a cold that morning and was unsure if he'd call the game in the first place. Faust's call of the game-winning goal in overtime was:> 45 seconds left in overtime,

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able to settle. Panarin had it poke-checked away by Hedman. Here come the Lightning.

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, Scores!"

Personal life

He currently resides in Southern California with his wife Carolyn. In a 2018 interview with

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, ''

'' host Alex Trebek suggested Faust, as well as CNN legal analyst

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, as potential successors at host. Trebek noted that he had given Faust's name to the show's producers.

References

External links

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