Andrew David Siciliano (born August 28, 1974, in
Reston, Virginia
Reston is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia and a principal city of the Washington metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, Reston's population was 63,226.
Founded in 1964, Reston was influenced by the Garden City moveme ...
, U.S.) is an American sports television anchor, reporter and radio broadcaster. He is the play-by-play voice announcer for the
NFL
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s
Los Angeles Rams
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. He is the sole host of
NFL Sunday Ticket Red Zone, airing on
DirecTV
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. During the week, he serves as a host for NFL Total Access on the
NFL Network
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. He has also hosted coverage of the
Olympic Games
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in
2014
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and
2016
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for
NBC Sports
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's
coverage
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Filmmaking
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* Camera coverage, the amount of footage shot and different camera setups used in filming a scene
* Script coverage, a short summary of a script, w ...
, mainly for the online-only events network "Gold Zone", which features a format which is equivalent to that of Red Zone.
Education and early career
Siciliano was born in
Reston, Virginia
Reston is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia and a principal city of the Washington metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, Reston's population was 63,226.
Founded in 1964, Reston was influenced by the Garden City moveme ...
to a Jewish mother, and an Italian father who was an attorney at the
Federal Reserve
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.
He attended
South Lakes High School.
He attended
Syracuse University's
S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications from 1992 to 1996. At Syracuse, he served as Assistant Sports Director at
WAER
WAER (88.3 FM) is a radio station in Syracuse, New York. It is located on the campus of Syracuse University, and is a part of the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. The station features a jazz music and National Public Radio forma ...
, a student-run radio network. He also worked at the commercial
WSYR (AM), covering fires and City Hall.
He was a regular columnist for the
Daily Orange, Syracuse University's independent student newspaper, and split play-by-play duties for
WAER
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-FM during the
1996 Final Four March Madness
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game between
Syracuse
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*Syracuse, Sicily, or spelled as ''Siracusa''
*Province of Syracuse
United States
*Syracuse, New York
**East Syracuse, New York
**North Syracuse, New York
* Syracuse, Indiana
* Syracuse, Kansas
* Syracuse, Mi ...
vs
Mississippi State. Siciliano graduated in 1996 with a
BA in
broadcast journalism
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.
Professional career
Following his academic career, Siciliano accepted a dual anchor/reporter role at
WMAQ-670 AM in
Chicago, Illinois
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By 1999, Siciliano was hosting the Chicago Bears's post game talk show for the now-defunct WMAQ. During his tenure at WMAQ, Siciliano was honored with multiple awards, including two AIR awards for Best Sports Reporter and Best Anchor.
In 2000, Siciliano moved to Los Angeles to join
Fox Sports Radio
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. He served as co-host of ''The
Tony Bruno
Anthony Joseph Bruno (born June 13, 1952) is an American sports talk radio host. He has worked for national American sports broadcasters including ESPN Radio, Fox Sports Radio, Premiere, and Sporting News Radio.
Early life
His father served in ...
Morning Extravaganza'', along with various fill-in anchor roles. He later moved to hosting the weeknight program Game Time Live, with
Krystal Fernandez. While with FSR, Siciliano served as the lead play by play announcer for the
Las Vegas Gladiators of the
Arena Football League
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. In 2006, Siciliano moved from the Gladiators to the
Los Angeles Avengers
The Los Angeles Avengers were an Arena Football League team based in Los Angeles, California, from 2000 through 2008. They folded on April 19, 2009.
History
The Los Angeles Avengers played their home games at the Staples Center, which is also t ...
in order to work closer to home. In January 2011, Siciliano was replaced by
Max Kellerman
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at
ESPN
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affiliate 710 AM (KSPN), where he had been hosting LA Sports Live with co-host
Mychal Thompson
Mychal George Thompson (born January 30, 1955) is a Bahamian-American former basketball player. The top overall pick in the 1978 NBA draft, Thompson played the center position for the University of Minnesota and center and forward for the Nat ...
.
Since its inception in 2005, he is the sole host of
NFL Sunday Ticket Red Zone, airing on
DirecTV
DirecTV (trademarked as DIRECTV) is an American multichannel video programming distributor based in El Segundo, California. Originally launched on June 17, 1994, its primary service is a digital satellite service serving the United States. ...
's Red Zone Channel. He also serves as a host for NFL Total Access on the
NFL Network
NFL Network (occasionally abbreviated on-air as NFLN) is an American sports-oriented pay television network owned by the National Football League (NFL) and is part of NFL Media, which also includes NFL.com, NFL Films, NFL Mobile, NFL Now and N ...
.
Siciliano has done St. Louis Rams preseason games as a play-by-play announcer, along with former Rams Pro Bowler
Torry Holt and Hall of Famer
Marshall Faulk locally in St. Louis on
KTVI-TV Fox 2. Holt and Faulk served as color commentators for the broadcasts, and the two are joined by Siciliano, who handles the play-by-play duties.
Upon the Rams return to Los Angeles, Torry Holt was replaced with Pro Football Hall of Famers
Marshall Faulk and
Eric Dickerson
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with games broadcast locally on
KCBS-TV
KCBS-TV (channel 2) is a television station in Los Angeles, California, United States, serving as the West Coast flagship of the CBS network. It is owned and operated by the network's CBS News and Stations division alongside independent out ...
channel 2. In 2017,
Daniel Jeremiah replaced Dickerson.
Personal life
Siciliano is an avid
Cleveland Guardians
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and
Cleveland Browns
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fan, whose ultimate goal was to serve as an NFL play by play announcer.
He maintains a love for radio despite his television career.
References
External links
NFL BioNBC Sports BioSiciliano on 'Cuse Conversations Podcast in 2022
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1974 births
Living people
American sports radio personalities
American talk radio hosts
American television sports announcers
American television talk show hosts
Alliance of American Football announcers
Arena football announcers
College basketball announcers in the United States
College football announcers
Los Angeles Rams announcers
National Football League announcers
People from Reston, Virginia
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications alumni