Chris Carrino is an American sports
play-by-play
In sports broadcasting, a sports commentator (also known as sports announcer or sportscaster) provides a real-time commentary of a game or event, usually during a live broadcast, traditionally delivered in the historical present tense. Radio was ...
announcer who works for
Compass Media Networks,
Westwood One
Westwood One is an American radio network owned by Cumulus Media. The company syndicates talk, music, and sports programming.
The company takes its name from an earlier network also named Westwood One, a company founded in 1978. The compan ...
, and
WFAN
WFAN (660 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to New York, New York, carrying a sports radio format known as "Sports Radio 66 AM and 101.9 FM" or "The Fan". Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station serves the New York metropolitan area while ...
. He is one of Compass' main voices of
National Football League
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radio contests and is the radio voice of the
Brooklyn Nets
The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Nets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The ...
of the
National Basketball Association
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.
Broadcasting career
He currently serves at the lead radio play-by-play announcer for the
Brooklyn Nets
The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Nets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The ...
of the
National Basketball Association
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, a position he has held for nearly a decade, as one of
Compass Media Networks' NFL play-by-play broadcasters, and a backup play by play announcer for the Brooklyn Nets on the YES Network.
Carrino also served as a play-by-play announcer for
NBC Sports coverage of
Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics was the seventeenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It was held from 9 August to 24 August 2008. Competitions were held at the Wukesong Indoor Stadium in Beijing, ...
. In 2009,
Compass Media Networks hired Carrino to call its national radio broadcasts of
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...
games. In 2012, Carrino was tabbed to call a limited schedule of
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. Since 1966, the team h ...
baseball games distributed nationally by Compass Media.
He has also called college football for the
ESPN Networks and
Euroleague Basketball games for
NBA TV
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and ESPN. He is a backup radio announcer for the
New York Giants (when
Bob Papa
Robert L. Papa (born September 19, 1964) is an American sportscaster who is currently the radio play-by-play voice for the New York Giants of the National Football League. Papa also is the lead broadcaster for PGA Tour Champions events on Golf ...
is unavailable) and
Fordham Rams football, basketball, and baseball.
Personal life
Carrino has been a resident of
Marlboro Township, New Jersey
Marlboro Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The township is located within the Raritan Valley region and is a part of the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a ...
. He has a wife and one child (Chris Carrino II).
Carrino has been diagnosed with
facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a type of muscular dystrophy, a group of heritable diseases that cause degeneration of muscle and progressive weakness. Per the name, FSHD tends to sequentially weaken the muscles of the face, ...
(FSHD), a disease the causes progressive weakening of the muscles, for which the Chris Carrino Foundation was created.
Carrino executive produced ''Nets Slammin' Planet'' a show hosted by
Evan Roberts,
Albert King
Albert Nelson (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992), known by his stage name Albert King, was an American guitarist and singer who is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists of all time. He is perhaps b ...
and
Brandon "Scoop B" Robinson.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American radio sports announcers
Fordham Rams football announcers
Gabelli School of Business alumni
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim announcers
Major League Baseball broadcasters
National Basketball Association broadcasters
National Football League announcers
College football announcers
College basketball announcers in the United States
New Jersey Nets announcers
People from Marlboro Township, New Jersey
Olympic Games broadcasters
New York Giants announcers
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WFUV people