Ed Cohen (born June 25, 1983) is a sportscaster known for his work with
ESPN Plus
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,
MLB.com
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,
NHL Network,
Rutgers University
Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and was ...
,
MSG Network
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, and
ONE World Sports. He currently serves as the radio play-by-play voice of the
New York Knicks.
Early life
Cohen grew up in Scarsdale, New York, where at the age of 10 years old he knew he wanted to be a sportscaster. He called his first games as a sophomore at Scarsdale High School on the town's public access channel.
Cohen graduated from
Ithaca College
Ithaca College is a private college in Ithaca, New York. It was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music and is set against the backdrop of the city of Ithaca (which is separate from the town), Cayuga Lake, waterfalls, and go ...
in 2005 with a degree in journalism from the
Roy H. Park School of Communications.
Career
Cohen's first on-air job was as the play-by-play voice of
Manhattan College's men's basketball team in 2005, a role he served for six seasons. In addition, he was the radio play-by-play announcer for the
Rutgers
Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and w ...
women's basketball team from 2008 to 2014.
Cohen's other early work includes voicing highlights, studio hosting and calling games for
NBA TV
NBA TV is an American sports-oriented pay television network owned by the National Basketball Association (NBA) and operated by Warner Bros. Discovery through its sports unit. Dedicated to basketball, the network features exhibition, regula ...
,
MLB.com
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and
NHL Network. Beginning in 2007, he spent three summers calling minor league baseball games for the
Burlington Royals
The Burlington Royals were a minor league baseball team in Burlington, North Carolina, United States. They were a Rookie-level team in the Appalachian League. The team was affiliated with the Cleveland Indians from 1986 to 2006 as the Burlington I ...
and for the
Billings Mustangs
The Billings Mustangs are an independent baseball team of the Pioneer League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball (MLB) but is an MLB Partner League. They are located in Billings, Montana, and have played their home games at Dehler ...
.
Starting in 2009, Cohen served as one of the play-by-play voices for
MSG
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Varsity, a network dedicated exclusively to high school sports.
From 2010 to 2015, he was a sports update anchor for
SiriusXM
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, which included delivering reports on SiriusXM NFL Radio's Sunday Drive program.
Cohen called a wide range of sports as play-by-play voice of
ONE World Sports. His assignments included the Kontinental Hockey League, Champions Hockey League, Chinese Basketball Association, New York Cosmos soccer and baseball's legendary Yomiuri Giants. In June 2015, he reported live during the Cosmos historic friendly in Havana, Cuba.
Cohen made his Olympics debut with
NBC Sports in 2016, calling weightlifting in the Rio Games alongside
Shane Hamman
Shane Hamman (born June 20, 1972) is an American Olympic weightlifter and powerlifter.
Early years
Shane Hamman was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and brought up in Mustang, Oklahoma. Hamman began to play soccer at the age of 6 until he wa ...
. Later that year, he did play-by-play of the Paralympic Games for wheelchair rugby, including the gold medal game on NBC.
He has worked the U.S. Tennis Open since 2015, calling play-by-play for the tournament's international television feed as well as US Open Radio. He handled similar world feed responsibilities for IMG Media's coverage of the
New York City Marathon
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in 2017.
Cohen continues to call college basketball games for
CBS Sports Network
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, which he's done since 2013, along with
Big Ten Network, in addition to past experience with
ESPN
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Regional and covering the
Atlantic 10
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on
SNY and
American Sports Network
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.
New York Knicks
Cohen works with analyst Brendan Brown on
Knicks
The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Associat ...
radio broadcasts, heard on ESPN New York 98.7 FM. In January 2018, he worked his first Knicks'
MSG
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telecast alongside
Walt Frazier
Walter "Clyde" Frazier Jr. (born March 29, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As their floor general and top perimeter defender, he led the New York Knicks to the franchise's o ...
.
Cohen is also the TV play-by-play voice of the
New York Liberty on MSG Networks. He previously called
New York Cosmos New York Cosmos may refer to
* New York Cosmos (1970–1985), a team in the North American Soccer League (then the top-tier soccer league in the United States and Canada)
* New York Cosmos (2010), a team playing since 2020 in the National Independ ...
soccer on MSG in addition to handling play-by-play responsibilities for MSG Network’s coverage of Knicks Summer League in 2017.
Personal life
Cohen was named one of the "Top 30 Sportscasters Under 30" by STAA in 2014.
Cohen lives in New York City with his wife Emily.
References
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Living people
Writers from New York (state)
Ithaca College alumni
American sports announcers
Major League Baseball broadcasters
National Basketball Association broadcasters
College baseball announcers in the United States
New York Knicks announcers
Lacrosse announcers
College basketball announcers in the United States
High school football announcers in the United States
Women's college basketball announcers in the United States
High school basketball announcers in the United States
Volleyball commentators
Minor League Baseball broadcasters
Olympic Games broadcasters
Tennis commentators
Association football commentators
Women's National Basketball Association announcers
1983 births