Ed Coleman (born 1949 in Lawrence, Massachusetts) is a radio reporter for the

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Early life

Coleman graduated from

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in 1971.

Career

WFAN

Ed started his career on WFAN as Steve Somers' overnight update person in the 1980s before moving on and being replaced by

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. In the early 1990s, he co-hosted

's midday show with

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. The show was nicknamed the ''Coleman and the Soul Man''. When the show was canceled he was reassigned as WFAN's

beat reporter. Coleman's duties were expanded to being host of ''Mets Extra'' (and later a fill-in play-by-play) when former host

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was hired to do play-by-play for the

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and the Islanders games on

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. Coleman continues to host programs periodically throughout the baseball off-season as well as a weekly program on Sunday afternoon or evening during the

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regular season. The NFL in Action features live updates from field reporters at the various NFL games occurring live at that time as well as game recaps of completed games.

Olympics

Coleman did some radio work for the

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and

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

, as well as the

1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro ...

. His big break in radio came in 1982, when he was the sports announcer during morning drive at WCAP,

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after a stint at the short-lived

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. Coleman became a beloved person in the Lowell community, where the Spindle City Press Association's highest award is the Ed Coleman Award for journalistic achievement.

References

External links

WFAN profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Coleman, Ed American radio sports announcers Major League Baseball broadcasters New York Mets announcers 1949 births Living people People from Lawrence, Massachusetts Place of birth missing (living people)