Glenn Geffner, a

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native, is a radio

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announcer who recently announced for the

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. Geffner joined the Marlins radio broadcast team in 2008. Geffner partners with

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on the

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. In addition to his play-by-duties, Glenn hosts the Marlins pre- and post-game shows. Geffner joined the Marlins after spending five seasons with the

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. In addition to calling more than 100 regular season games on radio for the 2007 World Champion Red Sox—plus the dramatic seven-game

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against the

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and the club’s World Series sweep of the

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—Geffner hosted the weekly “Red Sox Insider” talk show on 50,000-watt

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affiliate WTIC in

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; and, in 2006 and 2007, he handled play-by-play for the

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’s (NESN) package of Red Sox Minor League telecasts. He also served as a reporter and occasional host for the “Red Sox Report” television show, airing weekly throughout the year on NESN. Raised in South Florida, Geffner graduated from

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and began his broadcasting career while a student at

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's Medill School of Journalism, calling Wildcats baseball, football and basketball. He was later the voice of the

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, then the Triple-A International League affiliate of the

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, and made his Major League debut broadcasting games for the San Diego Padres during a six-season stay in San Diego (1997-2002), which he began as the club's Director of Public Relations. After filling in on both Padres radio and television broadcasts—and hosting daily

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and weekly regular season “Padres Report” television shows for several seasons—he transitioned into a full-time broadcasting role with the Padres. In San Diego, Geffner partnered with Hall of Fame broadcaster

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before joining the Red Sox prior to the 2003 season.

References

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