Jerome Michael Trupiano (born in

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) is an American

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sportscaster, best known for his former role as a

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announcer for the

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. Trupiano is a graduate of

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, where he began his broadcasting career as a disc jockey on the college radio station.

Career

Trupiano hosted a talk show for fourteen years in

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and called games for MLB's

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(- 86), the

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(- 90), the

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's Houston Aeros (1974–78), the

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(1978–80), the

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(1980–89), Southwest Conference Football (1978-88),

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games for TSN (1992) and called games on the

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Game of the Week in before joining

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in the Red Sox' radio booth in . Trupiano called the Red Sox'

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-winning game at

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. The Red Sox radio team was forced to an auxiliary press box due to all of the media coverage and Trupiano called the game from the booth he had used for practice broadcasts decades earlier.

Departure from Red Sox

On September 27, 2006, the ''

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'' reported that Trupiano's contract would not be renewed and noted that Trupiano might end up with the

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. Trupiano denied that any talks with the Cardinals had taken place.

Current activities

On May 16, 2007, Trupiano was joined by his son Brian to call a game between the Brockton Rox and the Oil Can Boyd's Traveling All-Stars. The All-Star team features retired major league players Dennis 'Oil Can' Boyd, Bill Lee,

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and

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. The game was broadcast on a taped delay by two local

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stations. Trupiano also worked as on Westwood One's broadcasts of the NCAA Men's College World Series finals in 2007 and 2008. In August 2009, Trupiano returned to the air on a regular weekend sports call-in show on 98.5 The Sports Hub Radio (WBZ-FM) in Boston. Trupiano is also the main sports anchor for Lexy.com, an audio social media startup in San Francisco. His responsibilities include coverage of the major college and sports leagues, as well as his own commentary feeds such as "View From the Booth" and "Dugout Daily." In 2010, Trupiano signed on with

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to become the play-by-play voice of the Ivy League on

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. He is also an instructor at Young Broadcasters of America in

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Family

Trupiano lives in

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, with his wife, Donna, and two children. In 2006, his son Brian played for the

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, part of the

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References

External links

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Jerry Trupiano
Bio at Sons of Sam Horn {{DEFAULTSORT:Trupiano, Jerry 1947 births Living people American sports radio personalities Boston Red Sox announcers College basketball announcers in the United States College football announcers Houston Astros announcers Houston Oilers announcers Houston Rockets announcers Major League Baseball broadcasters Montreal Expos announcers National Basketball Association broadcasters National Football League announcers People from St. Louis Saint Louis University alumni World Hockey Association broadcasters