Judd Sirott (born January 1969) is an American sportscaster on

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's coverage of the

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where he replaced

Dave Goucher Dave Goucher is an American sportscaster who currently serves as the television play-by-play voice announcer for the Vegas Golden Knights on AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain. A 1993 graduate of Boston University, Goucher began his broadcasting care ...

as the radio voice of the Bruins starting with the 2017-18 season. He previously appeared on

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's broadcasts of the

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where he served as the pregame, intermission and post game host. During the November 12, 2022 Bruins vs.

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game, Sirott coined the term "Den of Iniquity" in reference to the

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. He also has done work for the

Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located ...

baseball, when his duties included play-by-play during the 5th inning, scoreboard updates for other MLB games throughout the broadcast, and hosting the pregame and postgame shows on WGN Radio. When the Cubs changed their flagship station to WBBM, Sirott did not make the move opting to stay with WGN. Previously, Sirott was the broadcast voice of the

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of the

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for 12 seasons. Judd graduated from

Buffalo Grove High School Buffalo Grove High School (BGHS) is a public high school located in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago. It is one of six four-year comprehensive high schools in Township High School District 214, serving portions of the village ...

in 1987 and the

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in 1991. Sirott is the nephew of veteran Chicago broadcaster

Bob Sirott Robert "Bob" Sirott (born August 9, 1949) is an American broadcaster. He is the morning host at WGN in Chicago. He is also a former television news anchor, most recently working in that role at Chicago's WFLD. Professional career Sirott began ...

. Sirott has a wife, Sharon Sirott, and two kids, Sam and Anya.

References

* 1969 births Living people Boston Bruins announcers Chicago Blackhawks announcers Chicago Cubs announcers Chicago Wolves Major League Baseball broadcasters National Hockey League broadcasters American Hockey League broadcasters University of Michigan alumni Place of birth missing (living people) People from Buffalo Grove, Illinois {{US-sport-bio-stub