Steve Berthiaume () is an American television sportscaster who serves as the

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broadcast announcer for the

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and is a former anchor on

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and a former sportscaster for

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(SNY). He is married to former

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anchor Cindy Brunson. He grew up in Medfield, Massachusetts where he ran cross country track and was the announcer for the basketball team.

Broadcasting career

Early career

A graduate of

Emerson College Emerson College is a private college with its main campus in Boston, Massachusetts. It also maintains campuses in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California and Well, Limburg, Netherlands ( Kasteel Well). Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a ...

, Berthiaume's broadcasting career began at

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, where he covered

University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from Hart ...

men's and women's

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and their involvement in the

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tournament. He then went on to the now-defunct CNNSI network and eventually to

in February 2000, starting at

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and later, anchoring for SportsCenter. In October 2012, Steve Berthiaume was selected as the Arizona Diamondbacks' broadcaster replacing

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. Berthiaume also spent time as an anchor at the

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affiliate in

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(

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), as well as the

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affiliates in

Providence, Rhode Island Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay ...

;

Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the capital of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census, it is the second-largest city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city ...

; and

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( WJAR-TV,

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, and

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, respectively). In 2008 the Bleacher Report released the rankings of the current to
50 worst announcers
Berthiaume would rank number 33 on that report.

SNY and back to ESPN

In 2006, Berthiaume left ESPN to become chief sportscaster for the new SNY network started by the

New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

; however, in late January 2007, SNY let Berthiaume out of his contract to rejoin

's ''

'' on March 28, 2007, in order to work closer to his wife. He also anchored many (usually weekend) editions of ''

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''.

Arizona Diamondbacks

In 2012, Berthiaume was hired by

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to serve as a

broadcaster for

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Arizona, replacing

, and was quoted as saying, "The opportunity to be at the ballpark every day is a dream come true. I'm thrilled." Berthiaume's previous play-by-play experience comes from ESPN, where he called several professional games as well as the

College World Series The College World Series (CWS), officially the NCAA Men's College World Series (MCWS), is an annual baseball tournament held in June in Omaha, Nebraska. The MCWS is the culmination of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Divisi ...

Personal life

Berthiaume is married to sports anchor and reporter of ESPN's SportsCenter, Cindy Brunson.

External links

Steve Berthiaume ESPN Bio

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Berthiaume, Steve Living people American television sports anchors American television sports announcers Arizona Diamondbacks announcers Emerson College alumni Major League Baseball broadcasters New York Mets announcers People from Medfield, Massachusetts Year of birth missing (living people)