Howard Jeffrey Rose (born February 13, 1954) is an American sportscaster. He is currently a radio broadcaster for the

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on WCBS. Previously, Rose called play-by-play for the

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and

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Early life

Rose was born in

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to a Jewish family. Rose's father, an avid

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fan, encouraged his baseball fandom. When the

moved into

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in 1964, Rose became a regular attendee at games. He attended PS 205Q (The Alexander Graham Bell School), Benjamin N. Cardozo High School in

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, and graduated from

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in 1977. He lives in Woodbury on Long Island with his wife and two daughters.

Career

Rose started his career doing sports updates on

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-based Sports Phone, a telephone dial-in service, during the mid-1970s, which led to sports updates on news radio station

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through the early 1980s.

Baseball

Rose has called Mets

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on radio or television since 1995, and is regarded by fans and media outlets alike as an expert of Mets history. He has previously hosted the "Mets Extra" pre- and post-game shows. He worked the television booth until the retirement of long-time Mets radio voice

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in 2003. The following year, Rose took Murphy's spot alongside

Gary Cohen Gary Cohen (born ) is an American sportscaster, best known as a radio and television play-by-play announcer for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. Cohen currently calls Mets broadcasts for SNY and WPIX and Seton Hall basketbal ...

on WFAN. Cohen became the play-by-play broadcaster on then-new Mets television network SportsNet New York starting during the 2006 season, sharing the radio booth with partner Tom McCarthy. In

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, Wayne Hagin replaced McCarthy, and from 2012-2018, Rose called games with Josh Lewin. As of 2019, Howie calls games with Wayne Randazzo. From 2014-2018 he called games on WOR, before moving to WCBS in 2019. He has also co-hosted MLB Now, joining Brian Kenny,

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, and Ken Rosenthal on

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. Rose has also been the master of the ceremonies during key Mets events, including

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Shea Stadium Shea Stadium (), formally known as William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, New York City.

and Citi Field since

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. He has hosted ceremonies marking the opening of Citi Field in

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, the 40th anniversary of the Mets 1969 World Series victory, a special pregame ceremony honoring

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, and Mike Piazza's number retirement ceremony in 2016.

Hockey

Rose worked as a play-by-play radio announcer for the

, and was paired mainly with

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. He is most recognized by Rangers fans for his call when Stéphane Matteau scored the game-winning goal in double-overtime of Game 7 of the 1994 NHL Eastern Conference Finals against the

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en route to the

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. The Rangers would go on to win the cup that year over the

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4 games to 3, their first

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victory in 54 years. Rose was the play-by-play announcer for Islanders telecasts where he worked alongside Butch Goring. For the season, Rose's work was simulcast on radio as well. Rose replaced Jiggs McDonald on Islanders broadcasts in and was previously partnered with Ed Westfall,

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, and

Billy Jaffe Billy Jaffe (born April 2, 1969) is an on-air ice hockey analyst for NESN, provides commentary for pre-game, post-game and intermission shows during Boston Bruins games. Jaffe also served as a hockey analyst for Sportsnet, and for select coverag ...

. After the 2015-2016 season, Rose announced he would not return to call Islanders games after the end of the season.

Other career roles

Rose was the original prime-time radio host on WFAN when the station went all-sports in 1987, hosting the program until 1995. Rose occasionally worked games for '' Fox NHL Saturday'' in the mid-1990s, and now works for '' Fox Saturday Baseball''. He has also called Long Island Blackbirds basketball and soccer. On March 1, 2013, his book ''Put it in the Book'' was released. The book is an autobiography and memoir of 50 years of Mets history. The book was co-written with Phil Pepe.

Announcing style

Rose's end-of-game

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is, "Put it in the books", used after the final out is recorded in a Mets win. After Mets losses, Rose says "and the ballgame is over". When he uses the phrasing "and the Mets are leading by a score of _ to _", he is using the same diction as original Mets broadcaster Lindsey Nelson.

Awards

In 2012, Rose was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. He has won two Emmy awards for excellence in broadcasting for the New York Islanders. In 2019, it was announced that Howie would be inducted into the New York Baseball Hall of Fame.

Personal life

Rose is married to Barbara, and they have two daughters. Their daughter Alyssa has worked for the Mets organization as a social media personality, and has worked on soap operas. She appeared on the soap opera ''

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'', had two separate podcasts, called Scoring Position and Drunk Love, and currently works for

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. During the 2021 season, Rose missed time with an undisclosed medical issue, first from April 13 until the 20th, and later missing the last month of the season.

References

External links

New York Mets profile
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