Jack Edwards (born 1957) is an American sportscaster and

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commentator for the

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. He previously worked for

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from 1991 to 2003 as an anchor for their sports news program '' SportsCenter'' as well as a play-by-play commentator for their

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, Little League Baseball, and

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broadcasts. He also provided commentary for the Konami game ''MLS Extra Time 2002''.

Broadcasting career

Early career

Edwards started as a play-by-play announcer for the University of New Hampshire hockey team. He then moved on to play-by-play and

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positions at WGIR radio and

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. During the early 1980s, he worked as a

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host for

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and as a weekend anchor at WJAR-TV in Providence. He then moved to a sports reporter position at

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in Boston. While at WCVB-TV, Edwards also served as a freelance play by play announcer for ESPN. Among the events he called were the Davis Cup finals and

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. He also served as a reporter for ABC's coverage of alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics. In 1988, Edwards became the weekend sports anchor for Boston's WNEV-TV/

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. While working for the then-

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affiliate, Edwards also called some events for the network, including the US Open and the 1991 Olympic Winterfest.

ESPN

In 1991, Edwards joined ESPN as a '' SportsCenter'' anchor and reporter. Edwards also did announcing for Little League baseball from 1995 to 2002, the

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in 1996, ''

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'' from 1999 to 2003, and soccer, including coverage of the

Post-ESPN

In 2003, Edwards joined College Sports Television, a newly launched speciality cable sports channel. Edwards also became play-by-play announcer for Chicago Fire soccer broadcasts on Fox Sports Net Chicago.

Boston Bruins

Edwards began calling Boston Bruins games during the

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for

, handling the road games while

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covered the home games. At the start of the

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, Edwards began calling all Bruins games and has been the team's local play-by-play commentator since then. He received a 2011 Stanley Cup Championship ring for his play-by-play work with the Bruins.

Personal life

Edwards is married to Lisa Kraus. They live in Simsbury, Connecticut.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Jack American television sports announcers National Hockey League broadcasters Living people People from Durham, New Hampshire Television anchors from Boston Olympic Games broadcasters American soccer commentators Boston Bruins announcers University of New Hampshire alumni Baseball announcers College hockey announcers in the United States American male journalists Major League Soccer broadcasters People from Simsbury, Connecticut 1957 births