Jack Edwards (sportscaster)

John William Edwards (born March 24, 1957) is an American sportscaster and television play-by-play commentator for the Boston Bruins on NESN. He previously worked for ESPN from 1991 to 2003 as an anchor for their sports news program SportsCenter as well as a play-by-play commentator for their NHL, MLS, Little League Baseball, and 2002 FIFA World Cup broadcasts. He also provided commentary for the Konami game MLS Extra Time 2002.

Jack Edwards
Edwards in 2006
Born
John William Edwards

(1957-03-24) March 24, 1957
Durham, New Hampshire
Alma materUniversity of New Hampshire
Years active1980s–present
Spouse(s)Lisa Kraus
Sports commentary career
Team(s)
Genre(s)Play-by-play
SportsIce hockey, association football
Employer

Broadcasting career

Early career

Edwards started as a play-by-play announcer for the University of New Hampshire hockey team.[1] He then moved on to play-by-play and sports anchor positions at WGIR radio and WMUR-TV in Manchester, New Hampshire.[2] During the early 1980s, he worked as a talk radio host for WRKO in Boston and as a weekend anchor at WJAR-TV in Providence.[2] He then moved to a sports reporter position at WCVB-TV in Boston.[1] 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 Frozen Four.[3][4] He also served as a reporter for ABC's coverage of alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics.[5]

In 1988, Edwards became the weekend sports anchor for Boston's WNEV-TV/WHDH-TV.[6] While working for the then-CBS affiliate, Edwards also called some events for the network, including the US Open and the 1991 Olympic Winterfest.[2][7]

ESPN

In 1991, Edwards joined ESPN as a SportsCenter anchor and reporter.[1] Edwards also did announcing for Little League baseball from 1995 to 2002, the X Games in 1996, ESPN National Hockey Night from 1999 to 2003, and soccer, including coverage of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[2]

Post-ESPN

In 2003, Edwards joined College Sports Television, a newly launched speciality cable sports channel.[8] Edwards also became play-by-play announcer for Chicago Fire soccer broadcasts on Fox Sports Net Chicago.[9]

Boston Bruins

Edwards began calling Boston Bruins games during the 2005–06 NHL season for NESN, handling the road games while Dale Arnold covered the home games.[2] At the start of the 2007–08 NHL season, 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.[10]

Personal life

Edwards is married to Lisa Kraus.[11] They live in Simsbury, Connecticut.[12]

References
  1. "Boston Bruins On Television & Radio". Boston Bruins. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  2. "NESN hires Jack Edwards as Bruins road play-by-play announcer". NESN. September 26, 2005. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  3. Craig, Jack (December 15, 1985). "A Pitch for Sunday Baseball". The Boston Globe. Boston Globe Newspaper.
  4. McAdam, Sean (March 21, 1986). "TV/Radio Sports: Pats likely to play 2 games in prime time next season". The Providence Journal. Providence Journal/Evening Bulletin.
  5. Craig, Jack (March 4, 1988). "Thanks to the Job Jack Edwards Did in Calgary ... His Star is Rising". The Boston Globe. Boston Globe Newspaper.
  6. Craig, Jack (April 10, 1988). "Edwards Cashing in at Ch. 7". The Boston Globe. Boston Globe Newspaper.
  7. Isaacs, Stan (September 1, 1989). "USA Coverage of the Open: More is Better". Newsday. Newsday, Inc.
  8. Quindt, Fritz (April 14, 2003), "Static", The Sporting News, 227 (15), p. 10
  9. "Jack Edwards Joins Fire Broadcasts". Major League Soccer. February 25, 2003. Archived from the original on July 15, 2003. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  10. Hardacker, Jonathan (October 6, 2011). "Jack Edwards Thrilled to Receive Stanley Cup Ring, See Bruins Raise Banner". NESN. Archived from the original on July 19, 2014.
  11. @RealJackEdwards (February 9, 2015). "My wife Lisa @LAKEdwards is covering Hernandez murder trial as a producer for FoxSports1 & did a radio summary focbsloc.al/173RYyg" (Tweet). Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via Twitter.
  12. Doyle, Bill (November 16, 2012). "Tuning In: Jack Edwards pessimistic about NHL solution". Worcester Telegram and Gazette. Archived from the original on November 21, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
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