Naoko Funayama

Naoko Funayama in 2008

Naoko Funayama is a Japanese American sportscaster who currently serves as a rinkside reporter for Boston Bruins games on NESN.

A graduate of Williams College and the Boston University College of Communication, Funayama got her start at Adelphia Cable 10 in Frederick, Maryland. In August 2004 she joined WMUR-TV as a sports reporter, producer and anchor. ^[1]

Funayama joined NESN as a freelance feature reporter in April 2007. In her first year with NESN, she covered Red Sox pitchers Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki Okajima. Funayama caught the eye of NESN after she helped Matsuzaka's struggling translator during Matsuzaka's introductory press conference. ^[2]

Funayama joined NESN full-time in August 2008 as the Bruins in-game reporter and host of "The Buzz", a Bruins countdown show formerly hosted by Hazel Mae.

References

1. ^ http://www.wmur.com/wmurnewsteam/3744444/detail.html
2. ^ http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2007/04/20/perspectives_on_sox_nesn_adds_two_more/

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