- Spero Dedes
Spero Dedes is a
Greek-American sportscaster born inParamus, New Jersey . He is a 2001 graduate ofFordham University inNew York .Dedes is the radio voice of the
Los Angeles Lakers , [Tom Hoffarth, [http://www.dailynews.com/sportsmedia/ci_3469974 Dedes a 'hidden gem' in radio booth] , LA Daily News, February 2, 2006] as well as a play-by-play announcer and host for theNFL Network . [ [http://www.americansportscastersonline.com/asa-sportsbeat.html ASA Sportsbeat "Sportscasting in the News"] , American Sportscasters Online] [Larry Stewart, [http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-spw-tvcol15dec15,1,3079037.story?coll=la-headlines-sports&ctrack=1&cset=true Jackson would like to see a playoff] , Los Angeles Times, December 15, 2006]Previously, he was the host of
NBA TV 's "Hardwood Classics " and "The Insiders ". [ [http://www.nba.com/nba_tv/spero_dedes_bio.html NBA TV Talent: Spero Dedes] , NBA.com] He has also appeared on "". [ [http://www.tv.com/spero-dedes/person/535818/summary.html Spero Dedes] , TV.com]At the
2004 Summer Olympics inAthens , Dedes was the youngest member ofNBC Universal 's on-air team at 24, calling play-by-play infield hockey and other events. At 26, he has already worked play-by-play assignments for 3 of the 4 major U.S. television networks.Fact|date=February 2007During his call of the 2006
Texas Bowl , he was criticized by "The Star-Ledger " of Newark for stating thatRutgers University was located in "South Jersey ." Later in the telecast, he corrected himself by stating that the university is actually located in centralNew Jersey . [Brendan Prunty, [http://www.nj.com/sports/ledger/blog/index.ssf?/mtlogs/njo_ledgersportsxtra/archives/2006_12.html#219910 What exit? NFL Network boo-boo] , NJ.com ("The Star-Ledger"), December 29, 2006] [ [http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/11673720775920.xml&coll=1 Breaking down Rutgers' victory] , NJ.com ("The Star-Ledger"), December 29, 2006]He was the play-by-play announcer alongside
Sterling Sharpe for the international feed ofSuper Bowl XLI .Notes
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