John Shrader

John Shrader is an American sports broadcaster, currently working for Comcast SportsNet Bay Area.

He was a sports anchor and fill in host for KNBR (680 AM), San Francisco, known locally as "The Sports Leader." In addition to his regular duties, Shrader was a sideline reporter for the San Francisco 49ers. [" [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20050726/ai_n15825149/pg_2 Starkey: KGO beef is off target] ", The Oakland Tribune, published July 26, 2005, accessed May 18, 2006.] He began his local broadcasting career at KNTV (Channel 11) in San Jose as a weekend sports anchor before becoming the weekday sports anchor at KICU (Channel 36) in the same city.

For nearly a decade, Shrader was the radio voice of San Jose State University sports. In 1988 and 1989, Shrader was on the television broadcast crew for the Oakland Athletics. [" [http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/oak/history/broadcasters.jsp Athletics Broadcasters] ", MLB.com, accessed May 18, 2006.] In 2006, Shrader resigned his position with KNBR after 15 years, citing the new owner's difference of opinion regarding his worth to the station. [" [http://www.keepmedia.com/pubs/MercuryNews/2006/06/03/1612204?extID=10032&oliID=213] ".]

Shrader joined play-by-play announcer Randy Hahn and color analyst Drew Remenda on FSN Bay Area (now CSN Bay Area) as the San Jose Sharks intermission host and rink-side reporter for the 2007-08 season. He replaced Glen Kuiper, who moved exclusively to Oakland Athletics broadcasts. [" [http://www.sjsharks.com/news/news.asp?story_id=2549] ".]

Also having been the San Jose Earthquakes play-by-play announcer on FSN Bay Area from 1999 to 2005, Shrader resumed that role on the team's CSN Bay Area and CSN California broadcasts for the 2008 Major League Soccer season. [Citation |last=San Jose Earthquakes Media Relations |title=Quakes team with Comcast SportsNet |url=http://www.mlsnet.com//news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080423&content_id=152568&vkey=pr_sje&fext=.jsp&team=t110 |accessdate=2008-4-23]

Shrader, who teaches Journalism and Media at San Jose City College as well as at San Jose State University, has a Bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He worked in radio and television for three years in the Nebraska cities of Kearney and Hastings before moving to the Bay Area in 1980. [" [http://www.sjsharks.com/news/news.asp?story_id=2549] ".]

Trivia

* The likeness of John Shrader was used in NHL 95 by Electronic Arts. Shrader was used to introduce the games and the starting lineups for the two teams. He replaced the likeness of Ron Barr, who introduced the games in NHLPA Hockey 93 and NHL 94

* John Shrader lends his voice to the video game NHL 2K9 by Take2 where he appears as the Intermission Host / Rinkside Reporter.

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