Ted Sarandis

Ted Sarandis is a sports radio personality in Boston. Sarandis, who lives in Winthrop, is best remembered for being the host of the "Ted Nation" show that was broadcast from 7 PM to midnight weekdays on Boston sports radio station WEEI from 1995 until September 2005. [cite web | url = http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/articles/2005/10/01/sarandis_out_as_host_of_nation/ | title = Sarandis out as host of 'Nation' | author= BillGriffith | work = Boston Globe | date = 2005-10-01 | accessdate = 2006-10-06 ] Sarandis is a graduate of Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University.

Broadcast career

WEEI

During his tenure on WEEI, Sarandis was the leading advocate for college sports in the Boston area. Ted's program, heard weeknights from 7 to midnight was consistently rated number 1 in that time slot for men ages 25-54 according to the Arbitron ratings book Boston edition.

The 'Ted Nation' show name was allegedly coined by Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy, a takeoff on Red Sox Nation.

In May 2003, Sarandis was suspended by WEEI for two weeks after he left the studio 20 minutes early and broadcast a taped version of a previous show. [cite web | url = http://www.fybush.com/nerw-030519.html#ma | title = Sarandis suspended | first = Scott | last = Fybush | work = NorthEast Radio Watch | date = 2003-05-19 | accessdate = 2006-09-05 ]

Boston College basketball

Sarandis still acts as the play-by-play announcer for Boston College men's basketball on WEEI, a position he has held since 1995. [cite web | url = http://www.theremyreport.com/remy/featuredArticleActions.do?method=getFeaturedArticleByID&aid=696 | title=MEDIA BLITZ | author= John Molori | work = The Remy Report | date = 2005-10-04 | accessdate = 2007-02-15 ] His former time slot at WEEI has been taken over by Mike Adams with the "Planet Mikey" show.

Ted's typical reaction to any positive happening on court for the Boston College basketball team is a very emphatic "WOW" and Ted ends a BC victory with "The Horn Sounds this one is over, and Boston College has won WOW!" [cite news | url = http://www.bostonsportsmedia.com/archives/000397.php | title = Like Ted Sarandis, all I can say is WOW! | date = 2003-05-11 | publisher = Boston Sports Media Watch | accessdate = 2007-01-22 ] [cite news | url = http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/05/13/twilight_star/ | title = Twilight star | date = 2005-05-13 | publisher = Boston Globe | accessdate = 2007-01-22 ]

During the 2006-2007 seasons, Sarandis hosted the Al Skinner Show. It was a half hour program about Boston College basketball is taped before a live audience at the Metropolitan Club in Chestnut Hill and aired each Thursday on WEEI during the college basketball season. [cite news | url = http://bceagles.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121106aac.html | title = Al Skinner Show Invites Live Audience | date = 2006-12-11 | publisher = Boston College | accessdate = 2007-01-22 ]

Other broadcast jobs

Sarandis has also done college basketball play-by-play for Boston University, Harvard University, Northeastern University, and Holy Cross College. Additionally he has done play-by-play for the Boston Celtics, Harvard University hockey and the Beanpot Hockey Tournament on radio, and the ECAC Basketball Game of the Week, Boston University basketball and Lowell Lock Monsters hockey on television.

In October 2006, Sarandis co-hosted the New Sports Huddle show on WTKK with Sean McDonough, filling in for a vacationing Eddie Andelman. [cite news | url = http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2006/10/20/fox_believes_the_numbers_add_up/ | title = Fox believes the numbers add up | date = 2006-10-20 | publisher = Boston Globe | accessdate = 2007-01-22 ]

Massachusetts Governor's Council

In May 2006 Sarandis announced that he planned to run as an independent for a position on the Massachusetts Governor's Council against incumbent Democrat Michael Callahan. The Governors Council is an elected board that oversees and approves gubernatorial appointments such as judges. His platform calls for term limits for judges and stopping the practice of potential judicial candidates donating money to political campaigns. [cite news | url = http://cbs4boston.com/topstories/local_story_151085414.html | title = Ted Sarandis Runs For Governor's Council | date = 2006-05-31 | publisher = CBS4 | accessdate = 2006-09-05 ] In the four person race, Sarandis came in last with approximately 8% of the vote; far behind Callahan who received 64% of the votes cast. [cite news | url = http://www.boston.com/news/special/politics/2006_elections/general_results/governors_council.html | title = Mass. Governor's Council races | date = 2006-11-08 | publisher = Boston Globe | accessdate = 2006-11-08 ]

Civil Military affiliations

Ted is a member of the Civil Air Patrol, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia and the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts.

Sarandis is a volunteer for the [http://www.esgr.org/ Employers Support of the Guard and Reserve] (ESGR), and has spoken at many departure and welcome home ceremonies for Guard and Reserve units from Massachusetts that have deployed to Southwest Asia.

In April 2006, Sarandis was among a group of 50 business, civic, organizational and academic leaders that participated in a Joint Civilian Orientation Conference in Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar. Along with briefings by military leaders, they took part in training on how to conduct road maneuvers and confront improvised explosive devices. This is the same training give to soldiers prior to deploying to Iraq. [cite web | url = http://www.defenselink.mil/home/features/2006/jcoc0406/ | title = Joint Civilian Orientation Conference 71 | work = Defense Link | date = 2006-04-27 | accessdate = 2008-01-25 ] They also flew aboard and observed operations on the aircraft carrier "USS Ronald Reagan". [cite web | url = http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=15323 | title = Civilian Leaders Wowed by USS Ronald Reagan's Capabilities| author=Donna Miles | work = Defense Link | date = 2006-04-28 | accessdate = 2008-01-25 ]

ee also

*List of sports announcers
*List of Greek-Americans
*2006 Massachusetts Governor's Council Election

References

External links

* [http://www.tednation.us/ Official Ted Sarandis Web Site]
* [http://bostoncollege.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=527114 Ted Sarandis on BC-Nova]
* [http://www.weei.com/ WEEI Home Page]
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