Steve Berthiaume

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education = Emerson College, '87
B.S. Broadcast Journalism
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title = "SportsCenter" Anchor
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Steve Berthiaume (born 1965, Medfield, Massachusetts) is an anchor on ESPN and a former sportscaster for SportsNet New York (SNY). He is married to current ESPNEWS anchor Cindy Brunson.

A graduate of Emerson College, Berthiaume's broadcasting career began at WTIC-TV in Hartford, Connecticut, where he covered University of Connecticut men's and women's basketball and their involvement in the NCAA tournament. He then went on to the now-defunct CNNSI network and eventually to ESPN in February 2000, starting at ESPNEWS and later, anchoring for SportsCenter.

Berthiaume also spent time as an anchor at the ABC affiliate in Pensacola, Florida (WEAR, as well as the NBC affiliates in Providence, Rhode Island; Columbia, South Carolina; and Charlottesville, Virginia (WJAR-TV, WCBD-TV, and WVIR-TV, respectively).

In 2006, Berthiaume left ESPN to become chief sportscaster for the new SNY network started by the New York Mets; however, in late January 2007, SNY let him out of his contract to allow Berthiaume to rejoin ESPN's "SportsCenter" on March 28, 2007, in order to work closer to his wife. [Andrew Marchand, [http://www.nypost.com/seven/01262007/sports/oscar__floyd_get_real_sports_andrew_marchand.htm "Oscar, Floyd get Real,"] from "New York Post," January 26, 2007.] He also anchors many (usually weekend) editions of "Baseball Tonight".

Catch phrases

*"Say hello to my little friend!" (taken from "Scarface")
*"Fill thine horn with oil...and go" (usually said after a Philadelphia Phillie player - usually Ryan Howard - hits a home run; taken from 1 Samuel 16:1)
*"Noonan!" (taken from Caddyshack)
*"Fundamentally sound..."
*"Carlos que-eh" (in reference to Chicago White Sox player Carlos Quentin)
*"Full extension, and he sticks the landing."
*"...on spectacular ESPNHD..."
*"Fa threh..." (imitating Marv Albert's call for a three point shot)
*"Kick save and a beauty!" (for hockey highlights, imitating popular play-by-play man Marv Albert)
*"The lost art of the mid-range jump shot."
*"Looking to go...where eagles dare." (for golf highlights, when a player would eagle a hole)
*"And the foul" (imitating play-by-play announcer Marv Albert)
*"Cancel the Yankeeography!" (Making fun of the popular YES Network biography show on New York Yankees legends).
*"It's America's favorite game, Name That Molina!" (In reference to showing one of the three Molina Brothers: Yadier, Bengie, and Jose in a baseball highlight)
*"Lou has sparked the team!" (Talking about Lou Pinella's tirade when the Cubs caught fire).
*"(Player 1) here, (Player 2) there." (Used when a good pass is made in basketball, imitating sports radio WFAN personality Steve Somers' sign-on, "Steve Somers here, and you there") [http://www.sportscenteraltar.com/phrases/usage.asp?ID=412]
*"... the whole thing"
*"The Nation" (Reference to Boston area sports teams, preferably the Boston Red Sox)
*" [Name here] , your thoughts?" (Usually used when a manager/coach/player is seen after failing in the clutch)
*"Mira! Mira! Mira!" (referencing Melky Cabrera, Yankees outfielder)
*"... Thanks for playing"
*"The Youk-dog (His nickname for Kevin Youkilis)"
*"The O-Dog (His nickname for Orlando Hudson)"
*"The Nation shall now forever be known as ... the Bay State" (regarding the trade of Jason Bay to the Red Sox)
* "Mauer-Power!" (in reference to Twins catcher Joe Mauer)
*"... and it's Cinco-Ocho (Jonathon Papelbon) in for the save..."
*"He's gonna take a trip to Souvenir City" (after a player hits a home run)
*"The Giambino!" (in reference to Yankee's radio broadcaster John Sterling's home run call for Jason Giambi)Frequently paraphrases the nicknames and catch phrases of John Sterling, the New York Yankees radio play-by-play man
*"The cradle of freedom (referring to Philadelphia)."
*"Souvenir City Chamber or Commerce, Eric Young President (making fun of Eric Young who says 'souvenir city' EVERY time someone hits a home run)"

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