Santa Monica, Calif. (Juli 13, 2015) - Bellator MMA jeung Spike geus ngaranna penyiar olahraga Samaun jeung sora kiwari Boston Celtics, Jadi badag, salaku anyar muter-demi-muter penyiar nya. Grande bakal tim nepi analis warna Jimmy Smith dimimitian ieu Jumaah, Juli 17 pikeun "Bellator 140" at Mohegan Sun Bohay.
Fans bisa alus dina ngadéngé Grande jeung Smith nelepon tindakan pikeun kahiji kalina dina "Bellator 140," nu airs live jeung bébas dina Spike di 9 p.m. AND / 8 p.m. CT. Acara pitur lima action-dipak gelut welterweight, headlined ku Bellator Welterweight Jawara Douglas Lima, anu defends beubeur ngalawan Andrey Koreshkov, ditambah balikna kampung halaman paporit Brennan Ward.
"Sean Grande mangrupakeun penyiar olahraga incredibly berbakat jeung oge-dilakonan kalawan gairah pikeun bela diri dicampur,"Ceuk Scott Coker, Presiden, Bellator MMA. "Manéhna geus balik mikropon for geus loba kajadian jawara jeung urang perhatikan maju manéhna mawa sumanget sarta énergi pikeun Bellator salaku liga urang terus tumuwuh."
"Kuring reueus boga disebut kaulinan sababaraha organisasi menak, ABC Sports, BPS, nu Celtics, nu Sox Beureum, Westwood One,"Ceuk Grande. "Tapi kuring geus cukup ku geus ditiup jauh ku jelema di Spike TV jeung Bellator, jeung produk maranéhanana hayang nampilkeun. I’m legitimately honored to join both of these teams, jeung nyieun sababaraha televisi olahraga agung.
"Kuring bener bener bogoh naon Scott (Coker) geus dipigawé pikeun Bellator jeung L'm thrilled pikeun ngamimitian nelepon nu gelut barengan Jimmy Smith Jumaah peuting dina Spike. Kuring bade boga korsi pangalusna di imah, ningali Douglas Lima jeung sababaraha welterweights pangalusna di dunya. Hard to imagine a better way to kick things off, sarta urang kabeh nyokot tempat ngan drive pondok ti Boston.
“I understand why I’m a story today. But what I’m really excited about, keur bisa nyaritakeun carita tina juara menak kawas Patricio Pitbull, Will Brooks, Douglas Lima jeung Liam McGeary sabab gugah ka luhur olahraga. "
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Nembe completing usum 18 di nu NBA jeung 15 salaku sora tina Boston Celtics, Akun epik Grande Kang dua bulan ngaji ka 2008 World Championship cemented his status as one of the nation’s elite play-callers. He’s joined by analyst Cedric Maxwell for all Boston Celtics games. Since shortly after their 2001 papasangan, "Grande jeung Max" geus jadi salah sahiji Boston Kang dina hawa kombinasi populer jeung iconic, jeung soundtrack tina Celtics "New Big Tilu Era".
Dina Méi 20, 2013, Grande dijieun debut Major League Baseball nya, after being named the alternate play-by-play voice of the World Champion Boston Red Sox. It completed his cycle of broadcasting major pro sports (NBA, NFL, NHL, WNBA jeung MLS). Dina Januari, manéhna balik ka akar televisi nya, nelepon baskét kuliah di BPS Sports Network.
Grande’s reached several milestones over the last few years. Only the legendary Johnny Most and current television voice Mike Gorman have now called more Celtics games. Dina 2009, he disebut nya 1000th NBA Game, joining Marv Albert and Ian Eagle as the only three to reach that plateau before the age of 40. Grande and Max were honored pre-game at TD Garden for their 1000th game babarengan dina Pébruari 3, 2012.
Milih ku para pamaos of Boston Sports Media Watch salaku pangalusna muter-demi-muter penyiar di Boston, Sean ieu direkrut deui ka kota di 2001 after serving three years as the television voice of the Minnesota Timberwolves. When he signed in 1998, he was the youngest announcer in the NBA. The versatile Grande’s play-by-play credits also include two seasons as part of ABC Sports College Football broadcast team, gabung jeung likes of Keith Jackson jeung Brent Musburger.
Stint kahiji Grande di Boston mimiti di Boston University di mana manéhna méakkeun tujuh musim nelepon Terrier hoki, football and basketball on both television and radio. On the television side, Grande was the original voice of the Hockey East Game of the Week on Fox Sports Net. His college hockey work for Fox and the NCAA Tournament garnered him three New England Emmy nominations including the 1999 Emmy for best Play-by-Play. He’s served six years as the television voice of the NCAA East Regional. And this past April in Philadelphia, taun twelfth minangka "sora tina beku Opat" on BPS Radio, Grande disebut nya catetan fifteenth ncaa Championship Game.
Karir siaran nya kaasup kana stint tujuh taun di WEEI (1991-1998), the final three as Sports Director. His wide-ranging play-by-play career has seen him call NFL Football for Westwood One, WNBA baskét pikeun Minnesota Lynx (1999-2001) jeung Connecticut Sun (2006-2007), MFS ténis Pro, Providence Bruins hoki, Harvard basketball and even Major League Soccer. He served three years as host of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on NHL radio and co-hosted the NCAA Hockey Selection show on ESPN2.