Santa Monica, Calif. (July 13, 2015) - Bellator MMA ati Spike ti a daruko oniwosan eré ìdárayá announcer ati awọn ti isiyi ohùn ti Boston Celtics, Jẹ Tobi, bi awọn oniwe-titun play-nipasẹ-play announcer. Grande yoo egbe soke pẹlu awọ Oluyanju Jimmy Smith, ti o bẹrẹ yi Friday, July 17 fun "Bellator 140" ni Mohegan Sun Arena.
Egeb le tune ni lati gbọ Grande ati Smith pe igbese fun igba akọkọ ni "Bellator 140," eyi ti airs ifiwe ati ki o free lori Spike ni 9 p.m. ATI / 8 p.m. CT. Awọn iṣẹlẹ ẹya marun igbese-aba ti welterweight njà, headlined nipa Bellator Welterweight asiwaju Douglas Lima, ti o defends rẹ igbanu lodi si Andrey Koreshkov, Plus awọn pada ti ilu ayanfẹ Brennan Ward.
"Sean Grande jẹ ẹya ti iyalẹnu ti ẹbun abinibi ati daradara-se àseparí idaraya announcer pẹlu kan ife gidigidi fun adalu ti ologun ona,"Wi Scott Coker, Aare, Bellator MMA. "O ti wa sile dakẹ fun ọpọlọpọ awọn asiwaju iṣẹlẹ ati awọn ti a wo siwaju si i mú re oyaya ati agbara si Bellator bi wa Ajumọṣe tẹsiwaju lati dagba."
"Mo wa lọpọlọpọ lati ni a npe ni ere fun awọn iyanu ajo, ABC idaraya, Sibiesi, awọn Celtics, awọn Red Sox, Westwood Ọkan,"Wi Grande. "Ṣugbọn mo ti sọ nìkan a ti buru kuro nipa awọn enia ni Spike TV ati Bellator, ati awọn ọja wọn fẹ lati mu. I’m legitimately honored to join both of these teams, ki o si ṣe diẹ ninu awọn nla idaraya tẹlifisiọnu.
"Mo ni ife Egba ohun ti Scott (Coker) ti ṣe fun Bellator ati l'm ti ohun iwuri lati bẹrẹ pipe awọn njà lẹgbẹẹ Jimmy Smith Friday night on Spike. Mo n lilọ si ni awọn ti o dara ju ijoko ni ile, wiwo Douglas Lima ati diẹ ninu awọn ti o dara ju welterweights ninu aye. Hard to imagine a better way to kick things off, ati awọn ti o si n mu gbogbo ibi kan kan kukuru drive lati Boston.
“I understand why I’m a story today. But what I’m really excited about, ti wa ni jije anfani lati sọ awọn itan iyanu ti aṣaju-bi Patricio maluiwoile, Will Brooks, Douglas Lima ati Liam McGeary bi nwọn dide si oke ti idaraya. "
Siwaju sii lori Grande (SeanGrandePBP):
Laipe ipari re 18th akoko ninu awọn NBA ati 15th bi ohùn Boston Celtics, Grande ká apọju iroyin ti awọn meji-osù run si awọn 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 sisopọ, "Grande ati Max" ti di ọkan ninu awọn Boston ká julọ gbajumo ati ala lori-air awọn akojọpọ, ati awọn didun ti awọn Celtics "New Ńlá mẹta akoko".
Lori May 20, 2013, Grande ṣe rẹ Major League baseball Uncomfortable, 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 ati MLS). Ni January, o si pada si rẹ tẹlifisiọnu wá, pipe kọlẹẹjì bọọlu inu agbọn lori Sibiesi idaraya 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. Ni 2009, o si ti a npe ni rẹ 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 jọ lori Kínní 3, 2012.
Dibo fun nipa awọn onkawe si ti Boston idaraya Media eni bi awọn ti o dara ju play-nipasẹ-play announcer ni Boston, Sean ti a ti gba sinu iṣẹ pada si ilu ni 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, dida awọn fẹran ti Keith Jackson ati Brent Musburger.
Grande ká akọkọ stint ni Boston bẹrẹ ni Boston University ni ibi ti o lo akoko meje pipe 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, rẹ ọdun kejila bi "Voice of awọn aotoju Mẹrin" lori Sibiesi Radio, Grande ti a npe ni rẹ gba kẹdogun NCAA asiwaju Game.
Re igbohunsafefe to wa ọmọ kan meje-odun stint ni 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 bọọlu inu agbọn fun awọn Minnesota Lynx (1999-2001) ati Connecticut Sun (2006-2007), MFS Pro Tennis, Ipese 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.