Raug Monica, California. (Lub Xya hli ntuj 13, 2015) - Bellator MMA thiab ntsia hlau loj muaj npe hu ua qub tub rog kev ua si announcer thiab lub tam sim no lub suab ntawm lub Boston Celtics, Nco Loj, raws li nws cov tshiab ua si-by-ua si announcer. Grande yuav team nrog rau xim analyst Jimmy Smith pib no Friday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 17 rau "Bellator 140" nyob rau hauv Mohegan Tshav Arena.
Kiv cua yuav qhib nyob rau hauv hnov Grande thiab Smith hu qhov kev txiav txim rau cov thawj lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv "Bellator 140," uas airs nyob thiab free rau ntsia hlau loj ntawm 9 p.m. THIAB / 8 p.m. I. Cov kev tshwm sim nta tsib nkaus-packed welterweight fights, headlined los ntawm Bellator Welterweight zus Douglas Lima, uas defends nws siv tiv thaiv Andrey Koreshkov, ntxiv rov qab los ntawm hometown nyiam Brennan Ward.
"Sean Grande yog ib tug incredibly txawj ntse thiab zoo-accomplished kev ua si announcer nrog ib tug mob siab rau mixed martial arts,"Hais tias Scott Coker, Thawj Tswj Hwm, Bellator MMA. "Nws tau qab lub microphone rau ntau championship cov txheej xwm thiab peb tos ntsoov rau nws nqa nws tej yam txaus siab thiab lub zog mus Bellator li peb pab koomtes tseem loj hlob tuaj."
"Kuv zoo siab rau muaj hu ua kev ua si rau ib co amazing koom haum, ABC Cov kev ua si, CBS, lub Celtics, Liab Sox, Westwood Ib,"Hais tias Grande. "Tab sis kuv twb tsuas tau cua tshuab tseg los ntawm cov neeg nyob rau ntsia hlau loj TV thiab Bellator, thiab cov khoom lawv xav qhia. I’m legitimately honored to join both of these teams, thiab ua ib co kev ua si zoo kawg TV.
"Kuv kiag li hlub li cas Scott (Coker) tau ua rau Bellator thiab l'm tsos pib hu cov fights alongside Jimmy Smith Friday hmo ntuj nyob rau hauv ntsia hlau loj. Kuv yuav mus muaj qhov zoo tshaj plaws rooj nyob rau hauv lub tsev, saib Douglas Lima thiab ib co ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no welterweights. Hard to imagine a better way to kick things off, thiab nws yog tag nrho cov noj qhov chaw cia li ib tug luv luv tsav los ntawm Boston.
“I understand why I’m a story today. But what I’m really excited about, yog ua tau los qhia rau cov dab neeg uas amazing champions zoo li Patricio Pitbull, Yuav Brooks, Douglas Lima thiab Liam McGeary raws li lawv nce mus rau sab saum toj ntawm lub ua si nawv. "
Ntxiv rau Grande (SeanGrandePBP):
Tsis ntev los no ua kom tiav nws muaj 18 lub caij nyob rau hauv lub NBA thiab 15th raws li lub suab ntawm lub Boston Celtics, Grande lub epic account ntawm ob lub hlis mus dhia mus rau lub 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 pairing, "Grande thiab Max" tau ua ib tug ntawm Boston nrov tshaj plaws thiab iconic on-cua ob peb ua ke, thiab cov soundtrack ntawm lub Celtics "Tshiab Big Peb Era".
On May 20, 2013, Grande ua nws loj League Baseball debut, 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 thiab MLS). Nyob rau hauv Lub ib hlis ntuj, nws rov qab mus nws lub TV hauv paus hniav, hu kawm ntawv qib siab basketball rau CBS Cov kev ua si 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. Nyob rau hauv 2009, nws hu nws 1000th NBA kev ua si, 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 kev ua si ua ke nyob rau hauv Lub ob hlis ntuj 3, 2012.
Pom zoo los ntawm cov txawj nyeem ntawv ntawm Boston kev ua si Media Watch raws li qhov zoo tshaj plaws ua si-by-ua si announcer nyob rau hauv Boston, Sean tau recruited rov qab rau hauv lub zos nyob rau hauv 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, pub ntxiv tshaj qhov koj nyiam uas Keith Jackson thiab Brent Musburger.
Grande thawj stint nyob rau hauv Boston tau pib ntawm Boston University qhov uas nws siv xya caij hu Terrier hockey, 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, nws kaum ob xyoo raws li "lub suab ntawm lub Khov Plaub" rau CBS xov tooj cua, Grande hu ua nws cov ntaub ntawv thib kaum tsib NCAA Championship kev ua si.
Nws tshaj tawm hauv xov hauj lwm muaj ib tug xya-xyoo stint ntawm 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 basketball rau cov Minnesota lynx (1999-2001) thiab Connecticut Tshav (2006-2007), MFS Pro ntaus pob tesniv, Providence Bruins hockey, 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.