Steven Berthiaume | |
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Born | 1965 (age 51–52) Medfield, Massachusetts |
Other names | Mr. Elaborate Stat |
Education |
Emerson College, '87 B.S. Broadcast Journalism |
Occupation | Sports Commentator |
Title | Play-by-play, Arizona Diamondbacks |
Spouse(s) | Cindy Brunson |
Website | ESPN bio |
Steven Berthiaume (/bɜːrθˈjuːm/; born 1965 in Medfield, Massachusetts) is the television play-by-play announcer for the Arizona Diamondbacks and a former anchor on ESPN and a former sportscaster for SportsNet New York (SNY). He is married to former SportsCenter anchor Cindy Brunson. He grew up in Medfield, Massachusetts where he ran cross country track and was the announcer for the basketball team.
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. In October 2012, Steve Berthiaume was selected as the Arizona Diamondbacks' broadcaster replacing Daron Sutton. Along with Bob Brenly the duo will do the play by play for the 2013 baseball season. 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, WIS-TV, and WVIR-TV, respectively).