Steve Berthiaume

Steve Berthiaume (/bɜːrθˈjuːm/) is an American television sportscaster who serves as the play-by-play broadcast announcer for the Arizona Diamondbacks and is a former anchor on ESPN and a former sportscaster for SportsNet New York (SNY).

Steven Berthiaume
Arizona Diamondbacks
Broadcaster
Teams
As Broadcaster New York Mets (2006) Arizona Diamondbacks (2012–present)

Broadcasting career

Early career

A graduate of Emerson College, Berthiaume's broadcasting career began at various stations in the southern United States, including WVIR-TV in Charlottesville, Virginia;^[1] WIS-TV in Columbia, South Carolina; WJAR-TV in Providence, Rhode Island; and WEAR-TV in Pensacola, Florida.^[2] Berthiaume was hired from Pensacola by WTIC-TV in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1993;^[3] station management dismissed him in January 1996 due to what Berthiaume described as a disagreement over presentation styles.^[4] He then went on to the short-lived CNN/SI cable channel when it launched in December 1996^[5] and to ESPN in 1999, starting at ESPNEWS and later anchoring for SportsCenter.^[1]

In 2006, Berthiaume left ESPN to become chief sportscaster at SNY, a new regional sports network started by the New York Mets; however, in late January 2007, SNY let Berthiaume out of his contract to rejoin ESPN on March 28, 2007, in order to work closer to his wife.^[6] He also served as a host of Baseball Tonight.^[7]

In 2012, Berthiaume was hired by MLB's Arizona Diamondbacks to serve as a play-by-play broadcaster for Fox Sports Arizona beginning in the 2013 season, replacing Daron Sutton, whom the team had suspended. Berthiaume's previous play-by-play experience comes from ESPN, where he had called several professional games as well as the College World Series.^[8][7]

References

1. "Steve Berthiaume". ESPN Media Zone. Archived from the original on February 27, 2010.
2. Shea, Jim (August 20, 1993). "Berthiaume has no time to warm up". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. E2. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Shea, Jim (August 7, 1993). "Channel 61 names new weekend anchor". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. F2. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Trecker, Jerry; Doyle, Paul (January 25, 1996). "Berthiaume is out as Ch. 61 anchor". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. C4. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Trecker, Jerry (November 8, 1996). "Networks play the ratings game". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. C2. Retrieved December 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Marchand, Andrew (January 26, 2007). "Oscar, Floyd get Real". New York Post. Archived from the original on August 5, 2009.
7. Green, Adam (October 18, 2012). "Arizona Diamondbacks add Steve Berthiaume and Bob Brenly to broadcast booth". Arizona Sports. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
8. Jack Magruder (October 19, 2012). "D-backs gig a dream come true for Berthiaume". FOX Sports Arizona.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)