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Television Play-by-Play Reel

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Radio Play-by-Play Reel

Radio Play-by-Play Reel (February 2022)
00:00 / 29:03

About Brandon

Brandon Ross is an experienced play-by-play broadcaster who has announced more than a dozen different sports on TV and radio. He is currently based in West Hartford, CT, and will be relocating to Fort Wayne, IN in August.

 

He was most recently the lead TV play-by-play announcer for lacrosse, volleyball and soccer on ESPN3, ESPN+ and the Red Fox Network at Marist University, occasionally filling in on radio broadcasts for football and basketball. He has also served as a play-by-play announcer, color commentator, and sideline reporter for UConn women's hockey, volleyball, soccer, softball, and field hockey.

 

Over the last few years, Brandon has called games for the National Women's Soccer League, USL Championship, the Premier Hockey Federation, minor league baseball, and multiple other Division I schools including Fairfield, Holy Cross, and Yale. Games he has called have aired on Paramount Plus, NESN, ESPN+, FloSports, UConn+, and local TV affiliates around the country.

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Beyond play-by-play, Brandon worked as a Live Audio Describer for the 2024 Paris Olympics on NBC and a

part-time news anchor at WTIC Newstalk 1080 in Hartford.

 

Brandon graduated from Syracuse University, magna cum laude, in December 2020, earning a B.A. in Broadcast & Digital Journalism and History. He also recently earned his J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law.

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Events Worked:

• 2024 and 2025 MAAC Men’s Lacrosse Quarterfinal

• 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup

• 2022 MAAC Men’s Lacrosse Semifinals

• 2021 + 2022 NJCAA Men’s Lacrosse National Championships

• 2021 MAAC Men’s Soccer Championship

• 2021 MAAC Men’s Lacrosse Championship
• 2021 ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament

• 2018 + 2019 NYHSAA Section III Football Championships

• 2018 NE10 Men’s Soccer Championship​

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Awards:

• Sports Emmys: 

   Outstanding Live Special – Championship Event 

   NBC | Peacock, Games of the XXXIII Olympiad

   Role: Play-by-Play

• Sportscasting Talent Agency of America (Jim Nantz Award):

   Ranked #13 collegiate sportscaster in 2021

• Syracuse Press Club Awards: 

   2nd Place - Sports Radio Reporting
• S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications:

   George Plavocos Award for Excellence in Radio

• WJPZ Radio (89.1 FM):

   2021 Best in Sports Award Winner

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Experience

Play-by-Play Broadcaster, Marist University                                                                                 Mar. 2021 - Present
• Primary TV play-by-play announcer for Marist lacrosse, soccer and volleyball 
• TV play-by-play for 2021 MAAC Men’s Soccer Championship
• TV play-by-play for 2022 MAAC Men’s Lacrosse Semifinals
• Fill-in radio play-by-play for Marist football and basketball on the Red Fox Network
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Freelance College Broadcaster, Various                                                                                          Sep. 2018 - Present
• TV play-by-play, color commentary, and sideline reporting for UConn women's hockey, volleyball, softball,       
   soccer, women's lacrosse, and field hockey (2023 - 2025)
• TV play-by-play, color commentary, and sideline reporting for Harvard ice hockey, soccer, volleyball, basketball,
   sailing, field hockey and swimming (2021 - 2025)
• TV play-by-play for Yale basketball, lacrosse, soccer and field hockey (2021 - 2025)
• TV play-by-play for Holy Cross ice hockey, lacrosse and soccer (2021 - 2023)
• TV play-by-play for Columbia field hockey, lacrosse, and soccer (2021 - 2022)
• TV play-by-play for the NJCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship (2021 - 2022)
• TV play-by-play for Colgate lacrosse, softball, soccer, field hockey, and volleyball (2019 - 2021)
• TV play-by-play for Le Moyne basketball, baseball, soccer, volleyball, and lacrosse (2018 - 2020)
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Play-by-Play Broadcaster, VISTA Worldlink                                                                               Nov. 2021 - Sep. 2022
• TV play-by-play for USL Championship soccer on ESPN+ and team local TV affiliates throughout the country
• TV play-by-play for the National Women's Soccer League on Paramount Plus and Twitch
• TV play-by-play for the Premier Hockey Federation on ESPN+ and Twitch
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Public Address Announcer, Bridgeport Islanders                                                                         Oct. 2021 - Apr. 2023
• Public address announcer for the Bridgeport Islanders, the AHL affiliate of the New York Islanders
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Part-Time News Anchor/Reporter, WTIC Newstalk 1080                                                            Oct. 2021 - May 2022
• Anchored newscasts at the top and bottom of the hour for Audacy's Hartford, CT affiliate
• Wrote local news stories for the station website
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Play-by-Play Broadcaster, Burlington Royals                                                                                      Jun. - Aug. 2019
• Radio play-by-play for Kansas City Royals Rookie-Advanced MiLB affiliate
• Produced and engineered every broadcast, hosted pregame and postgame show
• Tweeted, wrote articles, and cut audio highlights for every game
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Play-by-Play Broadcaster, ACC Network Extra                                                                           Jan. 2019 - Apr. 2021
• Play-by-play and color commentary for Syracuse women’s basketball, women’s lacrosse, soccer, hockey, field
   hockey & softball
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Sports Staff, WAER-FM                                                                                                                Nov. 2018 - Apr. 2021
• Play-by-play, studio host, and producer for broadcasts of Syracuse football, men’s basketball & men’s lacrosse
• Anchored sports updates for 50,000-watt NPR affiliate
• Created wraps and feature pieces for broadcasts and station updates
 
Sports Director, WJPZ-FM.                                                                                                          Oct. 2018 - Mar. 2021
• Named Sports Director for 2020-21, overseeing a staff of 30+ students
• Play-by-play, studio host, and producer for broadcasts of high school football, Syracuse women’s basketball,
   women’s lacrosse, men's soccer, and women's soccer
• Anchored sports updates once per week
 

Resume

Radio Play-by-Play Samples

Men's Basketball: Marist Red Foxes @ UMBC Retrivers (November 11, 2023)
00:00 / 07:02
Football: Syracuse Orange vs. Boston College Eagles (November 7, 2020)
00:00 / 10:48
Football (Solo): Marist Red Foxes vs. Presbyterian Blue Hose (November 13, 2021)
00:00 / 09:38
Women's Basketball: Syracuse Orange vs. Florida State Seminoles (ACC WBB Tournament Quarterfinals)
00:00 / 06:50
Baseball: Burlington Royals vs. Johnson City Cardinals (August 16, 2019)
00:00 / 09:48
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