Jack Edwards (sportscaster)

Jack Edwards
Edwards in 2006
BornMarch 1957 (age 67)
Alma materUniversity of New Hampshire
Years active1980s–2024
SpouseLisa Kraus
Sports commentary career
Teams
GenrePlay-by-play
Sport(s)Ice hockey, association football
Employer

Jack Edwards (born March 1957)[2][1] is an American former sports commentator and reporter. From 2005 to 2024, he provided play-by-play commentary for Boston Bruins games on NESN television. From 1991 to 2003, he worked for ESPN as an anchor for their sports news program SportsCenter, as well as a play-by-play commentator for their NHL, MLS, Little League Baseball, and 2002 FIFA World Cup broadcasts. Edwards provided commentary for the Konami soccer video game MLS Extra Time 2002.

  1. ^ a b Viles, Taylor (May 8, 2019). "Once a fan, now an announcer: Jack Edwards comes full circle". The 1851 Chronicle. Lasell University. Retrieved July 28, 2022. Born in Illinois in 1957, Edwards' first memory of sports goes back to when he was four years old and his father carried him into the Northwestern football stadium.
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