Brendan Burke (sportscaster)

Brendan Burke (born July 8, 1984) is an American sportscaster for Fox Sports, the New York Islanders, and formerly the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League.

Burke was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, while his father, Don, (sportswriter) covered the then-IHL Milwaukee Admirals, Green Bay Packers and Milwaukee Brewers. In 1990, Burke moved to Fair Lawn, New Jersey, and later attended Paramus Catholic High School.

Burke's broadcasting career began during his undergraduate tenure at Ithaca College, where he served as the sports director for both of the campus radio stations. Following graduation, he broadcast minor league baseball for the Batavia Muckdogs (NYPL)and the Lakewood BlueClaws (SAL) (. At 22 , he was hired by the Wheeling Nailers and became the youngest broadcaster in the ECHL. During his time with Nailers, he was honored as the 2008 ECHL Broadcaster of the Year, and was selected to broadcast the 2008 ECHL All-Star Game.

Burke spent five seasons as the voice of the American Hockey League's Peoria Rivermen, who were purchased by the NHL's Vancouver Canucks and moved to Utica in 2013. During the 2011-12 NHL season, he filled in for select games as the play-by-play broadcaster for the NHL's St. Louis Blues on KMOX radio. In July 2013, he was hired by the Utica Comets as the play-by-play broadcaster and head of public relations.

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