Ryan Ruocco
| Ryan Ruocco | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 18, 1986 |
| Residence | New York City, NY |
| Nationality | American |
| Education |
Loyola University Maryland (transferred), Fordham University (B.A. in Communications) |
| Occupation | Presenter (basketball, football, baseball play-by-play announcer), interviewer, radio sports talk show host |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Employer | ESPN, ESPN Radio, YES Network |
Ryan P. Ruocco [ROO-co] is an American television and sports radio broadcaster.
Ruocco is the secondary television announcer for the Brooklyn Nets. He joined the broadcast team in 2011 and serves as play-by-play voice when Ian Eagle is on commitments with the NFL on CBS, NBA on TNT or the NCAA Basketball on CBS. He also does select college basketball games for YES and was the host of This Week in Football for the YES Network that focused on the New York Giants and Jets. His analysts were Howard Cross, Gary Myers, and Ross Tucker. He joined the network in 2007 as the New York Yankees statistician.
Ruocco saw his first action as a lead play-by-play man for the YES Network when he called a series between the New York Yankees and Houston Astros in June 2015.
Ruocco also works for ESPN and ESPN New York 98.7 FM. He has appeared as a contributor on The Michael Kay Show and as a substitute host on various ESPN Radio shows. He was a fill-in host prior to 2008 for ESPN Radio and anchored ESPN Radio SportsCenter and was a correspondent for the NFL Network. He also called college football and basketball games for ESPN Radio and also does play-by-play duties for The NFL on ESPN Radio beginning in 2013 with three other play-by-play men Marc Kestecher, Sean McDonough, and Bill Rosinski.
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