Don La Greca

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Don La Greca
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La Greca on The Michael Kay Show .
Born (1968-02-13) February 13, 1968 (age 56)
OccupationRadio host
Years active2001–present
Known forCo-host of The Michael Kay Show
SpouseNancy
Children2

Donald Marcievius La Greca (born February 13, 1968)[ citation needed ] is an American sports broadcaster and analyst. He is the co-host of The Michael Kay Show , heard on ESPN New York WEPN-FM and simulcast on the YES Network. He is also the radio host of the New York Rangers pregame and postgame shows, having served in the position since the 2005–2006 season.

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La Greca is also the backup radio play-by-play announcer for the Rangers behind Kenny Albert. La Greca received the Distinguished Citizens Award in 2014, which honors Ramapo graduates for their personal commitment to advance higher education, and for their significant service to the community. [1]

Broadcasting career

La Greca has been with ESPN New York radio from its inception on September 2001. [2] He began his career with the Sports Phone service, [2] [3] before working as a sports anchor on 1010 WINS. [2] La Greca formerly hosted ESPN New York's official "Jets Game Day" pregame show and "The 5th Quarter" postgame show. [4] [5]

La Greca currently broadcasts for the Rangers as the fill-in for lead play-by-play announcer Kenny Albert. [2]

He served as the Rangers' play-by-play man for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals in the 2014 season, after Albert had to fill in for Mike Emrick on NBC. La Greca had called NHL playoff games before for ESPN New York Radio but calling game one was "a dream come true" according to La Greca. [6]

La Greca is a co-host for The Michael Kay Show and has been with the show since 2002. [7] Starting in 2016, La Greca began hosting the ESPN hockey podcast, Game Misconduct. [2]

Personal life

La Greca is a native of Hawthorne, New Jersey. [8] He currently lives in Somerset with his wife Nancy and their 2 children. He currently lives in Somerset with his wife Nancy and their 2 children. Don has a brother named Dave who is also in broadcasting and hosts Busted Open, a radio show on Sirius XM based on professional wrestling. [9]

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References

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  3. Delessio, Joe (February 24, 2015). "That Was a Thing: Sports Phone, the 1980s Way to Get Real-Time Scores". Grantland.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  4. Chozet, Tara (August 27, 2015). "ESPN New York 98.7FM Signs Don La Greca to Multiyear Extension". espnpressroom.com.
  5. Michelis, Belen (July 13, 2018). "ESPN New York 98.7FM's Michael Kay and Don La Greca Sign Multiyear Extensions". espnpressroom.com.
  6. Best, Neil (June 4, 2014). "Don La Greca plans to 'embrace the madness' with Game 1 call". Newsday. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
  7. "Don La Greca looks back at 20 years of 'The Michael Kay Show' on ESPN New York Radio". Newsday. November 17, 2022.
  8. Sullivan, Tim (2013). Imus, Mike and the Mad Dog, & Doris from Rego Park: The Groundbreaking History of WFAN. Triumph Books. p. 218. ISBN   9781600788284. So has Don La Greca. A native of Hawthorne, New Jersey, La Greca was a die-hard sports fan with a proud, pulverizing broadcasting voice in the works when The Fan started to make waves in the 1980s.
  9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTnZqYtt2As