Brad Feldman (born 1967) is an American

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, radio personality, and

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. He is the radio

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announcer for the

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of Major League Soccer.

Early life

Feldman was born in

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on April 6, 1967. He is the son of artist Diane Feldman and Joel J. Feldman, a plastic surgeon who worked with burn victims and was Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at

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. Brad Feldman attended Shady Hill School, in

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, MA and graduated from Belmont Hill School. He earned his BA from the

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, a master's degree from

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and an MBA at Northeastern University."Lexington's Feldman is the voice of the Revs"
Doug Hastings, Lexington Minuteman, September 1, 2010

Broadcasting career

Feldman worked in television production in

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, then worked as a print news and sports reporter before moving into sports television production in

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. Feldman launched his sportscasting career at TV stations in

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, New York, and

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. He first began covering professional soccer while working as a sideline reporter for Kansas City Wizards matches. A TV and radio announcer on New England Revolution broadcasts since 2001, Feldman has been the play-by-play voice for Revolution radio and television broadcasts since 2005. He has also provided analysis and sideline reporting on Revolution telecasts from 2001-04. A broadcast team member for the club's U.S. Open Cup and SuperLiga championship-winning matches Feldman was also a radio announcer for all five Revolution

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appearances. Feldman hosted the online programs ''RevsWrap'' and ''In the Net'', Revolution Postgame Live and State of the Revs on NBC Sports Boston and hosted the program ''Inside the Revolution'' on MyTV New England. He currently hosts the talk show Outside the Booth with

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on revolutionsoccer.net and other digital platforms. He provided FIFA World Cup analysis for

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and

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in 2014 and ESPN Boston in 2010. Revolution broadcasts moved to

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, and MyRITV in 2021.

Other networks and tournaments

Feldman worked for four seasons as a play-by-play commentator on

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covering several top European soccer leagues. He also provided commentary for MLS,

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, WUSA, and college soccer games on

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and

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games on Setanta Sports.

Business career

Feldman works as the Executive Producer for Kraft Sports + Entertainment's Revolution telecasts, and previously held several other titles in the Kraft organization's broadcasting and communications departments. Feldman also co-founded Sala USA, the American distributor of Munich futsal shoes, with former player Ilija Stolica.

Personal life

Feldman lives in Massachusetts and is married to Elizabeth Graham. Their daughter, Miriam Ames Feldman, studies philosophy, politics, and economics at New College at the

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. Graham is the Chief Operating Officer at Indigo AG. Feldman served on advisory boards for Grassroot Soccer and the Kicking & Screening soccer film festival and participated in the

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at Auschwitz in

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with Revolution and Chelsea FC staff.

References

External links

Interview in ''Soccer Magazine''Interview about New England Revolution's rapid rise
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