Tom McCarthy (born July 5, 1968) is an American sports broadcaster. He is the television play-by-play announcer for

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television broadcasts and also calls

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games on radio for

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. He calls select NFL and

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games on

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as well. McCarthy previously served as the play-by-play voice of

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men's and women's basketball teams.

Broadcast career

McCarthy spent five seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies (2001–05) as a radio play-by-play voice and as their pre-game and post-game radio host. Previously, he served as the play-by-play announcer for the Double-A

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for six seasons (1994–99). He has also been a play-by-play voice for

Rutgers University Rutgers University ( ), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a Public university, public land-grant research university consisting of three campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's C ...

football and for national football and basketball broadcasts on the

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(formerly known as CSTV), the Atlantic 10 TV network,

, and the Sports USA Radio Network. After two seasons (2006–07), as a play-by-play announcer for the National League East rival

New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National ...

on WFAN, McCarthy signed a five-year deal to return to Philadelphia beginning with the 2008 season. Following the death of

Harry Kalas Harold Norbert Kalas (March 26, 1936 – April 13, 2009) was an American Sports commentator, sportscaster, best known for his Ford C. Frick Award, Ford C. Frick Award-winning role as lead Sports commentator, play-by-play announcer for the Phila ...

early in the 2009 season, McCarthy took over television play-by-play on a full-time basis. McCarthy is one of three broadcasters to have covered both the Mets and Phillies on a regular basis (the others being

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and Todd Kalas). McCarthy spent nearly a decade broadcasting

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football and men's basketball. He was the play-by-play voice for the Tigers during their 43–41 upset win over defending NCAA champion

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in the 1996 NCAA tournament and during their 27–2 run through the 1997–98 season. In 2009, McCarthy did play-by-play of the

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for the

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from their studios in

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with

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Spanish language radio announcer Uri Berenguer on the color commentary. McCarthy has called a game for ''

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'' as well as MLB games on Fox, most of them involving the Phillies. He is a broadcaster for the ''

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''. His current partner is Tiki Barber. McCarthy is one of the current broadcasters who cover both NFL and

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. In

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, he called his first prime-time NFL game in a Tuesday night matchup between the

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and the

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. McCarthy serves as the play-by-play announcer for

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preseason games alongside color commentator, Joe Thomas. On January 9, 2022, McCarthy filled in for CBS' lead NFL play–by–play announcer Jim Nantz for a game featuring the

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and

Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (colloquially known as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC S ...

. Nantz had to sit out that week's broadcast alongside color commentator Tony Romo due to

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protocols.

Personal life

McCarthy graduated from Brick Memorial High School in Brick, New Jersey in 1986 and is a 1990 graduate of

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(now The College of New Jersey). At Trenton State, he was a brother of the Phi Gamma Chi chapter of

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. He currently lives with his wife Meg in Allentown, New Jersey. They have two dogs - Ginger and Peanut Butter McCarthy. His son Pat is also an announcer for the

References

External links

Tom McCarthy biography at mlb.com
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