Sean Mcdonough Bio | Wiki
Sean McDonough is an American sportscaster. He currently works for ESPN and WEEI Red Sox Radio Network. Before joining ESPN, Sean worked for CBS Sports. He is the son of the late Boston Globe sportswriter Will McDonough and has broadcasted golf including 4 Masters and PGA Championships,3 Winter Olympics, US Open tennis, the NFL, the College World Series, college football including the prestigious Orange Bowl game, and college basketball including 10 NCAA tournaments.
Sean Mcdonough Age
He was born on May 13, 1962, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America. Sean is 60 years old.
Sean Mcdonough Height
He is a man of average stature. Sean stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in ( Approx 1.7m).
Sean Mcdonough Family
He was born to his father William McDonough and his mother Wilma McDonough on May 13, 1962, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America. William was an American journalist who served as a sportswriter for The Boston Globe and also as an on-air football reporter for CBS and NBC. William came to this world on July 6, 1935, and died on January 9, 2003.
Sean Mcdonough Brother
He grew up along with his two brothers Erin and Terry. Alson Sean has other two step-brothers Ryan and Cara from his stepmother named Denise. Currently, Terry serves as the vice president, Player Personnel for the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals. On the other hand, Ryan is a former general manager of the Phoenix Suns. Sean, Terry, and Ryan have a championship ring in a different sport. Ryan as a special assistant and video analyst for the 2008 Boston Celtics (basketball). Terry as a scout for the 2000 Baltimore Ravens (football), and Sean as an announcer for the 2004 Boston Red Sox (baseball).
Sean Mcdonough Wife
The Boston, Massachusetts native likes to maintain a very low profile about his personal life. Sean is very sensitive when it comes to his marital status. Therefore, we can not tell if Sean is married or not.
Sean Mcdonough Education
Sean graduated with a degree in broadcast journalism from the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications of Syracuse University in 1984During college years, Sean worked for Syracuse football coach Dick MacPherson.
Sean Mcdonough Espn
Since 2000, Sean has announced NCAA hockey, NHL, NBA, college football, college basketball, and baseball for ESPN/ABC. He specifically announced many Big East college football as well as basketball events. Sean has also been a contributor to ESPN’s coverage of the U.S. Open as well as British Open golf tournaments. He called the 2010 NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship Final Four alongside Quint Kessenich.
On March 12, 2009, it was Sean calling the play-by-play on ESPN between UConn and Syracuse. the game went into 6 overtimes and became the longest game in Big East history. The game clocked 3 hours and 46 minutes and the final score were 127–117 in favor of Syracuse. On the broadcast, there was also color commentary from Bill Raftery and Jay Bilas. On September 28, 2011, Sean called the nationally televised game. The Baltimore Orioles came back to win over the Boston Red Sox 4-3.
This came after Boston’s closer Jonathan Papelbon came within one strike of closing the game. Also, Sean called Baltimore’s Robert Andino’s walk-off single. It occurred only three minutes prior to Evan Longoria’s walk-off home run against the New York Yankees in St. Petersburg. This gave the Tampa Bay Rays the American League Wild Card. Tampa Bay Rays trailed the Red Sox by nine games on September 3.
Sean’s colleagues at Espn Include:
Katie George-sports anchor
Neil Everett-sportscaster
Dianna Russini-sportscaster
Treavor Scales-sportscaster
Laura Rutledge-sportscaster
Michele Steele-Sportscaster
Ryan Smith-sports anchor.
Jeremy Schaap-sportscaster
Bill Wolff– Vice President of Studio Programming
Sarah Spain – sports reporter
Sean Mcdonough Red Sox
Four years after graduating from Syracuse, Sean started broadcasting Boston Red Sox games on WSBK-TV (Channel 38) based in Boston. he worked along with former Red Sox catcher called Bob Montgomery and later Sean was joined by former Red Sox second baseman called Jerry Remy. Sean went on announcing broadcast Red Sox games through the 2004 season.
Over the years, he moved to various local stations such as WFXT (Channel 25), WABU (Channel 68), as well as WLVI (Channel 56). In 1996, Sean teamed up with Jerry Remy and worked with Remy for nine seasons, ultimately only Friday night games. Later, he was replaced by NESN announcer Don Orsillo in 2005. Sean disputed talk that his “candor” was to blame and attributed his firing to his salary.
In the same year, before the Red Sox notified him that they would not pick up his option for 2005, Sean had turned down an offer to become the New York Mets play-by-play man on tv. In 2019, Sean returned to Red Sox broadcasts. This time as a part-time radio play-by-play announcer. He announced 30-32 games in 2019 and became a permanent part-time announcer alongside Lou Merloni, Will Flemming, and Joe Castiglione in 2020.
Sean Mcdonough Salary
He currently works for ESPN and WEEI Red Sox Radio Network. Sean has an average salary of $116,937 per year.
Sean Mcdonough Net Worth
He has accumulated a good fortune from his journalist career. Sean has an estimated net worth of $2,485,729.
How Tall Is Sean Mcdonough
Sean is a man of average stature who stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in ( Approx 1.7m).
How Old Is Sean Mcdonough
Sean is a 60-year-old American journalist who was born on May 13, 1962, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.