Steve Levy

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Steve Levy
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Levy in 2021
Born (1965-03-12) March 12, 1965 (age 59)
Education State University of New York at Oswego
Occupation Sportscaster
Years active1993–present
Notable credit(s) SportsCenter
MLB Baseball, NFL football, College football
SpouseAni Levy [1]

Steve Levy ( /ˈliːviː/ ; born March 12, 1965) [2] is an American journalist and sportscaster for ESPN. He is known for his work broadcasting college football, Monday Night Football and the National Hockey League.

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Early life and career

Levy went to John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore, New York, and then graduated in 1987 from the State University of New York at Oswego with a degree in communications and broadcasting. [3] Before working for ESPN, he worked in New York City in radio and/or television for WFAN, MSG Network, WCBS-TV, WABC-AM, and WNBC-AM. [3] He is Jewish. [4]

ESPN (1993–present)

Levy has been with ESPN since August 1, 1993. [3]

At ESPN, he usually works on SportsCenter , and has hosted the late night edition on Monday night during the NFL season, following Monday Night Football . He covered NHL regular season and playoff games before the network lost the rights to televise the league's games. [5] He also previously covered the network's college football coverage for four seasons, 1999–2002, returning to this role in 2016. [6] He also served as a fill-in play-by-play commentator for Wednesday Night Baseball. He served as ESPN's lead play-by-play announcer for the XFL in 2020. [7]

National Hockey League

Levy is a prolific and well-known NHL broadcaster. He has earned the nickname "Mr. Extra Period" for having called three of the longest televised games in NHL history, all of which have been playoff games, two of which he teamed up with Darren Pang: [8] [9] [10] a 1996 game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals that went four overtimes; a 2000 contest that also featured the Penguins, this time playing the Philadelphia Flyers, which went five overtimes; and a 2003 matchup between the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the Dallas Stars, which also went five overtimes, and lasted six hours. The only two games to go longer took place before the era of television.

Monday Night Football

In 2019, Levy called one of ESPN's Monday Night Football matchups in week 1 alongside his broadcast partners Brian Griese and Louis Riddick. [11] The following year, the trio were named to the lead Monday Night Football crew, [12] [13] which lasted until the hiring of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman in 2022. [14] [15] Levy was paired with Riddick and Dan Orlovsky [16] before being replaced by Chris Fowler the next year. [17]

Other appearances

Levy has appeared in a print advertisement for Swiss watchmaker Raymond Weil. He appeared as himself in a pair of 2005 films, covering the Boston Red Sox in spring training in Fever Pitch , and the Special Olympics in The Ringer . He also appeared in The Game Plan , released in 2007 and Parental Guidance , released in 2012. [18] Levy performed a cameo role in the interactive video for the Bob Dylan classic "Like A Rolling Stone". [19] [20]

Levy, Pang, and Barry Melrose called the 2016 World Cup of Hockey on ESPN. [21] [22] Levy performed as a play-by-play commentator for the Puppy Bowl in 2021. [23]

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  1. ↑ Bater, Martin (January 26, 2012). "Lawyer-turned-surfer-turned PA shares her journey to ESPN". ESPN Front Row. Archived from the original on February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Steve Levy - ESPN Media Zone". ESPN Media Zone . Archived from the original on January 22, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2022. Born March 12, 1965, Levy is a 1987 graduate of Oswego State with a bachelor of science degree in communications with a concentration in broadcasting.
  3. 1 2 3 "Steve Levy". ESPN Press Room U.S. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Celebrity Jewish Speakers – Famous Jews in Sports Jewish Athletes". Allamericanspeakers.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  5. ↑ Tribune, Chicago; Nidetz, Steve (October 1, 1993). "ESPN2 TAKES AIM AT YOUNG, RESTLESS". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  6. ↑ "ESPN shuffles college football roles for Ponder, Tessitore, Levy & Griese". May 18, 2016. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Steve Levy, Greg McElroy will lead ESPN's XFL broadcast team". USA Today. November 6, 2019. Archived from the original on February 11, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  8. ↑ SUNY. "Steve Levy - SUNY" . Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  9. ↑ By (April 27, 2003). "LEVY'S ON THE AIR? PAKC YOUR PILLOW". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  10. ↑ Elliott, Helene (May 9, 2000). "Flyers Hardly Miss a Beat, Even Without Missing Link". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  11. ↑ Stoneberg, Allie (May 15, 2019). "Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick and Laura Rutledge to Call 2019 Monday Night Football Doubleheader Game". ESPN Press Room U.S. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Steve Levy, Louis Riddick and Brian Griese named as new MNF crew". ESPN . August 17, 2020. Archived from the original on August 18, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  13. ↑ Bucholtz, Andrew (April 23, 2021). "ESPN will reportedly maintain Monday Night Football booth of Steve Levy, Brian Griese, and Louis Riddick for 2021". Awful Announcing. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  14. ↑ "ESPN signs Buck, Aikman to be new MNF voices". ESPN.com. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  15. ↑ Koons, Zach (March 16, 2022). "Breaking: ESPN Officially Announces Troy Aikman, Joe Buck Joining Network". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  16. ↑ Volner, Derek (July 12, 2022). "ESPN's Steve Levy, Louis Riddick, Dan Orlovsky and Laura Rutledge Team Up to Call Multiple NFL Games This Season". ESPN Press Room U.S. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  17. ↑ Camenker, Jacob (December 11, 2023). "Why are Dan Orlovsky, Chris Fowler, Louis Riddick announcing 'Monday Night Football' in Week 14? | Sporting News". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
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  19. ↑ "Every Single Cameo In Bob Dylan's Insane 'Like A Rolling Stone' Video". MTV . Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
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  21. ↑ Zeitchik, Steven (September 22, 2016). "With the World Cup, ESPN and a pair of familiar faces return — briefly — to hockey". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  22. ↑ Skarka, Michael (September 12, 2016). "ESPN's World Cup of Hockey 2016 Tournament Commentator Schedule". ESPN Press Room U.S. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  23. ↑ Vera, Amir; Andrew, Scottie; Morova, Maria (February 7, 2021). "Puppy Bowl XVII: Team Ruff wins with dramatic last-minute comeback". CNN. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
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