Media Personalities
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Play by Play Announcer: Matt RosenMatt Rosen is an announcer for the Big Ten Network and CBS College Sports Network. Rosen has called a variety of sports from hockey and football to basketball and lacrosse. He spent two years as a member of the Coyotes radio team and was also the host of PhoenixCoyotes.com. Rosen served as the host for all Coyotes Radio Broadcasts as well as the team's post-game call-in show, "Coyotes Wrap-Up." In addition, Rosen hosted "Coyotes Weekly," the Coyotes weekly magazine show. During the 2005-06 season, Rosen served as the play-by-play announcer for the Roanoke Valley Vipers of the United Hockey League. Prior to that, Rosen could be heard as the voice of the Tri-City Storm of the United States Hockey League. Rosen is no stranger to the broadcast booth, Matt's father, Sam Rosen, has been the television voice of the New York Rangers since 1982. A New York native, Rosen graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in Fine Arts. He resides in Phoenix with his wife Debrah. |
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Sideline Reporter: Kelly Druley-HerronKelly Druley-Herron has held a number of jobs in television and radio over the years. She graduated from the University of Iowa in 2000 with a degree from one of the top journalism programs in the country. Kelly was also a member of the Univ. of Iowa Field Hockey team and was named a 1st Team All-American and 1st Team All Big Ten. She was also named the Univ. of Iowa Female Athlete of the Year for 1999-2000.Kelly currently works for the CBS affiliate in Huntsville, AL. Part of her duties there involve covering college and high school football games on the weekends. She also provides the Lexycast audio updates for multiple NFL teams on Sundays including the Washington Redskins and Carolina Panthers. Kelly has previously worked at Comcast Sports South in Nashville, TN reporting from the sidelines during the CSS "Football Game of the Week." When not covering sports you can find Kelly out on the links, the softball diamond, or traveling to see friends and family. She's an avid movie goer and a huge fan of board games and sports in general. | |
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Color and Analysis: Anthony HerronAnthony Herron grew up in the Chicago area before earning a football scholarship at the University of Iowa. There he was an All Big Ten defensive end and voted team captain in 2000. Anthony then played in the NFL with the Lions, Packers, and Falcons before ending his playing days in the Arena Football League. Once he retired Anthony and his wife Kelly moved to Huntsville, AL after he accepted a job coaching the TN Valley Vipers of AF2. They won the Arena Cup championship in his first year and then he rushed off to call his first game with the Big Ten Network the very next day.Anthony's first extensive broadcast work came in Nashville. He began doing a variety of sports and entertainment for CSS and Fox. He also did a lot of radio with multiple stations around town including frequently guest-hosting for the ESPN Radio affiliate. Anthony is back calling games for BTN this season and also hosts a studio show called Big Ten Sites & Sounds. He also hosts "The Gameplan" on an internet radio network called Voice America. In addition to his other ventures Anthony has recently done some acting as well in tv commercials and network appearances (such as the CMT Awards and this year's new Monday Night Football Open). His first love is football broadcasting but as a workaholic he rarely passes up on new adventures. | |
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