Bill Spaulding (born circa 1991-92) is an American sports announcer. He is currently the play-by-play announcer for the New Jersey Devils and has announced for the Ivy League Digital Network as well as other college sports events on NBC and ESPN, including the Olympic Games.
Career
editSpaulding went to Notre Dame High School in Elmira, New York where he graduated before going to Syracuse University.[1] While studying at the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse, Spaulding worked as a Sports Director for WAER and also hosted a talk-show as well as play-by-play announcing for High School women's college sports at WJPZ-FM. During the summer months, Spaulding would also do commentary for Collegiate summer baseball games with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League and the Geneva Red Wings of the New York Collegiate Baseball League.[2] He would also win the Jim Nantz Award for outstanding sportscaster in 2012.[1][3]
After graduating from Syracuse in 2013, he would later join the Ivy League Digital Network where he would do play-by-play commentary for Harvard and Northwestern University.
Bill Spaulding worked as a play-by-play announcer for College Hockey games as well as the Olympic Games with NBC Sports starting in 2016 as well as the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics. Much of his commentary with NBC Sports during the Olympics include track-and-field, [4]
On August 11, 2022, the MSG Network announced that Spaulding will join the network as a play-by-play announcer for the New Jersey Devils, replacing the outgoing Steve Cangialosi who done play-by-play for the Devils for eleven seasons.[5][3][6]
Personal Life
editSpaulding grew up in Horseheads, New York.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Latona, Mike (May 21, 2012). "College sportscaster is 'living a dream'". Catholic Courier.
- ^ "Dragons supplement media relations". Minor League Baseball. January 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Novozinsky, Ryan (August 11, 2022). "Bill Spaulding named new Devils play-by-play announcer". NJ.com. Advance Media.
- ^ "Orange Voices of the Summer Olympics". Syracuse University. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- ^ "Bill Spaulding Named MSG Networks Devils Play-by-Play Announcer | RELEASE". New Jersey Devils. August 11, 2022.
- ^ Novozinsky, Ryan (August 19, 2022). "How Devils play-by-play announcer Bill Spaulding is preparing for his first season". NJ.com. Advance Media.