GaryMrMets
01-20-2002, 12:23 AM
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Television & Radio Broadcasters
Television Broadcasters
Dewayne Staats, who completed his 25th season in Major League Baseball last season, enters his fifth season with the Devil Rays in 2002. Before joining the Rays, he spent three years calling play-by-play for ESPN in a variety of sports, including major league baseball and NCAA baseball, basketball and football. He began his major league play-by-play career as the radio and TV voice of the Houston Astros from 1977-84, then called radio and TV action for the Chicago Cubs from 1985-89. He was the lead play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees games carried by the MSG- TV network from 1990-94, and spent the 1994 and 1995 seasons calling the action for The Baseball Network (ABC/NBC). Staats began his career as a sports reporter for WSIE Radio while a student at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and began his baseball career as the radio voice of the Oklahoma City 89ers (1973-74). A 1975 graduate of SIU-Edwardsville, Dewayne earned Distinguished Alumnus-of-the-Year honors in 1987. He and his wife, Demetra (Dee), have two daughters, Stephanie (1-11-78) and Alexandra (1-11-84).
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Joe Magrane returns as television color analyst for the Devil Rays in 2002, his fifth seaon with the club. In September 2000, Magrane served as color analyst for NBC's Olympic baseball coverage in Sydney, Australia. Before coming to the Rays, the 10- year Major League veteran worked as an analyst on regional ESPN major league games in 1997 and worked with Devil Rays play-by-play man Dewayne Staats on ESPN's coverage of the College World Series. An All-America selection at the University of Arizona in 1985, Magrane compiled a 56-67 major league record with the St. Louis Cardinals (1987- 93), California Angels (1993-95), and Chicago White Sox (1996). He finished third in the 1987 N.L. Rookie-of-the-Year voting, helping lead the Cardinals to the World Series. He won the ERA title in 1988 while with the Cards (2.18) and the following year won 18 games, placing third in the N.L. Cy Young voting. His nephew, Jim, was the Devil Rays' minor league pitcher of the year in 2000 at Single-A Charleston. He and his wife, Renee, have two daughters, Shannon and Sophia.
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Todd Kalas enters his fifth season broadcasting with the Devil Rays and tenth in the major leagues. Kalas hosts the Rays television pre-game show, "Devil Rays on Deck," seen on Fox Sports Net. In addition, Kalas has filled in with play-by-play on both the Rays' television and radio networks. During the 2000 season, he teamed with Dewayne Staats on five telecasts, subbing for Joe Magrane, who was broadcasting Olympic baseball coverage for NBC. Prior to joining the Rays, Kalas worked on the radio broadcast team of the New York Mets (1992- 1993) and the television broadcast team of the Philadelphia Phillies (1994-1996). After graduating with a degree in broadcast journalism from Syracuse University in 1987, he announced University of Delaware football and basketball games. In 1989, he moved to the Tampa Bay area as sports director at Vision Cable in Clearwater before beginning his career in baseball with the Louisville Redbirds in 1991. In the off-season, he does freelance work for Fox Sports Net, ESPN and ESPN2. Todd, the son of longtime Phillies broadcaster, Harry Kalas, is single and resides in Largo, Fla.
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Radio Broadcasters
Paul Olden, a 14-year major league baseball broadcasting veteran, returns to the Devil Rays' radio team in 2002. Named to the post on September 23, 1997, Olden came to Tampa Bay after calling college football play-by-play for Fy-by- play for Fox Sports Net in 1997. From 1994-96, he was the play-by-play voice of the New York Yankees on WPIX- TV, including the Yankees' World Championship season of 1996. He earned his first big-league job as the play-by-play voice of the Cleveland Indians from 1988-89, then served in the same capacity for the California Angels in 1991, replacing Joe Torre. He also called regional games on ESPN in 1991 and 1992. He served as the play-by-play voice of the NFL's Los Angeles Rams (1991-92) and New York Jets (1993-96), as well as the UCLA Bruins 1990 (football). Paul earned a New York Emmy Award for best local sports coverage in 1993, and for the last eight years, he has served as the public address announcer at the Super Bowl, including this year's game in Tampa. Olden was born in Chicago and grew up in Los Angeles listening to legendary broadcasters such as Vin Scully, Chick Hearn, and Dick Enberg. As a kid, he often took a tape recorder with him to Dodger Stadium and practiced his play-by-play skills. Paul's hobbies include photography, collecting clocks and lighthouse memorabilia, and during this past offseason, he took up the guitar. Olden is single and lives in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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Charlie Slowes joins Paul Olden in returning as the first play-by-play team in Devil Rays history. Prior to joining the Rays, Slowes spent 11 years calling the play-by-play action for the Washington Bullets. He spent parts or all of four NBA off-seasons as the television and radio voice of the Tidewater Tides (1986, 1988, 1991, 1992) of the Triple-A International League. He also hosted the Baltimore Orioles' pregame television show in 1994, and worked as a frequent substitute announcer for the New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles. Slowes gained network experience by calling a regional broadcast of the NBC Sports Game of the Week in 1989 and by calling play-by-play on the CBS Radio Game of the Week in 1985. From 1984-86, he hosted a variety of sports programs at KMOX Radio in St. Louis, including the 1985 National League Championship Series and World Series pre-game shows. He graduated from Fordham University with a degree in communications in 1983. Charlie and his wife, Christina, have two boys, Jimmy (4-6-94) and Alex (10- 11-97) and reside in Palm Harbor, Fla.
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Rays in Spanish (760-AM La Ley)
Ricardo Tavares, 35, returns for his third season calling the play-by-play action on the Rays spanish broadcast. The Dominican-born Tavares has 17 years of radio experience. He spent two years as a sports commentator for the major leagues in the Dominican Republic and was Program Director for HIVG 870-AM and HIVP 970-AM in the Dominican Republic from 1990-1992. Following that he served as Assistant Program Director for WRIV in Providence, Rhode Island for three years. Most recently, was a host on 760-AM La Mera Mera in Tampa. A baseball player growing up, Taveras participated in the Los Angeles Dodgers' Spring Training in 1983 but had to leave camp because of an arm injury. He and his wife, Josie, have lived in the Tampa Bay area since July 1999.
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Enrique Oliu, 39, returns for his fourth season as color analyst. Born in Nicaragua, Oliu came to the United States at age 10 and attended the St. Augustine School for the Blind. He called his first professional action in 1989 for the Jacksonville Expos, then served as color commentator for the St. Petersburg Pelicans of the Senior Professional Baseball League. Prior to that he was the public address announcer seven years for Florida College Baseball in Tampa. He has hosted his own show on WQBN 1300-AM and has appeared as a guest on baseball broadcasts and talk shows in Managua, Nicaragua. Oliu owns a communications degree from University of South Florida. He married former Air Force sargeant Debbie Perry on October 11, 2000.
http://devilrays.com/tb/photo/2001_misc/EnriqueOlieu.jpg
Television & Radio Broadcasters
Television Broadcasters
Dewayne Staats, who completed his 25th season in Major League Baseball last season, enters his fifth season with the Devil Rays in 2002. Before joining the Rays, he spent three years calling play-by-play for ESPN in a variety of sports, including major league baseball and NCAA baseball, basketball and football. He began his major league play-by-play career as the radio and TV voice of the Houston Astros from 1977-84, then called radio and TV action for the Chicago Cubs from 1985-89. He was the lead play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees games carried by the MSG- TV network from 1990-94, and spent the 1994 and 1995 seasons calling the action for The Baseball Network (ABC/NBC). Staats began his career as a sports reporter for WSIE Radio while a student at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and began his baseball career as the radio voice of the Oklahoma City 89ers (1973-74). A 1975 graduate of SIU-Edwardsville, Dewayne earned Distinguished Alumnus-of-the-Year honors in 1987. He and his wife, Demetra (Dee), have two daughters, Stephanie (1-11-78) and Alexandra (1-11-84).
http://devilrays.com/tb/photo/2001_misc/DewayneStaats.jpg
Joe Magrane returns as television color analyst for the Devil Rays in 2002, his fifth seaon with the club. In September 2000, Magrane served as color analyst for NBC's Olympic baseball coverage in Sydney, Australia. Before coming to the Rays, the 10- year Major League veteran worked as an analyst on regional ESPN major league games in 1997 and worked with Devil Rays play-by-play man Dewayne Staats on ESPN's coverage of the College World Series. An All-America selection at the University of Arizona in 1985, Magrane compiled a 56-67 major league record with the St. Louis Cardinals (1987- 93), California Angels (1993-95), and Chicago White Sox (1996). He finished third in the 1987 N.L. Rookie-of-the-Year voting, helping lead the Cardinals to the World Series. He won the ERA title in 1988 while with the Cards (2.18) and the following year won 18 games, placing third in the N.L. Cy Young voting. His nephew, Jim, was the Devil Rays' minor league pitcher of the year in 2000 at Single-A Charleston. He and his wife, Renee, have two daughters, Shannon and Sophia.
http://devilrays.com/tb/photo/2001_misc/JoeMagrane.jpg
Todd Kalas enters his fifth season broadcasting with the Devil Rays and tenth in the major leagues. Kalas hosts the Rays television pre-game show, "Devil Rays on Deck," seen on Fox Sports Net. In addition, Kalas has filled in with play-by-play on both the Rays' television and radio networks. During the 2000 season, he teamed with Dewayne Staats on five telecasts, subbing for Joe Magrane, who was broadcasting Olympic baseball coverage for NBC. Prior to joining the Rays, Kalas worked on the radio broadcast team of the New York Mets (1992- 1993) and the television broadcast team of the Philadelphia Phillies (1994-1996). After graduating with a degree in broadcast journalism from Syracuse University in 1987, he announced University of Delaware football and basketball games. In 1989, he moved to the Tampa Bay area as sports director at Vision Cable in Clearwater before beginning his career in baseball with the Louisville Redbirds in 1991. In the off-season, he does freelance work for Fox Sports Net, ESPN and ESPN2. Todd, the son of longtime Phillies broadcaster, Harry Kalas, is single and resides in Largo, Fla.
http://devilrays.com/tb/photo/2001_misc/ToddKalas.jpg
Radio Broadcasters
Paul Olden, a 14-year major league baseball broadcasting veteran, returns to the Devil Rays' radio team in 2002. Named to the post on September 23, 1997, Olden came to Tampa Bay after calling college football play-by-play for Fy-by- play for Fox Sports Net in 1997. From 1994-96, he was the play-by-play voice of the New York Yankees on WPIX- TV, including the Yankees' World Championship season of 1996. He earned his first big-league job as the play-by-play voice of the Cleveland Indians from 1988-89, then served in the same capacity for the California Angels in 1991, replacing Joe Torre. He also called regional games on ESPN in 1991 and 1992. He served as the play-by-play voice of the NFL's Los Angeles Rams (1991-92) and New York Jets (1993-96), as well as the UCLA Bruins 1990 (football). Paul earned a New York Emmy Award for best local sports coverage in 1993, and for the last eight years, he has served as the public address announcer at the Super Bowl, including this year's game in Tampa. Olden was born in Chicago and grew up in Los Angeles listening to legendary broadcasters such as Vin Scully, Chick Hearn, and Dick Enberg. As a kid, he often took a tape recorder with him to Dodger Stadium and practiced his play-by-play skills. Paul's hobbies include photography, collecting clocks and lighthouse memorabilia, and during this past offseason, he took up the guitar. Olden is single and lives in St. Petersburg, Fla.
http://devilrays.com/tb/photo/2001_misc/PaulOlden.jpg
Charlie Slowes joins Paul Olden in returning as the first play-by-play team in Devil Rays history. Prior to joining the Rays, Slowes spent 11 years calling the play-by-play action for the Washington Bullets. He spent parts or all of four NBA off-seasons as the television and radio voice of the Tidewater Tides (1986, 1988, 1991, 1992) of the Triple-A International League. He also hosted the Baltimore Orioles' pregame television show in 1994, and worked as a frequent substitute announcer for the New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles. Slowes gained network experience by calling a regional broadcast of the NBC Sports Game of the Week in 1989 and by calling play-by-play on the CBS Radio Game of the Week in 1985. From 1984-86, he hosted a variety of sports programs at KMOX Radio in St. Louis, including the 1985 National League Championship Series and World Series pre-game shows. He graduated from Fordham University with a degree in communications in 1983. Charlie and his wife, Christina, have two boys, Jimmy (4-6-94) and Alex (10- 11-97) and reside in Palm Harbor, Fla.
http://devilrays.com/tb/photo/2001_misc/CharlieSlowes.jpg
Rays in Spanish (760-AM La Ley)
Ricardo Tavares, 35, returns for his third season calling the play-by-play action on the Rays spanish broadcast. The Dominican-born Tavares has 17 years of radio experience. He spent two years as a sports commentator for the major leagues in the Dominican Republic and was Program Director for HIVG 870-AM and HIVP 970-AM in the Dominican Republic from 1990-1992. Following that he served as Assistant Program Director for WRIV in Providence, Rhode Island for three years. Most recently, was a host on 760-AM La Mera Mera in Tampa. A baseball player growing up, Taveras participated in the Los Angeles Dodgers' Spring Training in 1983 but had to leave camp because of an arm injury. He and his wife, Josie, have lived in the Tampa Bay area since July 1999.
http://devilrays.com/tb/photo/2001_misc/RicardoTavares.jpg
Enrique Oliu, 39, returns for his fourth season as color analyst. Born in Nicaragua, Oliu came to the United States at age 10 and attended the St. Augustine School for the Blind. He called his first professional action in 1989 for the Jacksonville Expos, then served as color commentator for the St. Petersburg Pelicans of the Senior Professional Baseball League. Prior to that he was the public address announcer seven years for Florida College Baseball in Tampa. He has hosted his own show on WQBN 1300-AM and has appeared as a guest on baseball broadcasts and talk shows in Managua, Nicaragua. Oliu owns a communications degree from University of South Florida. He married former Air Force sargeant Debbie Perry on October 11, 2000.
http://devilrays.com/tb/photo/2001_misc/EnriqueOlieu.jpg