FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, May 6th, 2013
ERIN COSCARELLI JOINS COMCAST SPORTSNET BAY AREA’S ON-AIR TALENT LINEUP
Coscarelli Joins Network as Newest Anchor/Reporter for SportsNet Central and Other Studio Programming
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 6, 2013) – Comcast SportsNet Bay Area (@CSNAuthentic), the home of “Authentic Bay Area Sports,” today announced that Erin Coscarelli (@ECoscarelliCSN) has joined its roster of on-air talent as an anchor and reporter and will appear on the network’s signature sports news program SportsNet Central and other studio shows. The announcement was made by Ted Griggs, President of Comcast SportsNet Bay Area.
Griggs said, “We are pleased to welcome Erin to Comcast SportsNet. She is a terrific addition to our roster of talented anchors and reporters. I am confident that viewers will appreciate her work and the enthusiasm that she will bring to the network.”
Coscarelli added, “It is an honor to join a richly talented staff of anchors and reporters for a network committed to presenting Northern California’s most comprehensive and entertaining coverage of the local teams. There are few places that are more distinct than the Bay Area and I am excited to be a part of a community that truly loves and embraces their teams and shares my passion for sports.”
Over the years, Coscarelli has served as a sideline reporter for various sports and networks – college football on Fox Sports West and the Pac 12 Network; Professional Bull Riders broadcasts on CBS, NBC and NBC Sports Network; and the Pop Warner Super Bowl on ESPN. Additionally, she was an anchor for Fox Sports Flash, which delivers hourly sports news updates on FoxSports.com. Prior to Fox Sports, she was a reporter for ESPN’s Summer X-Games and World Series of Poker.
Coscarelli, a native of Los Angeles, Calif., is a 2006 graduate of the University of Southern California, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcasting. While at USC, Coscarelli served as sports anchor/reporter for the campus television station Annenberg TV and on the school’s radio station KSCR 1560 AM.
NBC Sports Regional Networks, part of the NBC Sports Group, consists of 13 local networks that deliver more than 2,400 sporting events annually, along with breaking news and comprehensive analysis, to more than 50 million cable and satellite homes. The NBC Sports Regional Networks are: Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Comcast SportsNet California, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Comcast SportsNet Houston, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Comcast SportsNet New England, Comcast SportsNet Northwest, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, CSS and SNY. NBC Sports Regional Networks also manages NECN (New England Cable News), the nation’s largest regional news network, and The Comcast Network, based in Philadelphia and Washington, which delivers community-oriented programming. For more information, see ComcastSportsNet.com.
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Jay dela Cruz
Comcast SportsNet
415-296-8900
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