Ian Eagle

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Ian Eagle is an American sports announcer calling National Football League (NFL) games on CBS, New Jersey Nets games on the YES Network and hosts Full Court Press, a basketball talk show with former player Kenny Smith on Sirius Satellite Radio. Other announcing experience include NCAA men's basketball, tennis, the Army-Navy football games, boxing, and NCAA track and field for CBS. He is a graduate of Syracuse University.

Contents 1 Early career 2 Later television and radio career 3 Trivia 4 External links and references

[edit] Early career

Eagle began his career by announcing football, basketball, and lacrosse for the Syracuse Orangemen. Following his graduation in 1990, Eagle began working for WFAN Radio in New York City as a producer. In 1992, WFAN gave him his own show. In 1993, Eagle was given pregame and postgame duties for the Jets. 1994 saw Eagle's first year as a Nets play-by-play radio announcer. A year later, he was made a TV announcer for SportsChannel, which later became Fox Sports Net New York. In 1997, WFAN made Eagle play-by-play announcer for Jets games.

[edit] Later television and radio career

Eagle joined CBS in 1998 doing announcing work for NFL and NCAA basketball. He continues to serve these roles today. Other CBS work includes boxing, The Pilot Pen Tennis tournament, the U.S. Open late night show, and the NCAA Track and Field Championships.

Prior to joining the YES Network as Nets announcer in 2002, Ian Eagle served the same role for the Nets on the MSG Network. Since Marv Albert joined the YES Network prior to the 2005-06 NBA season, Eagle's role has been reduced to a backup play-by-play announcer, filling in for Albert when his obligations with TNT's NBA coverage and CBS Radio's Monday Night Football and other NFL playoff games prevent him from being at the Nets games.

On Sirius, in addition to his daily talk show, Eagle does a weekly talk show, The Phil Jackson Show, with Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson.

Other announcing:

• Voice of the announcer for NBA 06 for PSP
• NBA playoff announcing for NBA TV
• Hosts NBA Action, a weekly highlights and features show for NBA TV
• Announces preseason New York Jets telecasts on WCBS-TV in New York
• Host of Nets Magazine, a look inside the New Jersey Nets for the YES Network
• Voiceover for Modell's radio commercials
• Voice of NBA Jam (tv show) from 1996 to 200?

He has been praised for his good commentary in games such as Boston College vs. Pacific in the 2006 NCAAB Tournament

[edit] Trivia

Ian has often admitted that life was easier prior to the 1986 release of Iron Eagle the movie. In fact, many callers (including prominent sports figures) continue to call him "Iron Eagle" -- much to his chagrin.

[edit] External links and references

• [1] CBS Profile
• [2] YES Network Profile
• [3] NBA.com Profile