Steve Berthiaume
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Steve Berthiaume (born 1965, Medfield, Massachusetts) is a former sportscaster for the SportsNet New York (SNY) cable network and current anchor on ESPN.
A graduate of Emerson College, Berthiaume's broadcasting career began at WTIC-TV in Hartford, Connecticut, where he covered University of Connecticut men's and women's basketball and their involvement in the NCAA tournament. He then went to the now-defunct CNNSI network and eventually to ESPN in February 2000, starting at ESPNEWS and later, anchoring for SportsCenter.
Berthiaume also spent time as an anchor at the ABC affiliate in Pensacola, Florida (WEAR, as well as the NBC affiliates in Providence, Rhode Island; Columbia, South Carolina; and Charlottesville, Virginia (WJAR-TV, WCBD-TV, and WVIR-TV, respectively).
In 2006, Berthiaume left ESPN to become a reporter for the new SNY network started by the New York Mets, however in late January 2007, SNY let him out of his contract and only two months after that, Berthiaume rejoined ESPN's SportsCenter on March 28, 2007. He also anchors many editions of Baseball Tonight.
He is married to current ESPNEWS anchor Cindy Brunson.
[edit] Catch phrases
- "Say hello to my little friend!" (taken from Scarface)
- "Fill thine horn with oil...and go" (usually said after a Philadelphia Philly player hits a home run; taken from 1 Samuel 16:1)
- "Noonan!" (taken from Caddyshack)
- "Fundamentally sound..."
- "Full extension, and he sticks the landing."
- "...on spectacular ESPNHD..."
- "Fa threh..." (for three)
- "Kick save and a beauty!" (for hockey highlights, imitating popular play-by-play man Marv Albert)
- "The lost art of the mid-range jump shot."
- "Looking to go...where eagles dare." (for golf highlights, when a player would eagle a hole)
- "And the foul" (imitating play-by-play announcer Marv Albert)
- "Cancel the Yankeeography!" (Making fun of the popular YES Network biography show on New York Yankees legends).
- "It's America's favorite game, Name That Molina!" (In reference to showing one of the three Molina Brothers: Yadier, Bengie, and Jose in a baseball highlight)
- "Lou has sparked the team!" (Talking about Lou Pinella's tirade when the Cubs caught fire).
- "(Player 1) here, (Player 2) there." (Used when a good pass is made in basketball, imitating sports radio WFAN personality Steve Somers' sign-on, "Steve Somers here, and you there") [1]
- "...The whole thing"
- "The Nation" (Reference to Boston area sports teams, preferably the Boston Red Sox)
- "[Name here], your thoughts?" (Usually used when a manager/coach/player is seen after failing in the clutch)
- "Mrrrah mrrah mrrh arah" (referencing Melky Cabrera, Yankees outfielder)
- "...Thanks for playing"
- "The Youk-dog (His nickname for Kevin Youkilis)"
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