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Tom Caron
Tom Caron
	Caron in 2004
Born	November 17, 1963 (age 61); Lewiston, Maine, USA
Occupation(s)	Sportscaster, anchor
Spouse	Kelley
Children	2
Website	www.nesn.com/tom-caron-bio.html

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Thomas Caron (born November 17, 1963) is a sportscaster and anchor on New England's NESN network. He is a co-owner of the USL League One soccer team Portland Hearts of Pine.^[1] He is the Co-Chairman of the Jimmy Fund.

Early life and career

Caron is a graduate of Lewiston High School in Maine and Saint Michael's College in Vermont, where he majored in journalism.

After graduating, Caron took a job with a small newspaper in Vermont covering the Vermont Reds, Cincinnati's AA affiliate. He quickly left that job to take a job with WPTZ-TV in Plattsburgh, New York, where he covered the Montreal Canadiens and Montreal Expos. He later held a sports anchor job at WNNE-TV in Hanover, New Hampshire.

In 1988, he took a sports anchor job at WGME-TV in Portland, Maine, where he stayed for five years. In addition to his anchor duties, he hosted a weekly ski segment and produced a number of half-hour sports specials and hosted college and pro hockey broadcasts there.

In 1993, he left WGME-TV to become the inaugural play-by-play announcer of the Portland Pirates, the AHL affiliate of the Washington Capitals. The Pirates won the Calder Cup that first year, and Caron hosted and produced the playoff highlight video "No One Left to Beat." Caron also hosted a weekly hockey feature on WPXT-TV in Portland. Caron also provided play-by-play coverage for the New England Stingers of Roller Hockey International.

NESN

Caron joined NESN in 1995, and has been with the network ever since. His first job for the network was hosting the sports magazine Front Row. He later served as the station's Boston Bruins studio host and Red Sox field reporter, and also did play-by-play coverage for the Providence Bruins and Pawtucket Red Sox, as well as college basketball and college hockey (including the Beanpot).

Caron currently hosts the New England Sports Network's (NESN) Red Sox coverage, including the Red Sox pre- and postgame shows. During the baseball off-season, he serves as the play-by-play of the Beanpot as well as the network's Hockey East broadcasts.

Caron writes a weekly sports column for the Tuesday edition of the Portland Press Herald, mostly pertaining to the Red Sox, Bruins, and New England Patriots.^{[needs update]}

He also makes frequent guest appearances on sports talk radio station WEEI-FM to discuss the Boston Red Sox, and makes weekly appearances on 102.9 WBLM-FM ("The Blimp") and 101.3 WCPV-FM ("The Game") in Burlington, Vermont.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^{[needs update]}

While reporting during a March 2023 spring training game for the Boston Red Sox, on NESN, a cat ran onto the field and into the home team dugout, where it jumped at him.^[6]

On the August 14, 2024 Boston Red Sox broadcast on NESN, Caron announced he was named co-chairman of The Jimmy Fund alongside former Red Sox player Brock Holt.

Portland Hearts of Pine

In November 2022, Caron joined the group of investors trying to bring a USL League One soccer team to Portland, Maine.^[7] The USL granted Portland an expansion franchise in September 2023,^[8] to begin play in 2025. The team revealed its name — Portland Hearts of Pine — logo, and colors at an event emceed by Caron on April 27, 2024.^[9]

Jimmy Fund

During the 22nd annual Jimmy-Fund Radio Telethon in August of 2024 it was announced that Caron and former Red Sox All-Star Brock Holt would serve as the Co-Chairmen of the program made up of community-based fundraising events and other programs that benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Personal life

Caron lives in Framingham, Massachusetts with his wife Kelley and their two sons Jack and Robbie.

He is often called "TC" by his NESN co-workers.

Awards

Caron has won 12 New England Emmy Awards, a New York State Broadcasters Award, two James Ellery Awards (given for excellence in covering the American Hockey League), the ECAC Media Award. On March 29, 2014, Caron was inducted into the Portland Pirates Hall of Fame along with former Bruins goaltender Byron Dafoe, former Washington Capitals goaltender Olaf Kolzig, and Nashville Predators coach Barry Trotz.^[10] On October 2, 2018, Tom was the 27th recipient of the Hockey East Joe Concannon Media Award, given annually to the media member who demonstrates continued excellence in promoting and advancing the Hockey East conference in the media. On September 26, 2021 Caron was inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame.

References

^ "NESN'S TOM CARON JOINS 'USL TO PORTLAND' OWNERSHIP GROUP". Hearts of Pine. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
^ "Tom Caron: Red Sox Studio Host". Boston.com / NESN. Archived from the original on April 20, 2005. Retrieved 2007-03-03.
^ "Tom Caron: Boston Bruins Studio Host". Boston.com / NESN. Retrieved 2007-03-03.
^ "Tom Caron - Framingham, MA - Class of 1986". Saint Michaels College. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
^ "NESN extends the contracts of Tom Caron and Hazel Mae". Boston.com / NESN. Archived from the original on May 7, 2008. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
^ Nesbitt, Andy (2023-03-01). "A Loose Cat Caused Absolute Havoc During Red Sox-Marlins Game". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2023-03-08.
^ "NESN's Tom Caron joins ownership group backing professional soccer in Portland". Press Herald. 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
^ "Professional soccer team coming to Portland". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
^ "Portland men's pro soccer team unveils new name: Hearts of Pine". Press Herald. 2024-04-27. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
^ Knoblock, Chris. "Tom Caron Selected as 2014 Portland Pirates Hall of Fame Inductee". Retrieved 29 March 2014.

External links

NESN Homepage

[1] "NESN'S TOM CARON JOINS 'USL TO PORTLAND' OWNERSHIP GROUP". Hearts of Pine. Retrieved 2024-04-27.

[2] "Tom Caron: Red Sox Studio Host". Boston.com / NESN. Archived from the original on April 20, 2005. Retrieved 2007-03-03.

[3] "Tom Caron: Boston Bruins Studio Host". Boston.com / NESN. Retrieved 2007-03-03.

[4] "Tom Caron - Framingham, MA - Class of 1986". Saint Michaels College. Retrieved 2007-02-18.

[5] "NESN extends the contracts of Tom Caron and Hazel Mae". Boston.com / NESN. Archived from the original on May 7, 2008. Retrieved 2007-02-18.

[6] Nesbitt, Andy (2023-03-01). "A Loose Cat Caused Absolute Havoc During Red Sox-Marlins Game". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2023-03-08.

[7] "NESN's Tom Caron joins ownership group backing professional soccer in Portland". Press Herald. 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2024-04-27.

[8] "Professional soccer team coming to Portland". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved 2024-04-27.

[9] "Portland men's pro soccer team unveils new name: Hearts of Pine". Press Herald. 2024-04-27. Retrieved 2024-04-27.

[10] Knoblock, Chris. "Tom Caron Selected as 2014 Portland Pirates Hall of Fame Inductee". Retrieved 29 March 2014.

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-'''Tom Caron''' (born in [[Lewiston, Maine|Lewiston]], [[Maine]]) is a [[List of television reporters|sportscaster]] and anchor on New England's [[NESN]] network.
+'''Thomas Caron''' (born November 17, 1963) is a [[List of television reporters|sportscaster]] and [[sports anchor|anchor]] on New England's [[NESN]] network. He is a co-owner of the [[USL League One]] soccer team [[Portland Hearts of Pine]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=NESN'S TOM CARON JOINS 'USL TO PORTLAND' OWNERSHIP GROUP |url=https://www.heartsofpine.com/news/2024/04/24/nesns-tom-caron-joins-usl-to-portland-ownership-group/ |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Hearts of Pine |language=en-US}}</ref>  He is the Co-Chairman of the Jimmy Fund.
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+Caron is a graduate of [[Lewiston High School (Maine)|Lewiston High School]] in Maine and [[Saint Michael's College]] in Vermont, where he majored in [[journalism]].
 After graduating, Caron took a job with a small newspaper in [[Vermont]] covering the Vermont Reds, [[Cincinnati Reds|Cincinnati]]'s [[Minor league baseball|AA]] affiliate.  He quickly left that job to take a job with [[WPTZ-TV]] in [[Plattsburgh, New York]], where he covered the [[Montreal Canadiens]] and [[Montreal Expos]].  He later held a sports anchor job at [[WNNE-TV]] in [[Hanover, New Hampshire]].
-In 1988, he took a sports anchor job at [[WGME-TV]] in [[Portland, Maine]], where he stayed for five years. In addition to his anchor duties, he hosted a weekly ski segment and produced a number of half-hour sports specials.
+In 1988, he took a sports anchor job at [[WGME-TV]] in [[Portland, Maine]], where he stayed for five years. In addition to his anchor duties, he hosted a weekly ski segment and produced a number of half-hour sports specials and hosted college and pro hockey broadcasts there.
-In 1993, he left WGME-TV to work as a sports reporter at [[WPXT-TV]] in Portland, where he also hosted a weekly hockey feature.  Caron also provided play-by-play coverage for the [[Portland Pirates]] as well as the New England Stingers of [[Roller Hockey International]].
+In 1993, he left WGME-TV to become the inaugural play-by-play announcer of the Portland Pirates, the AHL affiliate of the Washington Capitals.  The Pirates won the Calder Cup that first year, and Caron hosted and produced the playoff highlight video "No One Left to Beat."  Caron also hosted a weekly hockey feature on [[WPXT-TV]] in Portland.  Caron also provided play-by-play coverage for the New England Stingers of [[Roller Hockey International]].
 ==NESN==
 Caron joined NESN in 1995, and has been with the network ever since.  His first job for the network was hosting the sports magazine ''Front Row.'' He later served as the station's [[Boston Bruins]] studio host and [[Red Sox]] field reporter, and also did play-by-play coverage for the [[Providence Bruins]] and [[Pawtucket Red Sox]], as well as college basketball and college hockey (including the [[Beanpot (Ice Hockey)|Beanpot]]).
-Caron currently hosts the [[NESN|New England Sports Network's]] (NESN) [[Boston Red Sox|Red Sox]] coverage, including the Red Sox pre- and postgame shows.  During the baseball off-season, he serves as host of "The Instigators," a weekly roundtable discussion of issues surrounding the NHL, and is the play-by-play announcer for the network's Hockey East broadcasts as well as The Beanpot.
+Caron currently hosts the [[NESN|New England Sports Network's]] (NESN) [[Boston Red Sox|Red Sox]] coverage, including the Red Sox pre- and postgame shows.  During the baseball off-season, he serves as the play-by-play of the Beanpot as well as the network's Hockey East broadcasts.
-Caron writes a weekly sports column for the Tuesday edition of the [[Portland Press Herald]], mostly pertaining to the Red Sox, Bruins, and [[New England Patriots]].
+Caron writes a weekly sports column for the Tuesday edition of the ''[[Portland Press Herald]]'', mostly pertaining to the Red Sox, Bruins, and [[New England Patriots]].{{update inline|date=May 2021}}
-He also makes frequent guest appearances on sports talk radio station [[WEEI]] to discuss the Boston Red Sox, and makes weekly appearances on 102.9 WBLM-FM ("The Blimp") and 101.3 ESPN in Burlington, VT.
+He also makes frequent guest appearances on sports talk radio station [[WEEI-FM]] to discuss the Boston Red Sox, and makes weekly appearances on 102.9 [[WBLM]]-FM ("The Blimp") and 101.3 [[WCPV]]-FM ("The Game") in [[Burlington, Vermont]].<ref>{{cite news
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+While reporting during a March 2023 spring training game for the [[Boston Red Sox]], on [[NESN]], a cat ran onto the field and into the home team dugout, where it jumped at him.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=A Loose Cat Caused Absolute Havoc During Red Sox-Marlins Game |url=https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2023/03/01/mlb-red-sox-marlins-loose-cat-causes-havoc |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=2023-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308181424/https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2023/03/01/mlb-red-sox-marlins-loose-cat-causes-havoc |archive-date=2023-03-08 |url-status=live |last1=Nesbitt |first1=Andy}}</ref>
-==Personal==
+On the August 14, 2024 [[Boston Red Sox]] broadcast on [[NESN]], Caron announced he was named co-chairman of [[The Jimmy Fund]] alongside former Red Sox player [[Brock Holt]].
+== Portland Hearts of Pine ==
+In November 2022, Caron joined the group of investors trying to bring a [[USL League One]] soccer team to [[Portland, Maine]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-22 |title=NESN's Tom Caron joins ownership group backing professional soccer in Portland |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2022/11/22/nesns-tom-caron-joins-ownership-group-backing-professional-soccer-in-portland/ |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Press Herald}}</ref> The USL granted Portland an expansion franchise in September 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Professional soccer team coming to Portland |url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/me/maine/news/2023/09/08/professional-soccer-team-coming-to-portland- |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=spectrumlocalnews.com |language=en}}</ref> to begin play in 2025. The team revealed its name — Portland Hearts of Pine — logo, and colors at an event emceed by Caron on April 27, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-27 |title=Portland men's pro soccer team unveils new name: Hearts of Pine |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/27/mens-pro-soccer-franchise-in-portland-to-play-as-hearts-of-pines/ |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Press Herald}}</ref>
+== Jimmy Fund ==
+During the 22nd annual Jimmy-Fund Radio Telethon in August of 2024 it was announced that Caron and former Red Sox All-Star Brock Holt would serve as the Co-Chairmen of the program made up of community-based fundraising events and other programs that benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
+== Personal life ==
 Caron lives in [[Framingham, Massachusetts]] with his wife Kelley and their two sons Jack and Robbie.
 He is often called "TC" by his NESN co-workers.
-==Awards==
+== Awards ==
-Caron has won three New England Emmy Awards, a New York State Broadcasters Award, two James Ellery Awards (given for excellence in covering the American Hockey League), and the ECAC Media Award. On March 29, 2014, Caron was inducted into the Portland Pirates Hall of Fame along with former Bruins goaltender Byron Dafoe, former Washington Capitals goaltender Olaf Kolzig, and Nashville Predators coach Barry Trotz<ref>{{cite web|last=Knoblock|first=Chris|title=Tom Caron Selected as 2014 Portland Pirates Hall of Fame Inductee|url=http://www.portlandpirates.com/news/releases/index.html?article_id=389|accessdate=29 March 2014}}</ref>
+Caron has won 12 New England Emmy Awards, a New York State Broadcasters Award, two James Ellery Awards (given for excellence in covering the American Hockey League), the ECAC Media Award. On March 29, 2014, Caron was inducted into the Portland Pirates Hall of Fame along with former Bruins goaltender Byron Dafoe, former Washington Capitals goaltender Olaf Kolzig, and Nashville Predators coach Barry Trotz.<ref>{{cite web|last=Knoblock|first=Chris|title=Tom Caron Selected as 2014 Portland Pirates Hall of Fame Inductee|url=http://www.portlandpirates.com/news/releases/index.html?article_id=389|accessdate=29 March 2014}}</ref> On October 2, 2018, Tom was the 27th recipient of the Hockey East Joe Concannon Media Award, given annually to the media member who demonstrates continued excellence in promoting and advancing the Hockey East conference in the media.  On September 26, 2021 Caron was inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame.
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