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==Announcing career==
==Announcing career==
Before becoming an announcer for the New York Mets, Anthony was the PA announcer for [[New York Islanders]] games at the [[Nassau Coliseum]] from 1995-1998. Anthony also announced [[New York Jets]] games at [[Giants Stadium]] and [[New Meadowlands Stadium]] from 2002-2008, while also announcing for the New York Mets. He later became the backup PA announcer for the New York Rangers from 2008-2012 while still continuing to announce for the Mets. In the offseason before the [[2018 MLB season|2018 season]], Anthony was fired from the Mets.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Puma|first1=Mike|title=Amed Rosario in the middle of everything at bottom of lineup|url=https://nypost.com/2018/03/30/amed-rosario-in-the-middle-of-everything-at-bottom-of-lineup/|access-date=April 18, 2018|publisher=New York Post|date=March 30, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=NYPost_Mets |number=979500402868654081 |date= March 29, 2018|title=The Mets recently dismissed longtime public address announcer Alex Anthony, according to sources. The team issued a statement saying Anthony is no longer with the club and a search for his replacement is underway.}}</ref> He returned to the New York Islanders since their move to the [[Barclays Center]] in 2015, when then-Islanders PA Announcer Roger Luce was unavailable. He went back to full-time for the Islanders in 2019, as he called every game of the 2019-2020 season, and continued to do so for the Islanders final season at [[Nassau Coliseum]]. <ref>{{cite news|last1=Stoffers|first1=Carl|title=Barclays Center boss brings back Islanders goal horn|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hockey/barclays-center-classic-horn-islanders-article-1.2382879|access-date=April 18, 2018|publisher=New York Daily News|date=October 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=BComptonNHL |number=576880094683201536 |date= March 14, 2015|title=#Mets PA announcer Alex Anthony behind the mic tonight at Coliseum. #Isles}}</ref> and is one of two game day PA announcers for the New York Jets.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}
Before becoming an announcer for the New York Mets, Anthony was the PA announcer for [[New York Islanders]] games at the [[Nassau Coliseum]] from 1995-1998. Anthony also announced [[New York Jets]] games at [[Giants Stadium]] and [[New Meadowlands Stadium]] from 2002-2008, while also announcing for the New York Mets. He later became the backup PA announcer for the New York Rangers from 2008-2012 while still continuing to announce for the Mets. In the offseason before the [[2018 MLB season|2018 season]], Anthony was fired from the Mets.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Puma|first1=Mike|title=Amed Rosario in the middle of everything at bottom of lineup|url=https://nypost.com/2018/03/30/amed-rosario-in-the-middle-of-everything-at-bottom-of-lineup/|access-date=April 18, 2018|publisher=New York Post|date=March 30, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=NYPost_Mets |number=979500402868654081 |date= March 29, 2018|title=The Mets recently dismissed longtime public address announcer Alex Anthony, according to sources. The team issued a statement saying Anthony is no longer with the club and a search for his replacement is underway.}}</ref> He returned to the New York Islanders since their move to the [[Barclays Center]] in 2015, when then-Islanders PA Announcer Roger Luce was unavailable. He went back to full-time for the Islanders in 2019, as he called every game of the 2019-2020 season, and continued to do so for the Islanders final season at [[Nassau Coliseum]]. <ref>{{cite news|last1=Stoffers|first1=Carl|title=Barclays Center boss brings back Islanders goal horn|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/hockey/barclays-center-classic-horn-islanders-article-1.2382879|access-date=April 18, 2018|work=New York Daily News|date=October 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |user=BComptonNHL |number=576880094683201536 |date= March 14, 2015|title=#Mets PA announcer Alex Anthony behind the mic tonight at Coliseum. #Isles}}</ref> and is one of two game day PA announcers for the New York Jets.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}


He was the announcer for the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open Tennis Championship]] in 2002 and 2003.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}
He was the announcer for the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open Tennis Championship]] in 2002 and 2003.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

Revision as of 21:15, 13 December 2022

For the Canadian football player, see Alex Anthony (Canadian football).

Alex Anthony is best known as the Public Address announcer for Major League Baseball's New York Mets, a position he held from 2004-2017, first at Shea Stadium and then at Citi Field since the Mets moved there in 2009. He has been called the "Voice of the Mets."[by whom?]

Announcing career

Before becoming an announcer for the New York Mets, Anthony was the PA announcer for New York Islanders games at the Nassau Coliseum from 1995-1998. Anthony also announced New York Jets games at Giants Stadium and New Meadowlands Stadium from 2002-2008, while also announcing for the New York Mets. He later became the backup PA announcer for the New York Rangers from 2008-2012 while still continuing to announce for the Mets. In the offseason before the 2018 season, Anthony was fired from the Mets.[1][2] He returned to the New York Islanders since their move to the Barclays Center in 2015, when then-Islanders PA Announcer Roger Luce was unavailable. He went back to full-time for the Islanders in 2019, as he called every game of the 2019-2020 season, and continued to do so for the Islanders final season at Nassau Coliseum. [3][4] and is one of two game day PA announcers for the New York Jets.[citation needed]

He was the announcer for the US Open Tennis Championship in 2002 and 2003.[citation needed]

Anthony served as a PA voice during the 2006 National League Championship Series, the 2013 All-Star Game, and the 2015 World Series.[citation needed]

Childhood

Anthony grew up in Garden City, New York, a largely upper-middle class suburb of New York City. He came from a Greek-American family, and his father was a furrier.[citation needed]

He was a very good baseball player — going on to play for Adelphi University, but was even more well known in his community for providing play-by-play commentary of neighborhood stickball and softball games.[citation needed]

Other Announcing Work

Apart from in-stadium sports announcing, he also does voice-over work on several radio and television commercials, and video games, such as Grand Theft Auto.[5] Anthony also works as an announcer for harness racing events held at Yonkers Raceway on days when the Mets are not playing.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Puma, Mike (March 30, 2018). "Amed Rosario in the middle of everything at bottom of lineup". New York Post. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  2. ^ @NYPost_Mets (March 29, 2018). "The Mets recently dismissed longtime public address announcer Alex Anthony, according to sources. The team issued a statement saying Anthony is no longer with the club and a search for his replacement is underway" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Stoffers, Carl (October 2, 2015). "Barclays Center boss brings back Islanders goal horn". New York Daily News. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  4. ^ @BComptonNHL (March 14, 2015). "#Mets PA announcer Alex Anthony behind the mic tonight at Coliseum. #Isles" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ He has we also in the first episode of the Lazlow show featuring Lazlow Jones. Profile
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