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{{For|the Canadian football player|Alex Anthony (Canadian football)}}
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'''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."

==Announcement career==
On top of announcing New York Mets games, Anthony also announced [[New York Jets]] games at [[Giants Stadium]] and [[New Meadowlands Stadium]] from 2002-2008, [[New York Islanders]] games at the [[Nassau Coliseum]] from 1995-1998, and was the backup PA announcer for the New York Rangers from 2008-2012. 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/|accessdate=April 18, 2018|publisher=New York Post|date=March 30, 2018}}</ref> He is currently the backup PA for the New York Islanders,<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|accessdate=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.

He was the announcer for the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open Tennis Championship]] in 2002 and 2003.
He was the announcer for the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open Tennis Championship]] in 2002 and 2003.


Revision as of 08:40, 18 April 2018

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."

Announcement career

On top of announcing New York Mets games, Anthony also announced New York Jets games at Giants Stadium and New Meadowlands Stadium from 2002-2008, New York Islanders games at the Nassau Coliseum from 1995-1998, and was the backup PA announcer for the New York Rangers from 2008-2012. In the offseason before the 2018 season, Anthony was fired from the Mets.[1] He is currently the backup PA for the New York Islanders,[2][3] and is one of two game day PA announcers for the New York Jets.

He was the announcer for the US Open Tennis Championship in 2002 and 2003.

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

Childhood

Alex 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. His childhood nickname was "Zook" — a derivative of his real last name.[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.

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.[4] Anthony also works as an announcer for harness racing events held at Yonkers Raceway on days when the Mets are not playing.

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. ^ Stoffers, Carl (October 2, 2015). "Barclays Center boss brings back Islanders goal horn". New York Daily News. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  3. ^ @BComptonNHL (March 14, 2015). "#Mets PA announcer Alex Anthony behind the mic tonight at Coliseum. #Isles" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Profile
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