1. Gregory Charles Papa was born on October 10,1962 and is an American sportscaster, currently employed as the radio play-by-play announcer for the San Francisco 49ers.
25 Facts About Greg Papa
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Greg Papa has broadcast for the Indiana Pacers, Golden State Warriors, Oakland Athletics, San Antonio Spurs, Oakland Raiders and San Francisco Giants during his career.
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Greg Papa is best known as the radio play-by-play caller for the Raiders and the host of Chronicle Live on NBC Sports Bay Area.
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Greg Papa is the younger brother of deceased Philadelphia sportscaster Gary Papa.
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Greg Papa was in the same 1984 Newhouse class as Sean McDonough and Tony Caridi.
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Greg Papa was a member of the Indiana Pacers' television and radio broadcasting team from 1984 to 1986.
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From 1997 to 2000, Greg Papa became the lead announcer on the San Antonio Spurs' telecasts.
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Until his dismissal prior to the 2018 season, Greg Papa was play-by-play announcer for the Raiders, alongside his color commentator, former Raider coach Tom Flores.
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Greg Papa's work was very much in the tradition of his predecessor, Bill King.
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Greg Papa later speculated that he was let go by the Raiders for criticizing owner Mark Davis's decision to interview Mike Shanahan for the head coach position in 2015, as Shanahan, who previously coached the team from 1988 to 1989, had a "huge falling out" with Davis' father and previous owner Al Davis.
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Greg Papa was the television play-by-play announcer for the Oakland A's with Ray Fosse from 1991 to 2003.
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From 2004 to 2008, Greg Papa called play-by-play for San Francisco Giants broadcasts on KTVU television and KNBR radio.
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In 2008, Greg Papa hosted 35 of the 50 scheduled editions of "Giants Pregame Live" and all 65 of the "Giants Postgame Live" shows on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area.
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Greg Papa occasionally announced several of the Giants' games on TV and radio when Jon Miller was on assignment at ESPN.
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When Dave Flemming's microphone went dead when the ball was in the air for what turned out to be Barry Bonds' 715th career home run on May 28,2006, Greg Papa took over the broadcast, apologized to listeners, and explained what happened on the field.
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Greg Papa returned to baseball full-time for the 2021 season, hosting pregame and postgame coverage for the Giants, though this only lasted one season.
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Greg Papa still remains as a substitute host for Giants Pre and Postgame Live.
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In 2018, Greg Papa hosted 49ers pre- and postgame live on NBC Sports Bay Area, alongside Donte Whitner, Ian Williams, and Jeff Garcia.
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Greg Papa has done San Jose Stealth and San Francisco Dragons lacrosse games.
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Greg Papa is formerly host of Chronicle Live, a nightly Bay Area sports talk show covering all Bay Area sports.
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Greg Papa was the play-by-play announcer for HardBall 6: 2000 Edition and some of his Oakland A's broadcast audio was in the 2011 film Moneyball.
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In 2017, Greg Papa began co-hosting The Happy Hour, a conversational discussion sports program on NBC Sports Bay Area, with sports anchor Kelli Johnson and media personality Ray Ratto.
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Greg Papa has been married for over 30 years to the former, Angela Garay.
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Greg Papa has five children, Derek, Alexandra, Danielle, Erika, and Nicolas.
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Greg Papa's brother, the late Gary Papa, was a long time sportscaster for WPVI in Philadelphia.