Joseph William Tessitore was born on January 1,1971 and is an American sportscaster for ABC and ESPN.
23 Facts About Joe Tessitore
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Joe Tessitore leads ESPN's world championship fight broadcasts as the blow-by-blow broadcaster for Top Rank Boxing on ESPN, serves as a play-by-play announcer for Holey Moley on ABC alongside comedian Rob Riggle and NBA star Stephen Curry and announces college football on ESPN and ABC.
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In 2018 and 2019, Joe Tessitore was the play-by-play broadcaster of Monday Night Football, alongside former Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten in 2018 and analyst Booger McFarland in 2018 and 2019.
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Joe Tessitore graduated from the Boston College Carroll School of Management in 1993.
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Joe Tessitore completed his college preparatory studies at Christian Brothers Academy in Albany, New York.
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Joe Tessitore took over the primary sports anchor role in 1997.
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In February 2002, Joe Tessitore began calling boxing on ESPN as part of Tuesday Night Fights and Friday Night Fights.
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Joe Tessitore is widely regarded as one of the most versatile broadcasters at the network.
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Joe Tessitore has produced documentaries for ESPN's award-winning 30 for 30 series.
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For five years Joe Tessitore was the host of ESPN's live New Year's Eve specials, including RedBull New Year, No Limits, and the debut of ESPN's Year of the Quarterback.
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Previous to joining Monday Night Football, Joe Tessitore was the lead play-by-play broadcaster for ESPN's Saturday Night College Football Primetime Game and the College Football Playoff.
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Joe Tessitore appeared in the booth alongside veteran broadcaster Todd Blackledge as part of ESPN's coverage of college football.
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Previously, Joe Tessitore served in the play-by-play role for ESPN's Thursday Night Football and was host of SEC Nation paired with Tim Tebow and Paul Finebaum.
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Joe Tessitore has hosted ESPN's College Football Final, College Football Live, various Sportscenter specials and has long been a fixture on ESPN's presentation of the Heisman Trophy, as he is considered the leading expert on the trophy and its voting history.
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Joe Tessitore is the host of ESPN's extensive coverage of National Signing Day.
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Joe Tessitore has been the broadcaster of multiple Orange Bowls, the Peach Bowl, and the Sugar Bowl broadcast team.
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Joe Tessitore has worked play-by-play for the BCS Championship on ESPN 3D and is the lead broadcaster for ESPN's Megacast Homers edition of College Football's National Championship Games.
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Since 2004, Joe Tessitore has been the voice for the top selling Fight Night video game series produced by EA Sports.
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Joe Tessitore played himself in three national commercials for Dr Pepper which aired extensively through fall of 2016 and winter of 2017.
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Joe Tessitore has appeared in the television drama The Dead Zone acting as himself in an episode.
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Not all reviews of Joe Tessitore's announcing, especially on MNF, have been positive.
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Cliches are a given in football announcing, but few commentators imbue NFL banalities with the portentous sentimentality that Joe Tessitore brings to bear.
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Joe Tessitore is a member of the National Italian American Foundation and is on the Board of Directors for the Connecticut Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.