John Paul "JP" Dellacamera was born on January 11,1952 and is an American play-by-play sportscaster primarily for Major League Soccer with the Philadelphia Union, as well as major soccer tournaments and ice hockey.
21 Facts About JP Dellacamera
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JP Dellacamera grew up in Waltham, Massachusetts and graduated from Waltham High School in 1970.
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JP Dellacamera studied broadcasting at Grahm Junior College and spent much of the 1970s as a minor league hockey announcer.
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Previously, JP Dellacamera had been in the North American Hockey League with the Long Island Cougars, and accepted the Blades job after the Cougars ceased operations.
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JP Dellacamera was ESPN and ABC's play-by-play announcer for their coverage of international soccer, and has been calling the sport for nearly 30 years.
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JP Dellacamera did not call the 2006 World Cup, with Dave O'Brien replacing him, but teamed with Tommy Smyth to become the lead radio commentary team for the 2010 and 2014 World Cups for ESPN Radio.
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JP Dellacamera was NBC's play-by-play voice for soccer at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he did both the men's and women's tournaments.
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JP Dellacamera did play-by-play for the New York Red Bulls on MSG Network for several years.
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JP Dellacamera was the first host of ESPN's PressPass alongside analysts Tommy Smyth and Eddie Mighten.
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JP Dellacamera has been replaced by Derek Rae, and Mighten has been replaced by Janusz Michallik.
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JP Dellacamera served as the lead play-by-play announcer for NBC Sports coverage of Soccer at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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On January 16,2010, Major League Soccer expansion team Philadelphia Union announced that JP Dellacamera will do play-by-play for local TV broadcasts during its inaugural season.
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JP Dellacamera called Union matches through the end of their local TV contract after the 2022 season.
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In March 2011, JP Dellacamera left ESPN to join Fox Soccer as their lead MLS play-by-play commentator.
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Fox re-gained rights in time for the 2015 season and JP Dellacamera reunited with Fox through the 2022 season.
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JP Dellacamera continued his duties with the Philadelphia Union and even called Union games on Fox broadcasts.
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JP Dellacamera was the play-by-play commentator for ONE World Sports's coverage of the 2015 Asian Cup.
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JP Dellacamera was the 2018 recipient of the National Soccer Hall of Fame's Colin Jose Media Award.
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In 2022, JP Dellacamera returned to call his ninth World Cup in Qatar and his second with Fox Sports.
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JP Dellacamera served as the play-by-play announcer for all US National Team games on the NHL Network during the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
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JP Dellacamera replaced Gary Thorne, who was scheduled to announce the games.