Rick Peckham
Rick Peckham | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 1955 (age 71) |
| Occupation | broadcaster |
| Years active | 1977-2020 |
Rick Peckham (born March 1955) is an American retired play-by-play broadcaster for the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning hockey team.[1][2] He was the 2020 recipient of the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award.[3] Peckham served as the play-by-play announcer for the Hartford Whalers from 1984 through 1995.[4][5] He has also broadcast NHL games on ESPN (1987–88) and SportsChannel America (1988–92). Through 1977–84, he called games on television and radio for the AHL's Rochester Americans.[5] Peckham was broadcasting Lightning games with the Florida-based Fox Sports Sun, as well as occasionally doing play-by-play for the NHL on NBC, a role that increased with the death of Dave Strader.[citation needed] He is a 1977 graduate of Kent State University with a B.A. degree in telecommunications.[5]
Career as a broadcaster
[edit | edit source]- Rochester Americans play-by-play, TV and radio, 1977–84.
- Hartford Whalers TV play-by-play, SportsChannel New England, 1984–95 (New England Emmy Award-winning live sports production in 1993).
- University of Hartford basketball, 1986–87.
- ESPN NHL on ESPN play-by-play, 1987–88.
- NHL on SportsChannel America play-by-play, 1988–92.
- SportsChannel America college basketball play-by-play, 1991–95.
- Tampa Bay Lightning play-by-play, 1995–2020.
- ESPN International NFL and NBA telecasts, 1995.
- Tampa Bay Storm play-by-play, 1997–02 and 2005.
- NHL on Versus/NHL on NBC play-by-play, 2007–2020.
References
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External links
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- 1955 births
- Living people
- American Hockey League broadcasters
- American sports commentators
- College basketball announcers in the United States
- Foster Hewitt Memorial Award winners
- Hartford Whalers announcers
- Kent State University alumni
- NBA broadcasters
- National Hockey League broadcasters
- Tampa Bay Lightning announcers
- American ice hockey biography stubs