Chris Berman
Chris "Boomer" Berman (born May 10, 1955) is a native of Greenwich, Connecticut and noted host and anchor of SportsCenter and NFL Primetime on ESPN. Berman joined the network in October 1979, just one month after the cable channel debuted. Since 1980, Berman has hosted the NFL draft. Beginning in 1987, Berman hosted pregame and postgame highlight shows during the NFL season. He joined ABC Sports as a halftime host on Monday Night Football in 1996. Berman is also the chief play by play announcer for ESPN's Wednesday baseball telecasts.Berman is known for his prognosticating alter ego "The Swami" as well as his unique nicknames such as Bert "Be Home" Blyleven and Barry "U.S." Bonds ( based on blues musician Gary "U.S." Bonds). Most of his nicknames are used exclusively by him, but one creation, "Crime Dog" for Fred McGriff (a play on McGruff), has entered mainstream usage.
He began his broadcasting career as a student at Brown University in the mid-1970s.