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Drew Goodman (born in Pound Ridge, New York) is the television play-by-play broadcaster for the Colorado Rockies on Root Sports Rocky Mountain.

Goodman's signature home run call is "Take a good look; you won't see it for long!"

Biography

Goodman is one of the original employees of Prime Sports Rocky Mountain (Now Root Sports Rocky Mountain), joining the regional sports network in 1988. He has been broadcasting Rockies games since 2002. He had been the host of the Rockies pre-game show before moving into the play-by-play slot.[1]

Goodman has also had extensive work in football, including stints with the NFL on NBC and the NFL on Fox. In addition to NFL games, Goodman has called games for Baseball Night in America on FOX Sports, college football games for the Big 12, ACC, MWC and WAC Conferences. From 2000–2002, he called Denver Broncos preseason games on the Broncos radio network. He also spent five seasons hosting the Broncos postgame report on KOA.[1]

From 1994–2004, Goodman was the play-by-play announcer for Denver Nuggets telecasts. In 1996 he added NHL games to his resume when he started hosting the Avalanche Pregame Report for then, FSN Rocky Mountain. He held the job for six years before becoming the Rockies play-by-play man.[1]

In 1990, Goodman called the initial year of ATP tour coverage for Prime Sports. He also did the play-by-play for the first-ever ATP tennis event in Mainland China for worldwide distribution on Prime International in 1993.[1] He co-hosts the top midday sports radio show with Scott hastings on 104.3 The Fan in Denver from noon to 3.

For eight years, Goodman covered the men's and women's World Cup, ski racing, college baseball, track and field, gymnastics, wrestling, and golf for ESPN.[1] He is the 10-time "Colorado Sportscaster of the Year" from the National association of sportscasters and sportswriters. Married to Kristi, they live in the Denver area with their three boys.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Rockies Broadcasters - Drew Goodman". MLB.com. Retrieved 2010-11-06.