American sportscaster
Alex Faust (born January 14, 1989)
[1] is an American television
sportscaster who is currently the TV
play-by-play voice for the
Boston Bruins and occasional radio play-by-play voice for the
New York Rangers and formerly the
Los Angeles Kings of the
National Hockey League (NHL). He also calls national NHL games for
TNT , and national
Major League Baseball (MLB) games for
Apple TV+ and
Fox Sports . He gained additional fame in 2018 when
Jeopardy! host
Alex Trebek suggested that Faust could replace him as the show's host.
[2]
Early life and education
Born and raised in
Brooklyn, New York , Faust is the son of television producers Rita and Allan Faust.
[3] He graduated from
Northeastern University in
Boston, Massachusetts , in 2012, with a degree in political science and economics.[
citation needed ]
Career
Faust started his broadcasting career as a student at Northeastern University, calling
Huskies basketball and ice hockey on
WRBB , the student radio station. After graduating from Northeastern, he worked at
PricewaterhouseCoopers as a data analyst and consultant.
[4] He called select radio games for the
Utica Comets of the
American Hockey League from 2013 to 2015, filling in for
Brendan Burke .
[5]
Looking to pursue a full-time career in broadcasting, Faust left PwC to freelance as an announcer, calling games for
NBC Sports ,
NESN ,
ESPN , and
Westwood One . He was hired to call college basketball games by NESN, and worked his way up to the lead play-by-play announcer for their coverage of
Hockey East games.
Faust calls
college football ,
college basketball , and
Major League Baseball games for
Fox Sports .
[6] He had been named the television play-by-play voice for the
Los Angeles Kings in June 2017, succeeding long-time Kings announcer
Bob Miller .
[7] He called select
Boston Red Sox games for
NESN in 2019, filling in for
Dave O'Brien when O'Brien had
ACC Network commitments.
[8]
On June 5, 2023, the Kings opted not to renew Faust's contract amid the combination of their radio and TV broadcast groups in the wake of
Diamond Sports Group bankruptcy, who own
Bally Sports .
[9] However, he was hired as fill-in play-by-play announcer for the
Boston Bruins on
NESN and
New York Rangers on radio.
[10]
[11]
[12]
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[14]
[15]
In Week 4 of the 2023 NFL Season, Faust filled in for either
Brandon Gaudin or
Jason Benetti on the matchup for the Minnesota at Carolina game along with analyst
Brady Quinn .
[16]
Personal life
He currently resides in Southern California with his wife Carolyn.
In a 2018 interview with
TMZ ,
Jeopardy! host
Alex Trebek suggested Faust, as well as CNN legal analyst
Laura Coates , as potential successors at host.
[2] Trebek noted that he had given Faust's name to the show's producers.
[17]
References
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"Column: Following legends is more than just talk for these L.A. sports announcers" . Los Angeles Times . January 16, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020 .
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b
"Jeopardy's Next Host: Who is Alex Faust?" . National Hockey League . July 30, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2020 .
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"The new age of NHL broadcasting: How Burke, Mears and Faust are leading the way" . ESPN . November 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2020 .
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"Q&A with Alex Faust: On Year 2 with the Kings, Jeopardy!, working with Jim Fox and jinxes" . The Athletic . Retrieved September 2, 2020 .
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"Former Comets broadcaster Faust lands Kings gig" . Observer-Dispatch . Retrieved September 2, 2020 .
^ Alex Faust [@alex_faust] (August 28, 2019).
"Excited to be back on college football this week with FOX!" (
Tweet ) – via
Twitter .
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"Alex Faust Named New LA Kings TV Play-by-Play Announcer" . National Hockey League . June 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2020 .
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"Boston Red Sox NESN announcer: Alex Faust, Los Angeles Kings broadcaster, calling Saturday game vs. Yankees" . MassLive Media . September 7, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2020 .
^ Schilken, Chuck (June 5, 2023).
"Kings hired him to replace Bob Miller. Now he's out as L.A. combines broadcasts" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved July 11, 2023 .
^ Globe, The Boston.
"Why Alex Faust sounded familiar during Bruins-Rangers broadcast" . www.boston.com . Retrieved January 17, 2024 .
^ Staff, NESN (October 12, 2023).
"NESN Announces Broadcast Schedule For Bruins' 2023-24 Season" . NESN.com . Retrieved January 17, 2024 .
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"Bruins commentator Jack Edwards likely finished in Boston" . HockeyPatrol (in Canadian French). Retrieved January 17, 2024 .
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"NESN's Jack Edwards says he's 'healthy' amid Bruins games absences, fill-in Alex Faust gets some rave reviews" . Boston Herald . December 24, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2024 .
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"ALEX FAUST JOINS MSG NETWORKS AS A PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCER FOR NEW YORK RANGERS ON 98.7 ESPN NEW YORK RADIO" . MSGNetworks.com . Retrieved January 17, 2024 .
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"Alex Faust to Call Select New York Rangers Games for 98.7 ESPN New York | Barrett Media" . barrettsportsmedia.com . October 31, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2024 .
^ Lucia, Joe (September 27, 2023).
"Your 2023 NFL Week 4 announcing schedule" . Awful Announcing . Retrieved January 17, 2024 .
^ DeNinno, Nadine (November 9, 2020).
"Who will replace Alex Trebek as 'Jeopardy!' host? Meet the top candidates" . New York Post . Retrieved November 10, 2020 .
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