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American sports announcer
Rick Peckham |
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Born | 1955 (age 68–69) |
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Nationality | American |
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Occupation |
broadcaster |
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Years active | 1977-2020 |
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Rick Peckham (born March 1955) is a retired
play-by-play
broadcaster for the
NHL's
Tampa Bay Lightning hockey team
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[2] and 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 passing 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
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Rochester Americans play-by-play, TV and radio, 1977–84.
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Hartford Whalers TV play-by-play,
SportsChannel New England, 1984–95 (New England Emmy Award-winning live sports production in 1993).
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University of Hartford basketball, 1986–87.
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ESPN
NHL on ESPN play-by-play, 1987–88.
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NHL on SportsChannel America play-by-play, 1988–92.
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SportsChannel America college basketball play-by-play, 1991–95.
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Tampa Bay Lightning play-by-play, 1995–2020.
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ESPN International
NFL and
NBA telecasts, 1995.
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Tampa Bay Storm play-by-play, 1997–02 and 2005.
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NHL on Versus/
NHL on NBC play-by-play, 2007–2020.
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