Dave Shea (broadcaster)

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David W. Shea (b. c. 1950) is a former ice hockey announcer for Hockey East and the Boston Bruins. He began calling the college game in 1984, and joined the Bruins telecasts on NESN as an intermission host in 1986. He was also a play-by-play announcer for ESPN's coverage of the NCAA Hockey Regionals from 1994-97.

Shea was named the road announcer for the Bruins (Dale Arnold does home games) in 1996 after hall of famer Fred Cusick retired. He held that position until the 2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

After the 2004-05 lockout, Shea took a temporary job with the Washington Nationals baseball team as an analyst on radio. NESN did not renew his contract in fear of the Nationals qualifying for the playoffs. He was replaced by Jack Edwards, formerly of ESPN.

1 Additional Work
2 Personal
3 Trivia
4 External Links
5 See also

[edit] Additional Work

A 30-year broadcasting veteran, Shea has called hockey, football, soccer and basketball for numerous professional and college teams, including the Minnesota Timberwolves, Boston Breakers, Atlanta Chiefs, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Harvard Crimson and the Boston College Eagles.

Shea is currently the Senior Vice President for the Regional Sports Media Group, which is a subsidary of BBI Marketing. The company is best known for dealing with Bob's Stores, the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA), Lowe's Home Improvement Stores, Manulife Financial, and publishes the Hockey Magazine.

[edit] Personal

An avid golfer, Shea lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Pam, sons Brendan, Christopher, Timothy, and Daniel, and daughter Jillian.

[edit] Trivia

Is known for wearing polka-dot ties on televison.
His favorite movie is Caddyshack.
His favortie band is The Beatles.
Likes to coach youth sports in spare time.
Favorite sports team is the Boston Red Sox and player is Jackie Jensen (outfielder, 1958 AL MVP).
Favorite TV Shows are Law & Order and The Practice.
Had LASIK eye surgery [1]