Adrian Garcia Marquez (born December 28, 1973 in San Diego, California ) is an American sportscaster who works for Top Rank Boxing, Univision Los Angeles, Fox Sports en Espanol, and the San Diego Chargers Radio Network en Espanol.
He joined Top Rank Boxing in 2009 as the blow by blow announcer alongside analyst and ex champ Raúl Márquez on Azteca América. In 2010 the tandem became the lead talent for Top Rank's highly rated boxing show, 'Top Rank Live', on Fox Sports en Espanol. Hall of Fame boxing promoter, Bob Arum called Adrian, "One of the best young sportscasters in America."
At Fox Sports en Espanol, from 2005–2010, Garcia Marquez was the play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball calling all regular season games of the week, the MLB All-Star Game, American League Championship Series, National League Championship Series and World Series. The former collegiate baseball player also served as studio host for 'Beisbol en Fox' and was the lead announcer on a team that includes former Major Leaguers Jose Tolentino, Carlos Hernández, Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, and Manny Mota, as well as current manager of the Cleveland Indians, Manny Acta. Garcia Marquez, also called soccer action for Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana, and hosted the NFL show, "Impacto NFL" for the international network.
The San Diego native became the analyst for the San Diego Chargers Radio Network in Spanish on Pulsar 107.3 FM in 2008, where he also hosts and produces the pre and post game shows.
He became a sports anchor with Univision Los Angeles, in September 2009.
The 2007 MLB season marked the debut of Adrian Garcia as a reporter for the Los Angeles Dodgers on FSN/PRIME TICKET.
As reporter, he contributed to "Dodgers Live" alongside hosts Patrick O'Neal, Kevin Kennedy, and Steve Lyons. On Dodgers game telecasts live, Garcia provided post game player interviews while also reporting on Dodger on-and-off the field developments. Garcia uses his bilingual talents, to provide Spanish-speaking players with familiarity and comfort in sharing personal game experiences and perspective. Garcia is a rarity in this business, a talent that can announce games, anchor shows, write columns, and report fluently in Spanish as well as English. Garcia also joined 710 ESPN Radio in 2007 where he served as reporter and guest host.
From 2002 to 2007, Garcia Marquez worked for Telemundo. He served as the morning news anchor for "Buenos Dias". His experience with Telemundo included being named to the first ever Olympic broadcasting team in Spanish for the United States, announcing baseball and basketball for the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Garcia Marquez was also the weekend sports anchor for "Noticias 52". On KVEA's sister station, KWHY, he hosted several shows such as "El Show de Los Lakers", "Dodgers en Domingo",[1] "Mundo Deportivo", and The Rose Parade. The Mexican-American broadcaster also served as play by play announcer for Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim games on KWHY alongside veteran broadcaster José Mota.
Garcia Marquez was also a writer for the New York–based Beisbol Mundial.
He was the play-by-play announcer for the San Diego Chargers pre-season television games on Mi San Diego, the Spanish-language affiliate of NBC in San Diego.
Garcia Marquez has an extensive background in radio. He began as the San Diego Padres Pregame show host for K 1040AM in San Diego in 1999.
On Radiovisa 830AM, he was the play-by-play announcer for both USC Trojans en Espanol and the Los Angeles Clippers. He also hosted and produced "Calentando con Adrian Garcia Marquez" sports talk show.
Garcia got his play-by-play break with the Oakland Athletics in 2000.
That same season, he was recruited by ESPN Deportes and spent almost two years at the international sports network.
At ESPN, he was the announcer, reporter, and analyst for Wednesday and Sunday Night Baseball, Sunday and Monday Night Football and NFL Primetime, all in Spanish. The exposure on ESPN led to the Boston Red Sox appointing him the team's Spanish radio voice in 2001. That year he had the rare opportunity of calling two no hitters. One by Hideo Nomo on May 2, 2001 vs. the Baltimore Orioles and St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bud Smith's no against the San Diego Padres on September 3, 2001.
From Bristol, Connecticut, he was recruited by the Univision network in Miami, Florida to become a sports anchor for Contacto Deportivo on Telefutura where he added his unique style of sportscasting to the coverage of the 2002 World Cup in Japan/Korea.
ESPN's Chris Berman once featured him on his "2 Minute Drill" on Sportscenter for some of Garcia's creative calls on NFL Primetime in Spanish.
Nicknamed "El Poeta" by former Houston Astros player and Mexican National team 1st Base Coach turned analyst, Jose Tolentino, for his poetic intros to games and calls of the action.
"Amigos bienvenidos al deporte de los batazos violentos y aficionados atentos...el de las Rrrrrrectas quemantes y magos con guantes...esto es beisbol de grandes ligas..."