Steve Berthiaume (<!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) -->) is an American television sportscaster who serves as the play-by-play broadcast announcer for the Arizona Diamondbacks and is a former anchor on ESPN and a former sportscaster for SportsNet New York (SNY).
Broadcasting career
Early career
A graduate of Emerson College, Berthiaume's broadcasting career began at various stations in the southern United States, including WVIR-TV in Charlottesville, Virginia; WIS-TV in Columbia, South Carolina; WJAR-TV in Providence, Rhode Island; and WEAR-TV in Pensacola, Florida.<!-- Fri --> Berthiaume was hired from Pensacola by WTIC-TV in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1993;<!-- Sat --> station management dismissed him in January 1996 due to what Berthiaume described as a disagreement over presentation styles.<!-- Thu --> He then went on to the short-lived CNN/SI cable channel when it launched in December 1996<!-- Fri --> and to ESPN in 1999, starting at ESPNEWS and later anchoring for SportsCenter.
In 2006, Berthiaume left ESPN to become chief sportscaster at SNY, a new regional sports network started by the New York Mets; however, in late January 2007, SNY let Berthiaume out of his contract to rejoin ESPN on March 28, 2007, in order to work closer to his wife. He also served as a host of Baseball Tonight.
In 2012, Berthiaume was hired by MLB's Arizona Diamondbacks to serve as a play-by-play broadcaster for Fox Sports Arizona beginning in the 2013 season, replacing Daron Sutton, whom the team had suspended. Berthiaume's previous play-by-play experience comes from ESPN, where he had called several professional games as well as the College World Series.