Josh Lewin
- January 9, 2024
- Sports Commentator
Quick Facts
Full Name | Josh Lewin |
Occupation | Sports Commentator |
Date Of Birth | Oct 25, 1968(1968-10-25) |
Age | 56 |
Birthplace | Rochester |
Country | United States |
Birth City | New York |
Horoscope | Libra |
Josh Lewin Biography
Name | Josh Lewin |
Birthday | Oct 25 |
Birth Year | 1968 |
Place Of Birth | Rochester |
Home Town | New York |
Birth Country | United States |
Birth Sign | Libra |
Josh Lewin is one of the most popular and richest Sports Commentator who was born on October 25, 1968 in Rochester, New York, United States. Josh Lewin (born October 25 1998) was an American sportscaster, who is an announcer of play-by-play games to players on the UCLA Bruins football and basketball teams, as well as for the Boston Red Sox on WEEI .
In previous football seasons, Lewin served as both an on-field reporter as well as a play-by-play announcer on Fox NFL and called NFL games for SportsUSA/JonesRadio. From 2005 until 2016 he was the radio voice for the San Diego Chargers (he left when the team relocated into Los Angeles at the end of the season of 2016). On the 26th of August the 26th of August, 2006 Lewin played the play-by-play on television on Fox Sports’ Fox Saturday Baseball game of the week, between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The game was played on Angel Stadium of Anaheim. After the game was finished the announcer travelled 90 miles towards Qualcomm Stadium located in San Diego to provide radio play-by-play coverage of the San Diego Chargers’ NFL preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks for the Chargers Radio Network. The two games broadcast on the same day were like Ted Leitner’s stint in the role of announcers for both the Chargers as well as for the San Diego Padres when he broadcast the Chargers game, then go on to the Padres broadcast later in during the MLB season.
Lewin went on to call Baltimore Orioles games on the radio in 1995 and 1996, on TV for the Chicago Cubs on WGN in 1997 and on TV for the Detroit Tigers from 1998-2001 on Fox Sports Detroit. In 2000, he was the first-ever recipient of the Ty Tyson Award for Excellence in Sports Broadcasting, awarded by the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association. He was the TV voice for the Texas Rangers from 2002 through 2011, usually on Fox Sports Southwest but also on local broadcasts for KDFI, KDFW and TXA 21. The Rangers organization announced on October 11, 2011, that Lewin would not be returning as play-by-play announcer for the team. On February 9, 2012, it was announced that Lewin would be joining the New York Mets Radio Network, succeeding Wayne Hagin. He shared play-by-play duties with Howie Rose on Mets broadcasts. Lewin left his position with the Mets following the 2018 season. As of the 2019 MLB season, Lewin serves as a part-time play-by-play announcer for Boston Red Sox Radio Network broadcasts alongside Joe Castiglione.
Lewin is employed by the Big Ten Network calling football games. He also has called Conference USA football on Sports USA as well. On June 2, 2016, he was hired to be the play-by-play announcer for the UCLA Bruins football team.
Lewin has also been subbed for the Dallas Stars play-by-play man when Dallas their usual lead man, Ralph Strangis, was recovering from a car crash in 2003. Lewin also played play-by-play on Fox NHL Saturday on the weekend in 1998 as well as the coverage on FSN Detroit’s channel in the CCHA hockey league. CCHA hockey.
Josh Lewin Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Sports Commentator |
House | Living in own house. |
Josh Lewin is one of the richest Sports Commentator from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Josh Lewin 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Lewin is from Rochester, New York, however, he lived outside of Boston for a few years as a young man. From the time he was in his elementary school days He was an avid sports enthusiast, and began his broadcasting career as a radio announcer on Rochester Red Wings. Rochester Red Wings at the age of 16. After having graduated of Northwestern University (where he was an active member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity) in 1990, Lewin became the Red Wings regular announcer for play-by-play.
Lewin is one of the very first play-by play broadcasters for Fox Major League Baseball, calling regional games in the regular season between 1996 and 2011. He was as a fourth regional team calling games, but in 1999, he was promoted to the third booth, in which he would stay until the end of 2011. He often acted as a substitute for the play-by-play man in charge, Joe Buck (with Tim McCarver during the regular season) or Thom Brennaman (with Steve Lyons during the postseason). Lewin quit Fox Sports after his contract with Fox Sports Southwest was not renewed. Since 2006, Fox prefers to hire national play-by- play announcers who are employed for in more than one sport..
On October 29, 2010, it was announced that Lewin would be moving to 105.3 The Fan to host a new show in their 11am–2pm time slot. The new show started on November 1, 2010, with Greg Williams and Richie Witt moving their show to the 2pm–7pm slot. On Monday, November 29, 2010, it was announced Mark “Elf” Elfenbein would be joining the show now named The Josh and Elf Show. Following Lewin’s hiring by the New York Mets and departure from The Fan, Elf and friends was launched. Numerous personalities tried out to fill Lewin’s spot. He would eventually be replaced by Jane Slater, making it The Elf and Slater Show.
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Facts & Trivia
Josh Ranked on the list of most popular Sports Commentator. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Josh Lewin celebrates birthday on October 25 of every year.