David J. Cohen, also known as "Coney Island Dave Cohen"[1] (born 1951), is an actor and sportscaster.

Education

He attended Stuyvesant High School and Syracuse University, graduating in 1972.[2]

Career

Actor

He has appeared in HBO's Eastbound and Down series; films like Glory Road; Trouble with the Curve; Ruffian; and Amy & Isabelle. He also appeared as a sportscaster in an episode of One Tree Hill.[3]

TV Sportscaster

He was also a TV and Radio sportscaster, most notably with the New York Yankees on MSG Network and for three decades as an ESPN freelance play-by-play talent. Debuting in 1979 on ESPN he announced men's and women's college basketball; college football; lacrosse; soccer; boxing; wrestling; track and field; college baseball; softball and crew racing. He was the creator and original host of Mets Extra in 1986 and 87; an ABC Radio Network sports anchor; producer and announcer on Costas Coast-to-Coast as well as Jim McKay's Thoroughbred Connection. His TV anchoring includes WSYR and WIXT; WABC-TV and Fox Sports South in Atlanta where he also did Atlanta Braves hosting and play-by-play.[2]

Radio

At WSB radio he was the Braves pre and post-game host as well as a sportstalk host. Dave Cohen was also a topical promo voice of CNN; an image voice for NASCAR; and an NBA TV play-by-play voice of the Washington Bullets. His voice has appeared on hundreds of commercials and infomercials.[2]

Awards

He won an Emmy Award in 1996 for his commentary on Dwight Gooden's no-hitter.[4]

Personal life

Cohen is married to Kathleen. He currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Screening: "Glickman"". syr.edu. S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Syracuse University. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Former Syracuse announcer Dave Cohen makes his home in Atlanta now". 4 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
  3. ↑ "Dave Cohen - IMDb". IMDb.com. IMDb, Inc. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Global Media Awards for College Sports Announced at Inaugural College Sports Video Summit : Sports Video Group". events.sportsvideo.org. Archived from the original on 2017-01-14. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
  5. ↑ Webb, Donnie (4 April 2013). "Former Syracuse announcer Dave Cohen makes his home in Atlanta now". syracuse.com. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
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