Bob Wischusen

Bob Wischusen

Play-by-Play Commentator

Bob Wischusen has been a play-by-play voice on ESPN’s college basketball and football telecasts since he joined ESPN in July 2005. He also called play-by-play for ESPN’s Arena Football (AFL) telecasts for two years (2006-08), as well as radio/TV coverage of the PGA Championship, US and British Open for golf and college baseball. In 2021, he added NHL play-by-play duties to his resume, providing commentary for select NHL games.

Wischusen has been the radio play-by-play voice for the New York Jets since 2002. He also worked from 2001-08 for the MSG Networks (Madison Square Garden) where he handled play-by-play on TV and radio for select Knicks, Rangers and Liberty games.

At MSG, Wischusen served as a key component in the launch of FSNY’s ambitious Regional Sports Report – New York Edition and co-hosted Talk of Our Town (2002-2003), as well as occasionally anchoring Sports Desk.

From 1997-2000, he called New Jersey college football, basketball and baseball games for the Comcast network, and from 1996-2001 he worked at WFAN-AM in New York as a talk show host and update anchor. From 1993-95, he worked at WQAM-AM in Miami as a talk show host and sports anchor.

Wischusen graduated from Boston College in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts in communications. Additionally, Wischusen has aided the New York Jets Foundation and the Garden of Dreams Foundation, which is designed to help New York City kids in crisis.

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