In 1988, he took a sports anchor job at WGME-TV in Portland, Maine, where he stayed for five years. In addition to his anchor duties, he hosted a weekly ski segment and produced a number of half-hour sports specials.
In 1993, he left WGME-TV to work as a sports reporter at WPXT-TV in Portland, where he also hosted a weekly hockey feature. Caron also provided play-by-play coverage for the Portland Pirates as well as the New England Stingers of Roller Hockey International.
NESNEdit
Caron joined NESN in 1995, and has been with the network ever since. His first job for the network was hosting the sports magazine Front Row. He later served as the station's Boston Bruins studio host and Red Sox field reporter, and also did play-by-play coverage for the Providence Bruins and Pawtucket Red Sox, as well as college basketball and college hockey (including the Beanpot).
Caron currently hosts the New England Sports Network's (NESN) Red Sox coverage, including the Red Sox pre- and postgame shows. During the baseball off-season, he serves as host of The Instigators, a weekly roundtable discussion of issues surrounding the NHL, and is the play-by-play announcer for the network's Hockey East broadcasts as well as The Beanpot.
He also makes frequent guest appearances on sports talk radio station WEEI-FM to discuss the Boston Red Sox, and makes weekly appearances on 102.9 WBLM-FM ("The Blimp") and 101.3 WCPV-FM ("The Game") in Burlington, Vermont.[1][2][3][4][needs update]
While reporting during a March 2023 spring training game for the Boston Red Sox, on NESN, a cat ran onto the field and into the home team dugout, where it jumped at him. [5]
Caron has won three New England Emmy Awards, a New York State Broadcasters Award, two James Ellery Awards (given for excellence in covering the American Hockey League), and the ECAC Media Award. On March 29, 2014, Caron was inducted into the Portland Pirates Hall of Fame along with former Bruins goaltender Byron Dafoe, former Washington Capitals goaltender Olaf Kolzig, and Nashville Predators coach Barry Trotz.[6] On October 2, 2018, Tom was the 27th recipient of the Hockey East Joe Concannon Media Award, given annually to the media member who demonstrates continued excellence in promoting and advancing the Hockey East conference in the media.
ReferencesEdit
^. Boston.com / NESN. Archived from the original on April 20, 2005. Retrieved 2007-03-03.
^"Tom Caron: Boston Bruins Studio Host". Boston.com / NESN. Retrieved 2007-03-03.
^"Tom Caron - Framingham, MA - Class of 1986". Saint Michaels College. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
^. Boston.com / NESN. Archived from the original on May 7, 2008. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
^Nesbitt, Andy (2023-03-01). "A Loose Cat Caused Absolute Havoc During Red Sox-Marlins Game". Sports Illustrated. from the original on 2023-03-08.
^Knoblock, Chris. "Tom Caron Selected as 2014 Portland Pirates Hall of Fame Inductee". Retrieved 29 March 2014.
External linksEdit
NESN Homepage
October 25, 2023
caron, born, november, 1963, sportscaster, anchor, england, nesn, network, caron, 2004born, 1963, november, 1963, lewiston, maine, usaoccupation, sportscaster, anchorspousekelleychildren2websitewww, nesn, caron, html, contents, background, nesn, personal, life. Tom Caron born November 18 1963 is a sportscaster and anchor on New England s NESN network Tom CaronCaron in 2004Born 1963 11 18 November 18 1963 age 59 Lewiston Maine USAOccupation s Sportscaster anchorSpouseKelleyChildren2Websitewww nesn com tom caron bio html Contents 1 Background 2 NESN 3 Personal life 4 Awards 5 References 6 External linksBackground EditCaron is a graduate of Lewiston High School in Maine and Saint Michael s College in Vermont where he majored in journalism After graduating Caron took a job with a small newspaper in Vermont covering the Vermont Reds Cincinnati s AA affiliate He quickly left that job to take a job with WPTZ TV in Plattsburgh New York where he covered the Montreal Canadiens and Montreal Expos He later held a sports anchor job at WNNE TV in Hanover New Hampshire In 1988 he took a sports anchor job at WGME TV in Portland Maine where he stayed for five years In addition to his anchor duties he hosted a weekly ski segment and produced a number of half hour sports specials In 1993 he left WGME TV to work as a sports reporter at WPXT TV in Portland where he also hosted a weekly hockey feature Caron also provided play by play coverage for the Portland Pirates as well as the New England Stingers of Roller Hockey International NESN EditCaron joined NESN in 1995 and has been with the network ever since His first job for the network was hosting the sports magazine Front Row He later served as the station s Boston Bruins studio host and Red Sox field reporter and also did play by play coverage for the Providence Bruins and Pawtucket Red Sox as well as college basketball and college hockey including the Beanpot Caron currently hosts the New England Sports Network s NESN Red Sox coverage including the Red Sox pre and postgame shows During the baseball off season he serves as host of The Instigators a weekly roundtable discussion of issues surrounding the NHL and is the play by play announcer for the network s Hockey East broadcasts as well as The Beanpot Caron writes a weekly sports column for the Tuesday edition of the Portland Press Herald mostly pertaining to the Red Sox Bruins and New England Patriots needs update He also makes frequent guest appearances on sports talk radio station WEEI FM to discuss the Boston Red Sox and makes weekly appearances on 102 9 WBLM FM The Blimp and 101 3 WCPV FM The Game in Burlington Vermont 1 2 3 4 needs update While reporting during a March 2023 spring training game for the Boston Red Sox on NESN a cat ran onto the field and into the home team dugout where it jumped at him 5 Personal life EditCaron lives in Framingham Massachusetts with his wife Kelley and their two sons Jack and Robbie He is often called TC by his NESN co workers Awards EditCaron has won three New England Emmy Awards a New York State Broadcasters Award two James Ellery Awards given for excellence in covering the American Hockey League and the ECAC Media Award On March 29 2014 Caron was inducted into the Portland Pirates Hall of Fame along with former Bruins goaltender Byron Dafoe former Washington Capitals goaltender Olaf Kolzig and Nashville Predators coach Barry Trotz 6 On October 2 2018 Tom was the 27th recipient of the Hockey East Joe Concannon Media Award given annually to the media member who demonstrates continued excellence in promoting and advancing the Hockey East conference in the media References Edit Tom Caron Red Sox Studio Host Boston com NESN Archived from the original on April 20 2005 Retrieved 2007 03 03 Tom Caron Boston Bruins Studio Host Boston com NESN Retrieved 2007 03 03 Tom Caron Framingham MA Class of 1986 Saint Michaels College Retrieved 2007 02 18 NESN extends the contracts of Tom Caron and Hazel Mae Boston com NESN Archived from the original on May 7 2008 Retrieved 2007 02 18 Nesbitt Andy 2023 03 01 A Loose Cat Caused Absolute Havoc During Red Sox Marlins Game Sports Illustrated Archived from the original on 2023 03 08 Knoblock Chris Tom Caron Selected as 2014 Portland Pirates Hall of Fame Inductee Retrieved 29 March 2014 External links EditNESN Homepage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tom Caron amp oldid 1172362193, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
