Craig Minervini is an American sportscaster based in Miami, Florida. Currently, he is the pregame and postgame host for Florida Marlins telecasts on Sun Sports and Fox Sports Net Florida, and also for similar programs of the Florida Panthers on FSN Florida. He also gives occasional play-by-play of the Panthers' games on radio. A sportscaster is an announcer on radio or television who specializes in reporting or commenting on sports events. ... Nickname: The Magic City Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida. ... Major league affiliations National League (1993–present) East Division (1993–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 5 42 (neither for a Marlins player) Name Florida Marlins (1993–present) Ballpark Dolphin Stadium (1993–present) also known as Dolphins Stadium (2005-2006) also known as Pro Player Stadium (1996-2004) also known as... Sun Sports is a Florida sports broadcasting network, headquartered in Orlando. ... Fox Sports Net headquarters in Los Angeles. ... The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team who play in the Ft. ... Play-by-play, in broadcasting, is a North American term and means the reporting of a sporting event with a voiceover describing the details of the action of the game in progress. ...

Minervini was one of the play-by-play announcers for the XFL, which ran for only one season (2001). His connection with the league's co-founder, Vince McMahon, goes even further back than that. In the late 1980s, using the stage name Craig DeGeorge, he was a regular on WWF Superstars of Wrestling, conducting live-to-tape interviews with the top talent of the then-World Wrestling Federation. The XFL was a professional American football league that played for one season in 2001. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1980s refers to the years of and between 1980 and 1989. ... A stage name, or a screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers (such as actors, comedians, musicians, and clowns). ... WWF Superstars of Wrestling was a professional wrestling program that debuted on September 6, 1986, replacing WWF Championship Wrestling. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, is a professional wrestling organization. ...

Minervini is also a former sports anchor in the South Florida market (WTVJ) and has worked a variety of events on different broadcast and cable networks. Location of metropolitan area in the state of Florida Major cities Miami, Florida Fort Lauderdale, Florida West Palm Beach, Florida Area  - Total  - Water 15,896 km² (6,137 mi²) 2,621 km² (1,011 mi²) 16. ... WTVJ is an NBC-owned-and-operated station (O&O) licensed to Miami, Florida. ...

He was born in Long Island, New York, is married, and is a father of three children. This article is about Long Island in New York State. ...

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