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Spero Dedes (born 1979) is a Greek-American sportscaster born in Paramus, New Jersey. He is a graduate of Paramus High School and a 2001 graduate of Fordham University in New York.
Dedes was the radio voice of the Los Angeles Lakers for six seasons,[1] hired by the franchise in 2005. He was expected to replace Joel Meyers as the team's TV play-by-play announcer at the beginning of the 2011-2012 season, but instead signed a contract to do radio/TV play-by-play for the New York Knicks.[2]
In addition, Dedes is a play-by-play announcer for CBS Sports, officially joining the network in 2010 on its coverage of both the NFL and NCAA Men's Basketball. In March 2010, Dedes called first and second round coverage of the Men's Basketball Championship. Since 2006, Dedes has also served as a host/play-by-play announcer for NFL Network, where he hosts NFL Total Access Monday, providing both pregame and postgame news and analysis surrounding the Monday Night Football matchup. In addition to his NFL Total Access duties, Dedes holds extensive play-by-play experience in both football and basketball. He has served as the play-by-play voice for NFL Network’s broadcast of NFL preseason games and college bowl game
Previously, the New Jersey-native was the host of NBA TV's Hardwood Classics and The Insiders.[3] He has also appeared on CSI: NY.[4]
Also included on his extensive resume: the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where Dedes was the youngest member of NBC Universal's on-air team at 24, calling play-by-play in field hockey and other events. At 32, he has already worked play-by-play assignments for 3 of the 4 major U.S. television networks.
He was the play-by-play announcer alongside Sterling Sharpe on the international feed of Super Bowl XLI.
Dedes has also filled in for Ian Eagle on play-by-play for the New York Jets preseason network on CBS 2 New York.
Notes
^ Tom Hoffarth, Dedes a 'hidden gem' in radio booth, LA Daily News, February 2, 2006
^ "Meyers won't be renewed as Lakers' TV voice", insidesocal.com
^ NBA TV Talent: Spero Dedes, NBA.com
^ Spero Dedes, TV.com
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