Brad Feldman

Brad Feldman is an American television/radio announcer, radio personality, and broadcasting executive. He is the TV and radio play-by-play announcer for the New England Revolution [1] of Major League Soccer.

Brad Feldman
Born (1967-04-06) April 6, 1967
Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
EducationMS and MBA
Alma materJohns Hopkins University
Columbia University
Northeastern University
OccupationSportscaster and Producer
Known forAnnouncer for New England Revolution
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Graham
Parent(s)Diane Feldman (mother)
Joel J. Feldman (father)

Early life

Feldman was born in Hanover, New Hampshire on April 6, 1967. His mother is artist Diane Feldman. His father is Joel J. Feldman, a former plastic surgeon who worked with burn victims and was Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at Harvard University.[2] Brad Feldman attended Shady Hill School, in Cambridge, MA and graduated from Belmont Hill School in 1985 where he played soccer, basketball, and co-captained the lacrosse team. He went on to earn his BA from the Johns Hopkins University, a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University and a Masters of Business Administration degree at Northeastern University.[3] After college, he began his career working in television production in Los Angeles, then worked as a print news and sports reporter before moving into sports television production in New York City. Feldman launched his sportscasting career at TV stations in Texas, New York, and New Jersey. He first began covering professional soccer while working as a sideline reporter for the Kansas City Wizards.[4]

Broadcasting career

A TV and radio announcer for the New England Revolution[5] since 2001, Feldman has been the play-by-play voice for the team’s radio and television broadcasts since 2005.[6] He has also provided color analysis and sideline reporting on Revolution telecasts from 2001-2004[3] for games shown on NBC Sports Boston,[7] and was a broadcast-team member for the club’s U.S. Open Cup and SuperLiga championship-winning matches. Feldman was a radio announcer for five Revolution MLS Cup appearances.[8][9] Since 2014, he has anchored Revolution Postgame Live on NBC Sports Boston.[10][11]

Feldman hosted the online programs RevsWrap[12] and In the Net,[13] and hosted the program Inside the Revolution on MyTV New England.[14][15][16][17][18] Feldman is a contributor to NBC Sports Boston's State of the Revs and Revolution Postgame Live programs as well as to 98.5 the SportsHub, SiriusXM FC's MLS coverage and to other New England and national radio outlets and podcasts. Feldman is featured regularly on the "Feldman's View" tactical analysis segment on State of the Revs and has fill-in hosted the show periodically since its inception.[19][20][21] He provided FIFA World Cup analysis for NBC Sports Boston and NECN in 2014 and ESPN Boston in 2010.[22][23][24][25][26]

Other networks and tournaments

Feldman’s experience as an announcer includes four seasons as a play-by-play commentator on ESPN International during which time he announced matches for several top European soccer leagues.  These included Serie A, the Scottish Premier League, La Liga, and the UEFA Champions League. He also announced MLS, USL and college soccer games on Fox Soccer Channel and UEFA Champions League games for Setanta Sports. He began his soccer announcing career as a sideline reporter for the Kansas City Wizards and on telecasts for the Boston Breakers and New York Power of the WUSA. Feldman also announced and produced non-MLS soccer telecasts for various international competitions and assisted former Revolution head coach Steve Nicol's staff with video and computer scouting.

Business career

Feldman works as the Executive Producer for Kraft Sports + Entertainment's Revolution telecasts on NBC Sports Boston and has held the titles of Broadcast Executive and Director of Soccer Broadcasting.[27][28][29] He served as the Revolution's head of communications from 2003-06.[2] Feldman also co-founded Sala USA with former player Ilija Stolica. Sala USA was the American distributor of Munich futsal shoes.[30]

Personal life

Feldman lives in Massachusetts and is married to Elizabeth Graham.[2] Their daughter, Miriam Ames Feldman, studies philosophy, politics, and economics at New College at the University of Oxford.[3][31][32] Graham is the Chief Operating Officer at Notarize.[33] He served on advisory boards for Grassroot Soccer and the Kicking & Screening soccer film festival.[34] Feldman participated in the March of the Living at Auschwitz in Poland with Revolution and Chelsea FC staff.[35]


References
  1. "Brad Feldman – Head of Soccer TV Production" Archived November 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine New England Revolution online, 2010
  2. Extensions of Remarks. Congressional Record, V. 149, PT. 17. September 30, 2003. p. 23695. ISBN 9780160796807.
  3. "Lexington's Feldman is the voice of the Revs" Doug Hastings, Lexington Minuteman, September 1, 2010
  4. http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/post/2012/01/19/revs-ksp-announces-broadcast-team-2012-season
  5. "D.C. United’s Troubles Keep Mounting" Paul Gardner, Soccer America online, August 8, 2010
  6. "From the Field to the Broadcast Booth" Jeff Lemieux, New England Revolution online, August 27, 2010
  7. Jason Dachman (March 16, 2010). "CSN New England To Air All Revolution Games in HD".
  8. "American Soccer Takes Another Slap in the Face from ESPN" Paul Gardner, Soccer America online, November 24, 2010
  9. Andrew Merritt. "On the Air with the Revs". New England Soccer Journal. p. 21. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  10. Adam Vaccaro (July 11, 2014). "New England Revolution To Get Own Postgame Show".
  11. L.E. Eisenmenger (January 31, 2012). "Broadcasting MLS: Interview with the Revolution's Brad Feldman". The Examiner.
  12. "In The Net" New England Revolution, Accessed December 8, 2010
  13. "Revs Wrap" New England Revolution, Accessed December 8, 2010
  14. " 'Inside the Revolution' to Debut on Saturday" October 1, 2010, New England Revolution
  15. "TV & Radio Information". Revolution Soccer.
  16. "Feldman's View: What's wrong with the Revs defense?". CSNNE.
  17. "Brad Feldman: Klinsmann Made Poor PR Choice Giving USMNT 'No Chance'". CBS. June 13, 2014.
  18. "BRAD FELDMAN, SOCCER ANALYST, JOINS MFB TO TALK WORLD CUP SOCCER". WEEI. June 17, 2014.
  19. "Feldman's View: What's wrong with the Revs defense?". NBC Sports Boston. 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  20. State of the Revs: Episode 8 - Revolution turning the corner, 2019-05-30, retrieved 2019-08-20
  21. Sweeney, Sean (2018-09-29). "On the Revs' mic, Brad Feldman has seen plenty". Boston Sports Journal. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  22. http://media.weei.com/a/93263548/brad-feldman-soccer-analyst-joins-mfb-to-talk-world-cup-soccer-6-17-14.htm
  23. http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/06/13/voice-of-the-revs-brad-feldman-jurgen-klinsmann-made-poor-pr-choice-giving-usmnt-no-chance-to-win-the-world-cup/
  24. http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/articles/2010/06/10/world_stage/
  25. http://espn.go.com/espnradio/chicago/podcast/archive?id=10552450
  26. http://media.weei.com/a/109488273/soccercast-brad-feldman-talks-revs-vs-union.htm
  27. "Brad Feldman - Supervising Producer: Executive Biography". Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  28. "Broadcast Information". Revolution Soccer. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  29. "Kraft Sports + Entertainment | A Family of Businesses". www.thekraftgroup.com. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  30. "MUNICH And Sala USA Brad Feldman Interview". Soccer Reviews.
  31. "Oxford Union Trinity Term Card 2019". Issuu. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  32. "Toxic Masculinity Debate at the Oxford Union". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  33. "Lead(H)er: Elizabeth Graham, Chief Operating Officer at Notarize". VentureFizz. 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  34. "GRS Research Advisory Council" Archived 2010-11-14 at the Wayback Machine Grassroots Soccer, Accessed December 8, 2010
  35. Rodriguez, Alicia (May 13, 2019). "New England Revolution, Chelsea walk in remembrance of the Holocaust". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved August 20, 2019.


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