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Bob Papa
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Papa with the NFL Network
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Robert L. Papa
September 19, 1964 Dumont, New Jersey, U.S.
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| Education | Fordham University, '86 |
| Occupation | Sportscaster |
| Title | Football commentator, play-by-play, Olympics |
| Children | 4 |
Robert L. Papa (born September 19, 1964) is a well-known American sportscaster. He is famous for being the radio voice for the New York Giants football team. He also announces PGA Tour Champions golf events. You might also know him from his work on professional boxing shows for channels like ESPN and HBO.
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About Bob Papa
Early Life and Education
Bob Papa grew up in Dumont, New Jersey. He went to Bergen Catholic High School. After high school, he studied at Fordham University. He graduated from Fordham in 1986. Bob Papa is not related to another sportscaster named Greg Papa.
His Career in Sports
Voice of the New York Giants
Bob Papa is most famous for his role with the New York Giants. He has been the radio play-by-play announcer for the team since 1995. This means he describes all the action during the game.
He calls all 17 regular season games and any playoff games on the radio. He also announces the team's pre-season games on TV. During his time with the Giants, he has called two Super Bowl wins. These were Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI. He also called their game in Super Bowl XXXV.
Before becoming the main announcer, Bob Papa worked on the Giants' pregame and postgame radio shows. He also hosts other Giants shows on the YES Network. These include Giants Training Camp Report and Giants Access Blue.
Other Sports Work
Bob Papa has worked for many other sports broadcasts. He was the voice of Thursday Night Football on NFL Network until 2010. He also gives reports for NFL.com. When it's not football season, he works for the Golf Channel.
He has announced boxing matches for several channels. These include HBO, ESPN, and NBC Sports. He once called a famous boxing match in 2001. During that fight, one boxer, James Butler, punched his opponent after the fight ended. Bob Papa and his co-announcer, Teddy Atlas, spoke out against this action.
Bob Papa also announced basketball games for the New Jersey Nets. He worked on their radio broadcasts in the mid-1990s. He was also a studio host for NHL on SportsChannel America from 1989 to 1992.
He currently hosts a show called "Airing It Out." He hosts this show with Charlie Weis on Sirius XM NFL Radio.
Olympics Coverage
Bob Papa has also covered the Olympics on NBC. He started covering the Olympics in 1992. He has announced many different sports.
In 2002, he covered cross-country skiing and curling. In 2010, he announced luge, skeleton, and bobsled. He also called boxing matches at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2016, he announced Rugby at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Family Life
Bob Papa has four sons. Their names are Christopher, Will, Nicholas, and Max.
