He attended Stuyvesant High School and Syracuse University, graduating in 1972.
[2] He has appeared in HBO's Eastbound and Down series; films like Glory Road; Trouble with the Curve; Ruffian; and Amy & Isabelle.
[3] He was also a TV and Radio sportscaster, most notably with the New York Yankees on MSG Network and for three decades as an ESPN freelance play-by-play talent.
He was the creator and original host of Mets Extra in 1986 and 87; an ABC Radio Network sports anchor; producer and announcer on Costas Coast-to-Coast as well as Jim McKay's Thoroughbred Connection.
[2] He won an Emmy Award in 1996 for his commentary on Dwight Gooden's no-hitter.