"Santa Maria" - Matt Vasgersian Heading to New York City as Lead Anchor on New MLB Network.Channel 4 San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. in Search of New Play-by-Play Announcer for Padres Baseball SAN DIEGO -- Matt Vasgersian Matt Vasgersian (born 1968) is an American sportscaster and television host, known for his versatility and humor. Early life and career Vasgersian started his media career as a child actor. , who has been Channel 4 San Diego's television voice of the Padres for the past seven years, will head to New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. to become the lead anchor on the new MLB MLB Major League Baseball MLB Minor League Baseball MLB Middle Linebacker (football) MLB Motor Life Boat MLB Matt Leblanc (actor) MLB Mother Love Bone (band) Network. With Vasgersian's departure, Channel 4 San Diego is in search of a new play-by-play announcer for the 2009 baseball season. Owned by Cox Communications Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television and telecommunications services in the United States. It is the third-largest[2] cable television provider in the United States, serving more than 6. , Channel 4 San Diego televises over 140 Padres games in high definition each season, as well as pre- and post-game shows and other local, non-sports programs created for the San Diego audience. "Matt has done a great job for us for seven years, and the fact that he's been given this new role on the national stage is a testament to how good he is as what he does, and the fact that Channel 4 San Diego's Padres coverage is recognized nationally," said Craig Nichols, Vice President and General Manager of Channel 4 San Diego. "We worked really hard to keep Matt in San Diego, but MLB Network was such a fantastic opportunity for him." Vasgersian's fans will still be able to catch him in San Diego when MLB Network launches January 1, 2009. It will be available on Cox Communications' Channel 330 in the Digital Sports & Information package. "The decision to leave Cox, Channel 4 San Diego and the Padres was bittersweet bittersweet, name for two unrelated plants, belonging to different families, both fall-fruiting woody vines sometimes cultivated for their decorative scarlet berries. because I love this community and I'm leaving one of the best seats in baseball," said Vasgersian, "but looking forward, I'm really excited and quite flattered to be a part of the new MLB Network from the ground level." |
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