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Bio

Doug Sherman

College Play-by-Play Commentator

Doug Sherman has been a member of ESPN since 2005, serving as a play-by-play announcer for college football, men’s and women’s college basketball, college baseball and Little League.

He regularly calls games in the SEC, Big 12 and Big 12, but primarily handles the ACC. Sherman frequents the iconic venues of Cameron Indoor Stadium, the Dean E. Smith Center and the JMA Dome.

Prior to ESPN, he was the sports director at WRGB-CBS 6 for more than 20 years. Additionally, Sherman worked as a sports reporter for WSTM-NBC-3 in Syracuse N.Y. Sherman’s previous play-by-play experience includes being the ‘Voice of MAAC basketball’, Siena College basketball and the Syracuse Chiefs (AAA affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays).

After graduating from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in 1988 with a bachelor of science degree in broadcast journalism, the New York native stayed in his home state and nearby his alma mater to become the sports director at WPTR radio from October 1988 – March 1993.