Editing Chris Berman (section)

{{short description|American sportscaster (born 1955)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Chris Berman
| image              = Chris Berman cropped.jpg
| caption            = Berman in 2007
| birth_name         = Christopher James Berman
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1955|5|10}}
| birth_place        = [[Greenwich, Connecticut]], U.S.
| education          = [[Brown University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]])
| occupation         = TV, radio [[sportscaster]], [[television personality]]
| years_active       = 1977–present
| title              = NFL studio host, [[ESPN]] / ESPN ''[[SportsCenter]]'' anchor, sports commentator
| known_for          = Work as co-host of ''[[Sunday NFL Countdown]]'' program on [[ESPN]] (1985–2016)
| spouse             = {{marriage|Katherine Alexinski|1983|2017|reason=died}}
| children           = 2
| family             = 
| alias              = 
| domesticpartner    = 
}}

'''Christopher James Berman''' (born May 10, 1955),<ref name="nyt1" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://espnmediazone.com/us/bios/chris-berman/ |title=Chris Berman |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=[[ESPN|ESPN Press Room]] |access-date=2022-08-01 |quote=Berman, born May 10, 1955, resides in his native Connecticut.}}</ref> nicknamed "'''Boomer'''", is an American sportscaster. He has been an anchor for ''[[SportsCenter]]'' on [[ESPN]] since 1979, joining a month after its initial launch, and hosted the network's ''[[Sunday NFL Countdown]]'' program from 1985 to 2016 and ''[[NFL Primetime]]'' from 1987 to 2005 and since 2019. He has also anchored ''[[Monday Night Countdown]]'', [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] golf, the [[Stanley Cup Finals]], and other programming on ESPN and [[ABC Sports]]. Berman calls [[play-by-play]] of select [[ESPN Major League Baseball|Major League Baseball]] games for ESPN, which included the [[Home Run Derby]] until 2016.

A six-time honoree of the [[National Sports Media Association]]'s National Sportscaster of the Year award, Berman was instrumental in establishing ESPN's lasting popularity during the network's formative years.<ref name=Jenks/> He is well known for his various [[catchphrase]]s and quirky demeanor.

In January 2017, ESPN announced that Berman would be stepping down from several NFL-related roles at the network, but would remain at the company.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/18413458/chris-berman-leaving-espn-nfl-host-role-remains-network-new-deal | title = Chris Berman leaving ESPN NFL studio, stays with network in new role| website = ESPN.com | date = January 6, 2017| access-date = May 14, 2017}}</ref>  In May 2021, Berman signed a multiyear contract with ESPN to continue to host ''[[NFL Primetime]]''.<ref name="ESPN">{{Cite web| url= https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/31421886/chris-berman-signs-multiyear-extension-espn|title = Back, back, back: Berman, ESPN sign extension| website = ESPN.com| date = 10 May 2021}}</ref>