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Don La Greca

American sports broadcaster and analyst From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Don La Greca
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Donald Marco La Greca (born February 13, 1968)[citation needed] is an American sports broadcaster and analyst. He is currently the lead broadcaster for the New Jersey Devils on MSGSN, and also hosts a daily radio program with Alan Hahn and Peter Rosenberg on ESPN Radio New York. La Greca also spent several years as the co-host of The Michael Kay Show and as studio host and substitute play by play announcer for New York Rangers broadcasts on the same station.

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An alumnus of Ramapo College in New Jersey, La Greca received the Distinguished Citizens Award in 2014, which honors Ramapo graduates for their personal commitment to advance higher education, and for their significant service to the community.[1]

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Broadcasting career

La Greca has been with ESPN New York radio from its inception in September 2001.[2] He began his career with the Sports Phone service,[2][3] before working as a sports anchor on 1010 WINS.[2] La Greca formerly hosted ESPN New York's official "Jets Game Day" pregame show and "The 5th Quarter" postgame show.[4][5]

La Greca currently broadcasts for the Rangers as the fill-in for lead play-by-play announcer Kenny Albert.[2]

He served as the Rangers' play-by-play man for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals in the 2014 season, after Albert had to fill in for Mike Emrick on NBC. La Greca had called NHL playoff games before for ESPN New York Radio but calling game one was "a dream come true" according to La Greca.[6]

La Greca was a co-host for The Michael Kay Show and was with the show since 2002.[7] Starting in 2016, La Greca began hosting the ESPN hockey podcast, Game Misconduct.[2] In January 2025, he became a co-host of Don, Hahn & Rosenberg.

On July 7, 2025 MSG Networks announced La Greca will take over as the broadcast voice of the New Jersey Devils, replacing Bill Spaulding ahead of the 2025-26 NHL season.

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Personal life

La Greca is a native of Hawthorne, New Jersey.[8] He currently lives in Somerset with his wife Nancy and their 2 children. Don has a brother named Dave who is also in broadcasting and hosts Busted Open, a radio show on Sirius XM based on professional wrestling.[9]

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