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Line 1: {{Short description\|American sportscaster}} {{Infobox person \| image = Tom Caron.jpg \| image_size = 200px \| name = Tom Caron \| caption = Caron in 2004 \| birth_date = {{~~bya~~birth date and age\|1963\|11\|17}} \| birth_place = [[Lewiston, Maine]], [[United States of America\|USA]] \| death_date = \| death_place = \| occupation = [[Sportscaster]], [[sports anchor\|anchor]] \| ~~salary~~spouse = Kelley \| children = 2▼ ~~\| residence = [[Framingham, Massachusetts]]~~ \| ~~spouse~~networth = ~~Kelley~~ = \| website = [http://www.nesn.com/tom-caron-bio.html www.nesn.com/tom-caron-bio.html]▼ ▲\| children = 2 \| ~~networth~~footnotes = ▲\| website = [http://www.nesn.com/tom-caron-bio.html www.nesn.com/tom-caron-bio.html] ~~\| footnotes =~~ }} '''~~Tom~~Thomas Caron''' (born ~~1963~~November ~~in [[Lewiston~~17, ~~Maine\|Lewiston]], [[Maine]]~~1963) is a [[List of television reporters\|sportscaster]] and [[sports anchor\|anchor]] on New England's [[NESN]] network. He is a co-owner of the [[USL League One]] soccer team [[Portland Hearts of Pine]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=NESN'S TOM CARON JOINS 'USL TO PORTLAND' OWNERSHIP GROUP \|url=https://www.heartsofpine.com/news/2024/04/24/nesns-tom-caron-joins-usl-to-portland-ownership-group/ \|access-date=2024-04-27 \|website=Hearts of Pine \|language=en-US}}</ref> He is the Co-Chairman of the Jimmy Fund. ==Early life and career== ~~==Background==~~ Caron is a graduate of [[Lewiston High School (Maine)\|Lewiston High School]] in Maine and [[Saint Michael's College]] in Vermont, where he majored in [[journalism]]. After graduating, Caron took a job with a small newspaper in [[Vermont]] covering the Vermont Reds, [[Cincinnati Reds\|Cincinnati]]'s [[Minor league baseball\|AA]] affiliate. He quickly left that job to take a job with [[WPTZ-TV]] in [[Plattsburgh, New York]], where he covered the [[Montreal Canadiens]] and [[Montreal Expos]]. He later held a sports anchor job at [[WNNE-TV]] in [[Hanover, New Hampshire]]. In 1988, he took a sports anchor job at [[WGME-TV]] in [[Portland, Maine]], where he stayed for five years. In addition to his anchor duties, he hosted a weekly ski segment and produced a number of half-hour sports specials and hosted college and pro hockey broadcasts there. In 1993, he left WGME-TV to ~~work~~become asthe ainaugural ~~sports~~play-by-play ~~reporter~~announcer atof ~~[[WPXT-TV]] in~~the Portland Pirates, ~~where~~the heAHL affiliate of the Washington Capitals. The Pirates won the Calder Cup that first year, and Caron hosted and produced the playoff highlight video "No One Left to Beat." Caron also hosted a weekly hockey feature on [[WPXT-TV]] in Portland. Caron also provided play-by-play coverage for ~~the [[Portland Pirates]] as well as~~ the New England Stingers of [[Roller Hockey International]]. ==NESN== Caron joined NESN in 1995, and has been with the network ever since. His first job for the network was hosting the sports magazine ''Front Row.'' He later served as the station's [[Boston Bruins]] studio host and [[Red Sox]] field reporter, and also did play-by-play coverage for the [[Providence Bruins]] and [[Pawtucket Red Sox]], as well as college basketball and college hockey (including the [[Beanpot (Ice Hockey)\|Beanpot]]). Caron currently hosts the [[NESN\|New England Sports Network's]] (NESN) [[Boston Red Sox\|Red Sox]] coverage, including the Red Sox pre- and postgame shows. During the baseball off-season, he serves as ~~host~~the ~~of "The Instigators," a weekly roundtable discussion~~play-by-play of ~~issues surrounding~~ the ~~NHL,~~Beanpot ~~and~~as iswell ~~the play-by-play announcer for~~as the network's Hockey East broadcasts. as ~~well as The Beanpot.~~ Caron writes a weekly sports column for the Tuesday edition of the ''[[Portland Press Herald]]'', mostly pertaining to the Red Sox, Bruins, and [[New England Patriots]].{{update inline\|date=May 2021}} He also makes frequent guest appearances on sports talk radio station [[WEEI-FM]] to discuss the Boston Red Sox, and makes weekly appearances on 102.9 [[WBLM]]-FM ("The Blimp") and 101.3 ~~ESPN~~[[WCPV]]-FM ("The Game") in [[Burlington, VTVermont]].<ref>{{cite news ~~<ref>{{cite news~~ \|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/nesn/aboutus/onair/tomcaron/ \|title=Tom Caron: Red Sox Studio Host \|publisher=Boston.com / NESN \|accessdate=2007-03-03 \|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20050420090058/http://www.boston.com/sports/nesn/aboutus/onair/tomcaron/ \|archivedate = April 20, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite news ~~<ref>{{cite news~~ \|url=http://graphics.boston.com/sports/nesn/aboutus/onair/tomcaron.html \|title=Tom Caron: Boston Bruins Studio Host \|publisher=Boston.com / NESN \|accessdate=2007-03-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web ~~<ref>{{cite web~~ \|url=http://waldo.smcvt.edu/Admin2.asp?SiteAreaID=881&Level=1 \|title=Tom Caron - Framingham, MA - Class of 1986 \|publisher=Saint Michaels College \|accessdate=2007-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news ~~<ref>{{cite news~~ \|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/nesn/aboutus/news/07_17_06/ \|title=NESN extends the contracts of Tom Caron and Hazel Mae \|publisher=Boston.com / NESN \|accessdate=2007-02-18 \|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080507222851/http://www.boston.com/sports/nesn/aboutus/news/07_17_06/ \|archivedate = May 7, 2008}}</ref>{{update inline\|date=May 2021}} While reporting during a March 2023 spring training game for the [[Boston Red Sox]], on [[NESN]], a cat ran onto the field and into the home team dugout, where it jumped at him.<ref>{{cite magazine \|title=A Loose Cat Caused Absolute Havoc During Red Sox-Marlins Game \|url=https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2023/03/01/mlb-red-sox-marlins-loose-cat-causes-havoc \|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] \|date=2023-03-01 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308181424/https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2023/03/01/mlb-red-sox-marlins-loose-cat-causes-havoc \|archive-date=2023-03-08 \|url-status=live \|last1=Nesbitt \|first1=Andy}}</ref> On the August 14, 2024 [[Boston Red Sox]] broadcast on [[NESN]], Caron announced he was named co-chairman of [[The Jimmy Fund]] alongside former Red Sox player [[Brock Holt]]. == Portland Hearts of Pine == In November 2022, Caron joined the group of investors trying to bring a [[USL League One]] soccer team to [[Portland, Maine]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-11-22 \|title=NESN's Tom Caron joins ownership group backing professional soccer in Portland \|url=https://www.pressherald.com/2022/11/22/nesns-tom-caron-joins-ownership-group-backing-professional-soccer-in-portland/ \|access-date=2024-04-27 \|website=Press Herald}}</ref> The USL granted Portland an expansion franchise in September 2023,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Professional soccer team coming to Portland \|url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/me/maine/news/2023/09/08/professional-soccer-team-coming-to-portland- \|access-date=2024-04-27 \|website=spectrumlocalnews.com \|language=en}}</ref> to begin play in 2025. The team revealed its name — Portland Hearts of Pine — logo, and colors at an event emceed by Caron on April 27, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-04-27 \|title=Portland men's pro soccer team unveils new name: Hearts of Pine \|url=https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/27/mens-pro-soccer-franchise-in-portland-to-play-as-hearts-of-pines/ \|access-date=2024-04-27 \|website=Press Herald}}</ref> == Jimmy Fund == During the 22nd annual Jimmy-Fund Radio Telethon in August of 2024 it was announced that Caron and former Red Sox All-Star Brock Holt would serve as the Co-Chairmen of the program made up of community-based fundraising events and other programs that benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. == Personal life == Caron lives in [[Framingham, Massachusetts]] with his wife Kelley and their two sons Jack and Robbie. He is often called "TC" by his NESN co-workers. == Awards == Caron has won ~~three~~12 New England Emmy Awards, a New York State Broadcasters Award, two James Ellery Awards (given for excellence in covering the American Hockey League), ~~and~~ the ECAC Media Award. On March 29, 2014, Caron was inducted into the Portland Pirates Hall of Fame along with former Bruins goaltender Byron Dafoe, former Washington Capitals goaltender Olaf Kolzig, and Nashville Predators coach Barry Trotz.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Knoblock\|first=Chris\|title=Tom Caron Selected as 2014 Portland Pirates Hall of Fame Inductee\|url=http://www.portlandpirates.com/news/releases/index.html?article_id=389\|accessdate=29 March 2014}}</ref>. On October 2, 2018, Tom was the 27th recipient of the Hockey East Joe Concannon Media Award, given annually to the media member who demonstrates continued excellence in promoting and advancing the Hockey East conference in the media. On September 26, 2021 Caron was inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame. ==References== Line 73 ⟶ 77: {{authority control}} {{Boston Red Sox}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Caron, Tom}} Line 78 ⟶ 83: [[Category:National Hockey League broadcasters]] [[Category:Major League Baseball broadcasters]] ~~[[Category:Boston sportscasters]]~~ [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American television reporters and correspondents]] [[Category:People from Lewiston, Maine]] [[Category:Television anchors from Boston]] [[Category:Boston Bruins ~~sportscasters~~announcers]] [[Category:Boston Red Sox ~~broadcasters~~announcers]] [[Category:College hockey announcers in the United States]] [[Category:American Hockey League broadcasters]] [[Category:Saint Michael's College alumni]] [[Category:Lewiston High School (Maine) alumni]] [[Category:1963 births]]