Don Orsillo

Don Orsillo (born December 16, 1968) is a play-by-play announcer who served as the television voice of the Boston Red Sox on NESN from 2001 to 2015. He was subsequently hired by the San Diego Padres to replace broadcasting legend Dick Enberg following the 2016 season. Orsillo will work select Padres television and radio broadcasts in 2016 before taking over as the primary play-by-play man in 2017.

Early life and career

Orsillo was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, where he often dreamed of being a broadcaster for the Red Sox. He moved to and grew up in Madison, New Hampshire, and was educated at John H. Fuller Elementary School. At the age of 12 he attended Kennett Junior High School in nearby Conway, New Hampshire. Don's family moved west just before high school. He is a 1987 graduate of Miraleste High School in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, where he played on the Marauder basketball and baseball teams.

Orsillo graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in Communication Studies. While at Northeastern, he interned under Red Sox radio voice Joe Castiglione.