Noah Eagle (born December 11, 1996) is an American sportscaster. The son of sportscaster Ian Eagle, he is a play-by-play broadcaster for NBC Sports, calling primarily football games for the Big Ten Conference and National Football League, as well as basketball for the Big Ten and at the Summer Olympic Games. He is also a play-by-play announcer for the Tennis Channel, Brooklyn Nets, and NFL games airing on children's network Nickelodeon.
Noah Eagle | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 11, 1996 Essex Fells, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University |
| Occupation | Sportscaster |
| Employers | |
| Father | Ian Eagle |
| Relatives | Jack Eagle (grandfather) |
Previously, Eagle was a play-by-play announcer for the French Open, CBS Sports, Fox Sports, and the Los Angeles Clippers.
Early life
editGrowing up, Eagle intended to follow in his father Ian's footsteps and pursue a career in broadcasting.[1] A basketball fan, Eagle would shadow his father when he called NBA games.[1]
Raised in Essex Fells, New Jersey,[2] Eagle graduated from West Essex High School in 2015 and attended Syracuse University’s S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, graduating in 2019.[1][3] At Syracuse, he showed promise as a play-by-play announcer when calling the Orange's basketball, football and lacrosse games.[1]
Career
editIn April 2019, Eagle tried out for the Los Angeles Clippers TV play-by-play job, but did not get the role.[1] However, he was offered the radio play-by-play job for the Clippers, which he began in October 2019.[1]
In the summer of 2021, Eagle worked the play-by-play assignment of 3x3 basketball for NBC Sports' coverage of the 2020 Summer Olympics,[citation needed] the first time the sport was played at the Olympic Games.
Eagle joined CBS Sports in 2021 as the play-by-play broadcaster for their #2 broadcasting team for college football. His role consisted of calling games during the SEC on CBS doubleheaders and calling select CBS Sports Network games.[4] Eagle worked in this role during the 2021 season due to Carter Blackburn, who had held that role from 2014 to 2015, and again from 2017 to 2020, being on sabbatical.
He has also called special NFL broadcasts for CBS' sibling cable network Nickelodeon since 2021, teaming with fellow CBS sportscaster Nate Burleson and Nickelodeon star Gabrielle Neveah Green on coverage of two Wild Card playoff games and a Christmas Day contest.[4] Eagle and Burleson again teamed up to call a Christmas Day game, as well as Super Bowl LVIII during the 2023 season, with Nickelodeon characters joining them in the booth.[5]
In 2022, Eagle was paired with his father's former announcing partner Dan Fouts for Los Angeles Chargers preseason games airing on KCBS-TV.[6] Eagle also moved over to Fox Sports that same year, working as a play-by-play announcer for their college basketball coverage and later their college football coverage. Eagle has also spent time filling in on MLB games as a studio host for Fox. Eagle's first instance calling an NFL game on network television came in 2022 when he called a Week 6 matchup between the 49ers and the Atlanta Falcons on Fox, filling in for colleague Adam Amin, who was covering postseason baseball for Fox.[7] On December 17, 2022, Eagle and Burleson worked the 2022 Indianapolis Colts-Minnesota Vikings game for NFL Network. With the Vikings win, by a score of 39–36, in overtime, they came back from being down by 33 points at halftime for the biggest comeback in NFL history.
In February 2023, NBC announced that Eagle would be their play-by-play broadcaster for their newly acquired Big Ten Saturday Night package, as well as their Big Ten basketball package on Peacock.[8] Eagle also returned as the Chargers preseason TV play caller in 2023.[9] In September 2023, it was announced that Eagle had joined the YES Network as an alternate play-by-play behind his father, Ian Eagle, and Ryan Ruocco, thus leaving his role with the Clippers.[10] Eagle, alongside Todd Blackledge, called the Bengals-Steelers game for Week 16 on NBC, while Mike Tirico and the main NBC booth team called the Peacock exclusive Bills-Chargers game. The duo returned for the NFL playoffs on Wild Card weekend to call the Browns-Texans game. They also called the first NFL game in Brazil between the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles for Peacock on September 6, 2024.[11]
NBC announced in April 2024 that Eagle would take on play-by-play duties for the United States men's and women's basketball teams at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Eagle also handled the gold medal matches, which featured the United States defeating France on both the men's and women's side.[12]
Eagle was the lead play-by-play announcer for NBC Sports/Peacock at the 2024 French Open tennis championships.[13]
Personal life
editHis announcing style takes inspiration from his father and he does so through the use of information-packed analysis and lighthearted humor during the broadcast.<ref name="TheAthletic"
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Buha, Jovan (November 20, 2019). "'He's 22 going on 52': Noah Eagle follows in dad's footsteps as Clippers radio voice". The Athletic. Archived from the original on December 18, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ Rosensein, Mike. "Who is Ian Eagle? CBS tabs N.J. resident to replace Jim Nantz on NCAA Tournament coverage", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 27, 2022. Accessed December 19, 2022. "Eagle, who calls Essex Fells, N.J. home, has been with CBS since 1998."
- ^ Lab, Laura. "West Essex BOE Celebrates Graduates Who've Gone on to Career Success", TAP into West Essex, March 21, 2021. Accessed December 19, 2022. "Noah Eagle graduated West Essex High School in 2015 and Syracuse University in 2019."
- ^ a b Lucia, Joe (December 16, 2021). "Noah Eagle, Nate Burleson, Gabrielle Nevaeh Green will return to call Nickelodeon's NFL Wild Card broadcast". Awful Announcing.
- ^ Andrews, Cooper (15 February 2024). "SU alum Noah Eagle reflects on calling Super Bowl LVIII alongside SpongeBob, Patrick". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ Smith, Eric (July 21, 2022). "Like Father, Like Son: Noah Eagle To Call Chargers Preseason Games with Dan Fouts". Chargers.com.
- ^ Bucholtz, Andrew (December 18, 2022). "Noah Eagle set to call first NFL main broadcast for Fox". Awful Announcing.
- ^ "TODD BLACKLEDGE, NOAH EAGLE & KATHRYN TAPPEN TO CALL NBC SPORTS' NEW BIG TEN SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL PACKAGE". NBC Sports Group Press Box. 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "NFL Preseason Week 2 Announcers: Who Will Be Calling Prime-Time NFL Network and ESPN Games?". 2023-08-17. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
- ^ "Noah Eagle on following dad Ian Eagle as YES Network's new Nets announcer and carving his own path". New York Daily News. 2023-12-01. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ "Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge will call Week 1 NFL game in Brazil". Awful Announcing. 2024-08-14. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "NBC entrusts Noah Eagle, 27, to lead Team USA basketball broadcasts for Paris Olympics". USA Today. 2024-04-17. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ "NOAH EAGLE TO CALL 2024 ROLAND-GARROS TENNIS COVERAGE ALONGSIDE MARY CARILLO AND JOHN MCENROE BEGINNING THIS WEEKEND ON PEACOCK AND NBC". NBC Sports. 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-06-08.