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United States JP Dellacamera is a veteran sportscaster with over four decades of experience covering Major League Soccer, international soccer tournaments, and ice hockey for major sports networks.
JP Dellacamera covers MLS for the Philadelphia Union, serving as their play-by-play announcer for local TV broadcasts for 13 years.
Dellacamera has worked for ABC, covering major football tournaments and ice hockey matches.
He is involved in NWSL broadcasts for CBS Sports as of 2021.
Dellacamera has had broadcast positions for ESPN, covering major football tournaments and ice hockey matches. He was also a lead radio commentary team member for the FIFA World Cups in 2010 and 2014 for ESPN Radio.
He has worked for Fox Sports, covering MLS, FIFA Women's World Cup, and other soccer events. He was named lead announcer for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifiers.
Dellacamera signed with the NBC Sports Network in November 2011 to broadcast all league matches starting in the 2012 MLS season. He also covered three Olympic Games for NBC from 2004-2012.
He was the lead play-by-play announcer for WUSA national broadcasts on TNT and CNN/SI in 2001.
Dellacamera did play-by-play for the New York Cosmos on ONE World Sports when games did not interfere with Union broadcasts from 2013 to 2016.
Beyond his soccer highlights, Dellacamera has called hockey for NHL Network, including all US National Team games during the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
He was the local TV voice of the Atlanta Thrashers for five seasons (2003-04 through 2008-09).
He served as a fill-in play-by-play announcer for the Carolina Hurricanes on FOX Sports Regional Networks.
John Paul “JP” Dellacamera was born on January 11, 1952, in Waltham, Massachusetts. He graduated from Waltham High School in 1970 and studied broadcasting at Grahm Junior College. His career in sports broadcasting began in the 1970s as a minor league hockey announcer. Dellacamera served as the first hockey radio announcer for the Erie Blades from 1975 to 1982, having previously worked with the Long Island Cougars. In 1982, he transitioned to soccer as an announcer for the Pittsburgh Spirit of the Major Indoor Soccer League, marking the beginning of his extensive career in soccer commentary.
Dellacamera became a prominent voice in American soccer, working for major U.S. networks including ESPN, ABC, Fox Sports, and NBC Sports. He has covered numerous significant events, including 10 men’s and 7 women’s FIFA World Cups, 8 UEFA Champions League finals, and multiple Olympic Games soccer tournaments. A key milestone in his career was calling the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup final, where the U.S. Women’s National Team secured a memorable victory. He also broadcast Paul Caligiuri’s “Shot Heard Round the World” goal in 1989, a pivotal moment for U.S. men’s soccer.
Beyond soccer, Dellacamera’s expertise extends to ice hockey, having worked as a television play-by-play voice for the Atlanta Thrashers and for NHL Network and ESPN’s hockey coverage. He has also covered NBA and college basketball. His dedication to sports broadcasting has been recognized with the Colin Jose Media Award in 2018 and the Clay Berling Media Career of Excellence Award, solidifying his status as a pioneering and respected figure in American sports media. He continues to contribute to the Philadelphia Union’s MLS broadcasts.
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